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This Darkest Winter

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Runrig - This Darkest Winter
CAPO: 3rd Fret
INTRO: (one fast lick 1st then...)
          Em    C    G    D(4x)  Em  
On a long dark loch, on a GUist moor
BeDfore the winter Emturned
GWe watched the circle Dround the moon
The Cstorm clouds gathered Emround
So I turned to you, but Gyou were gone
So I Dturned for home aEmlone
Over Glast year's rotting Dcorn I walked
Where the Charvest winds had Emblown
CHORUS:
The GBlinding Dlines have Cturned aGway
Shadows Dfrom your Emdoor
And Gmy worn Dheart is Cyoung toGday
This Ddarkest winter Emgone
INTERLUDE: (one fast lick 1st then...)
             Em    C    G    D(4x)  Em  
Where the darkness whines on an Geerie wind
In the Dhour before the Emdawn
We Gscanned this wasted Dland for life
All seemed Cvoid and without Emform
So I turned to you, but Gyou were gone
So I Dstood and watched aEmlone
Where the Gdoughty clouds of Dfirst light formed
Their Cshapes across the Emsoul
CHORUS:
The GBlinding Dlines have Cturned aGway
Shadows Dfrom your Emdoor
And Gmy worn Dheart is Cyoung toGday
This Ddarkest winter EmgoneF#m  G  A  Em  F#m  G  A  
INTERLUDE: (two fast licks 1st then...)
             Em    C    G    D(4x)  
So EmI turned my collar Gto the wind
And I Dasked myself in Emvain
Did I Gwalk out here with Dyou today
Or Cdid I come aEmlone?
But then I saw a Gdistant sight
A Dheart behind the Emgrey
Come Gshining through the Ddarkest sky
EsCtablishing my Emway
CHORUS:
The GBlinding Dlines have Cturned aGway
Shadows Dfrom your Emdoor
But Gmy worn Dheart is Cyoung toGday
This Ddarkest winter Ggone
CHORUS:
The GBlinding Dlines have Cturned aGway
Shadows Dfrom your Emdoor
But Gmy worn Dheart is Cyoung toGday
This Ddarkest winter Emgone
OUTRO: (## fade to end ##))
             Em     C(4x)

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This Darkest Winter

by Runrig

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

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Runrig - This Darkest Winter

CAPO: 3rd Fret

INTRO: (one fast lick 1st then...)

Em C G D Em

(4x)

On a long dark loch, on a Uist moor

D Em

Before the winter turned

G D

We watched the circle round the moon

C Em

The storm clouds gathered round

So I turned to you, but you were gone

D Em

So I turned for home alone

G D

Over last year's rotting corn I walked

C Em

Where the harvest winds had blown

CHORUS:

G D C G

The Blinding lines have turned away

D Em

Shadows from your door

G D C G

And my worn heart is young today

D Em

This darkest winter gone

INTERLUDE: (one fast lick 1st then...)

Em C G D Em

(4x)

Where the darkness whines on an eerie wind

D Em

In the hour before the dawn

G D

We scanned this wasted land for life

C Em

All seemed void and without form

So I turned to you, but you were gone

D Em

So I stood and watched alone

G D

Where the doughty clouds of first light formed

C Em

Their shapes across the soul

CHORUS:

G D C G

The Blinding lines have turned away

D Em

Shadows from your door

G D C G

And my worn heart is young today

D Em F#m G A Em F#m G A

This darkest winter gone

INTERLUDE: (two fast licks 1st then...)

Em C G D

(4x)

Em G

So I turned my collar to the wind

D Em

And I asked myself in vain

G D

Did I walk out here with you today

C Em

Or did I come alone?

But then I saw a distant sight

D Em

A heart behind the grey

G D

Come shining through the darkest sky

C Em

Establishing my way

CHORUS:

G D C G

The Blinding lines have turned away

D Em

Shadows from your door

G D C G

But my worn heart is young today

D G

This darkest winter gone

CHORUS:

G D C G

The Blinding lines have turned away

D Em

Shadows from your door

G D C G

But my worn heart is young today

D Em

This darkest winter gone

OUTRO: (## fade to end ##))

Em C

(4x)

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