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Feel So Near

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[Intro]
C F C F
[Verse]
CYou'll find me Fsitting at this Gtable
Cwith my friend FFin and my friend GJohn
AmMy friend MurdEmaney tells us Fstories
of things long Cgone lone Ggone
CAnd we may Ftake a glass togGether
Cthe whisky Fmakes it all so Gclear
AmIt fires our Emdulled imagiFnations
and I feel so Cnear so Gnear
[Chorus]
I feel so Cnear to the howling of the Fwind
Feel so Cnear to the crashing of the Fwaves
Feel so Cnear to the Amflowers Gin the Ffield
Feel so CnearF  C  F  
[Verse]
CThe old man Flooks out to the Gisland
Che says this Fplace is endless Gthin
AmThere's no real Emdistance here to Fmention
we might all fall Cin all fall Gin
CNo distance to the Fspirits of the Gliving
Cno distance to the Fspirits of the Gdead
AmAnd as he Emturned his eyes were Fshining
and he proudly Csaid proudly Gsaid
[Chorus]
I feel so Cnear to the howling of the Fwind
Feel so Cnear to the crashing of the Fwaves
Feel so Cnear to the Amflowers Gin the Ffield
Feel so CnearF  C  F  
[Verse]
CSo we Fbuild our tower conGstructions
Cthere to Fmark our place in Gtime
AmWe justiEmfy our great deFstructions
as on we Cclimb on we Gclimb
CNow the journey Fdoesn't seem to Gmatter
Cthe destiFnation's faded Gout
AmAnd gathering Emout along the Fheadland
I hear the children Cshout children Gshout
[Chorus]
I feel so Cnear to the howling of the Fwind
Feel so Cnear to the crashing of the Fwaves
Feel so Cnear to the Amflowers Gin the Ffield
Feel so Cnear F  C  F  

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Feel So Near

by Dougie MacLean

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C F C F

[Verse]

C F G

You'll find me sitting at this table

C F G

with my friend Fin and my friend John

Am Em F

My friend Murdaney tells us stories

C G

of things long gone lone gone

C F G

And we may take a glass together

C F G

the whisky makes it all so clear

Am Em F

It fires our dulled imaginations

C G

and I feel so near so near

[Chorus]

C F

I feel so near to the howling of the wind

C F

Feel so near to the crashing of the waves

C Am G F

Feel so near to the flowers in the field

C F C F

Feel so near

[Verse]

C F G

The old man looks out to the island

C F G

he says this place is endless thin

Am Em F

There's no real distance here to mention

C G

we might all fall in all fall in

C F G

No distance to the spirits of the living

C F G

no distance to the spirits of the dead

Am Em F

And as he turned his eyes were shining

C G

and he proudly said proudly said

[Chorus]

C F

I feel so near to the howling of the wind

C F

Feel so near to the crashing of the waves

C Am G F

Feel so near to the flowers in the field

C F C F

Feel so near

[Verse]

C F G

So we build our tower constructions

C F G

there to mark our place in time

Am Em F

We justify our great destructions

C G

as on we climb on we climb

C F G

Now the journey doesn't seem to matter

C F G

the destination's faded out

Am Em F

And gathering out along the headland

C G

I hear the children shout children shout

[Chorus]

C F

I feel so near to the howling of the wind

C F

Feel so near to the crashing of the waves

C Am G F

Feel so near to the flowers in the field

C F C F

Feel so near

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