{"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":2118345,"song":"A Croft In Clachan","artist":"Johnny Cash","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2118345-a-croft-in-clachan-chords-by-johnny-cash/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2118345?type=chord","rating":4.7891,"votes":4,"content":"\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWith the Campbell?s and McDonalds, it was in their blood to fight[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWith each passing generation it became a mans birthright[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut they always had a common enemy[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                                             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNever would the English crown take Scottish independency[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOh the battles rage in Glasgow and majestic Edinburgh[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd they came with war machines and in the highlands shots were heard[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThen the people rose in union and the forces moved as one[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the Clans all joined together to see English on the run[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd in a tiny croft in Clachan sat a mother, Peg Mac Dunn[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd she sewed the cords together for her 16 year old son[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd she cried as he was leaving, don?t forget to keep you warm[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                                                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd come you back to Clachan when the English are all done[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNow Rob Mac Dunn was ready as he left the croft behind[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd he joined the highland pipe brigade with one thing on his mind[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThat to keep his home and freedom he must face it like a man[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSo he marched in common union with his musket in his hand[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd he met the hill of battle in the highlands and the low[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                                                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the reason for the fighting long within his blood to know[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIn the middle of the rumble he was forward gaining ground[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]                                              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the bagpipes still were playing as the dead lay all around[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThen he moved in no direction till he faced the winds of North[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd he boldly climbed the highlands, further from the Firth of Forth[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThen one freezing, blowing morning, came the cry of Peg Mac Dunn[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBack to my croft in Clachan God has sent me home my son[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]C[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd in another croft in Clachan cross the way from the Mac Dunn[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                                                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWith her face against the window sat a young girl, tired and worn [/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]                               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd she smiled a secret knowing as she breathed a prayer alone[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                                                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI thank thee Lord for bringing Rob Mac Dunn back safely home[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Solo]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBack to the croft in Clachan, he returned to peace again[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe had gone a boy of 16, but he came back as a man. [/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]","plain_text":"[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Solo]\nC  G  D  G\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\nC  G  D  G  C  G  D  G  C  G","chords":["G","D","C"],"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]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}