{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1855256,"song":"Massacre Of Glencoe","artist":"The Corries","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11411915-massacre-of-glencoe-chords-by-the-corries/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1855256?type=chord","rating":5,"votes":52,"content":"[Chorus]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, cruel is the snow that sweeps Glencoe,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand covers the grave o' Donald.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd cruel was the foe that raped Glencoe,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nand murdered the house o' MacDonald.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey came in the blizzard, we offered them heat,[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\na roof o'er their heads, dry shoes for their feet.[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWe wined them and dined them, they ate o' our meat,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nand they slept in the house o' MacDonald.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, cruel is the snow that sweeps Glencoe,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand covers the grave o' Donald.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd cruel was the foe that raped Glencoe,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nand murdered the house o' MacDonald.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey came from Fort William with murder in mind,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nthe Campbell had orders King William had signed:[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nPut all to the sword, these words underlined,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd leave none alive called MacDonald.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, cruel is the snow that sweeps Glencoe,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand covers the grave o' Donald.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd cruel was the foe that raped Glencoe,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nand murdered the house o' MacDonald.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey came in the night when the men were asleep,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nthis band of Argyles, through snow soft and deep.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nLike murdering foxes, among helpless sheep,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nthey slaughtered the house o' MacDonald.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, cruel is the snow that sweeps Glencoe,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand covers the grave o' Donald.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd cruel was the foe that raped Glencoe,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nand murdered the house o' MacDonald.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSome died in their beds at the hands o' the foe,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nsome fled in the night, were lost in the snow.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nSome lived to accuse him, what struck the first blow,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nbut gone was the house of MacDonald.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, cruel is the snow that sweeps Glencoe,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand covers the grave o' Donald.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd cruel was the foe that raped Glencoe,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nand murdered the house o' MacDonald.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, cruel is the snow that sweeps Glencoe,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand covers the grave o' Donald.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd cruel was the foe that raped Glencoe,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nand murdered the house o' MacDonald.[/tab]","plain_text":"[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["G","C","D","Em"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}