{"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":2457170,"song":"Standing Stones","artist":"Loreena McKennitt","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11502454-standing-stones-chords-by-loreena-mckennitt/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2457170?type=chord","rating":4.42152,"votes":3,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]G/B[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIn one of these lonely Orkney Isles, there dwelled a maiden fair[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]G/B[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHer cheeks were red, her eyes were blue, she had yellow, curling hair[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhich caught the eye and then the heart, of one who could never be[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]G/B[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nA lover of so true a maid or fair a form as she[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]G/B[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAcross the lake in Sandwick dwelled a youth she held most true[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]G/B[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd ever since her infancy he had watched these eyes so blue[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe land runs out into the sea, it's a narrow neck of land[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]G/B[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhere weird and grim the Standing Stones, in a circle where they stand[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]G/B[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOne bonny moonlight Christmas Eve, they met at that sad place[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]G/B[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWith her heart in glee, the beams of love were shining on her face[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen her lover came and he grasped her hand, what loving words they said[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]G/B[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey talked of future's happy days as through the stones they strayed[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]G/B[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey walked toward the lovers' stone and through it passed their hands[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]G/B[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey plighted there a constant troth, sealed by love's steadfast bands[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe kissed his maid and then he watched her, that lonely bridge go o'er[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]G/B[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFor little, little did he think, he wouldn't see his darling more[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nStanding Stones of the Orkney Isles[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nGazing out to sea[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nStanding Stones of the Orkney Isles[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBring my love to me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]G/B[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe turned his face toward his home, that home he did never see[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]G/B[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd you shall have the story as it was told to me[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen a form upon him sprang, with a dagger gleaming bright[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]G/B[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIt pierced his heart and his dying screams disturbed the silent night[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]G/B[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe maid had nearly reached her home when she was startled by a cry[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]G/B[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nShe turned to look around her and her love was standing by[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHis hand was pointing to the stars, his eyes gazed at the light[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]G/B[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd with a smiling countenance he vanished from her sight[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]G/B[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nShe quickly turned and home she ran, not a word of this was said[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]G/B[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFor well she knew at seeing his form that her faithful love was dead[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd from that day she pined away, not a smile seen on her face[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G/B[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWith outstretched arms she went to meet him, in a brighter place[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nStanding Stones of the Orkney Isles[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nGazing out to sea[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nStanding Stones of the Orkney Isles[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBring my love to me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nStanding Stones of the Orkney Isles[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nGazing out to sea[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nStanding Stones of the Orkney Isles[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBring my love to me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nEm   C   D   Em   C   D\nEm   C   D   Em   C   D\nEm  D  Em  C  Em  D  Em  C\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nEm  D  Em  C  Em  D  Em  C\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nEm  D  Em  C  Em  D  Em  C\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nEm   C   D   Em   C   D\nEm   C   D   Em   C   D\nEm  D  Em  C\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\nEm  C  D   Em  C  D\nEm  C  D   Em  C  D\nEm   C   D   Em   C   D","chords":["Em","C","D","G","Am","G/B","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"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]},"G/B":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,0,0,0,2],"frets":[-1,2,0,0,0,3]}}}