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Heather For Hélène

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[Chorus]
GI bring heather Cfor HéGlène who’s not Gin
So I pick Cup my Gpen
To comDpose a short fareCwell
And a hoping-you-are-Dwell
You’re no CstranGger to hyCdranGgea
DAnd I Gfeel the Closs of you
Lady Gof La DBelle ÉCcosse, aGdieu
[Verse 1]
GFor three years or Cmaybe Gmore
I have Gwalked out of my Cown front Gdoor
To the Dsights and sounds of Cyou
Though our spoken words are Dfew
[Chorus]
GI bring heather Cfor HéGlène who’s not Gin
So I pick Cup my Gpen
To comDpose a short fareCwell
And a hoping-you-are-Dwell
You’re no CstranGger to hyCdranGgea
DAnd I Gfeel the Closs of you
Lady Gof La DBelle ÉCcosse, aGdieu
[Verse 2]
GIn your driveway Cstands a Gbin
All at Gonce the movers Cfill it Gin
I can’t Dsee the orchids Cbloom
In the window of your Droom
[Chorus]
GI bring heather Cfor HéGlène who’s not Gin
So I pick Cup my Gpen
To comDpose a short fareCwell
And a hoping-you-are-Dwell
You’re no CstranGger to hyCdranGgea
DAnd I Gfeel the Closs of you
Lady Gof La DBelle ÉCcosse, aGdieu
[Verse 3]
GTake with you this Cgood luck Gcharm
That I Gtrust will keep you Csafe from Gharm
May you Dfind a fertile Csoil
And reward for all your Dtoil
[Chorus]
GI bring heather Cfor HéGlène who’s not Gin
So I pick Cup my Gpen
To comDpose a short fareCwell
And a hoping-you-are-Dwell
You’re no CstranGger to hyCdranGgea
DAnd I Gfeel the Closs of you
Lady Gof La DBelle ÉCcosse, aGdieu
DYes, I Gfeel the Closs of you
Lady Gof La DBelle ÉCcosse, aGdieu

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Heather For Hélène

by Leslie Hudson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Chorus]

G C G G

I bring heather for Hélène who’s not in

C G

So I pick up my pen

D C

To compose a short farewell

And a hoping-you-are-well

C G C G

You’re no stranger to hydrangea

D G C

And I feel the loss of you

G D C G

Lady of La Belle Écosse, adieu

[Verse 1]

G C G

For three years or maybe more

G C G

I have walked out of my own front door

D C

To the sights and sounds of you

Though our spoken words are few

[Chorus]

G C G G

I bring heather for Hélène who’s not in

C G

So I pick up my pen

D C

To compose a short farewell

And a hoping-you-are-well

C G C G

You’re no stranger to hydrangea

D G C

And I feel the loss of you

G D C G

Lady of La Belle Écosse, adieu

[Verse 2]

G C G

In your driveway stands a bin

G C G

All at once the movers fill it in

D C

I can’t see the orchids bloom

In the window of your room

[Chorus]

G C G G

I bring heather for Hélène who’s not in

C G

So I pick up my pen

D C

To compose a short farewell

And a hoping-you-are-well

C G C G

You’re no stranger to hydrangea

D G C

And I feel the loss of you

G D C G

Lady of La Belle Écosse, adieu

[Verse 3]

G C G

Take with you this good luck charm

G C G

That I trust will keep you safe from harm

D C

May you find a fertile soil

And reward for all your toil

[Chorus]

G C G G

I bring heather for Hélène who’s not in

C G

So I pick up my pen

D C

To compose a short farewell

And a hoping-you-are-well

C G C G

You’re no stranger to hydrangea

D G C

And I feel the loss of you

G D C G

Lady of La Belle Écosse, adieu

D G C

Yes, I feel the loss of you

G D C G

Lady of La Belle Écosse, adieu

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