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The Gloaming Hour

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[INTRO]
Em/G Am6/F# Em
[VERSE 1]
EmKen ye the gloaming hour
DDoon by the willows weeping
EmDoon whaur the broon trout's rising
CRipples o'er the Dburn
EmCan you hear the bonnie lark
DCa'ing o'er the blooming heather
EmPaths we yince walked together
CEver Dtae reEmturn
[CHORUS]
And GOh, can ye hear the singing
DA' through the wild woods ringing
Em'Gang ye awCa
DNever tae reGturn? ' Gsus4/C  G/B  Am6  Em  
[VERSE 2]
EmCan you feel immortal spring
DStir the breeze o' Balimeanach
EmWhere the towers o' Ben Vorlich
CWater loch and Dglen
EmHere in the summer splendour
DFlowers o' every hue and colour
EmOne for every day remembered
CNever Dto reEmturn
[CHORUS]
And GOh, can ye hear the singing
DA' through the wild woods ringing
Em'Gang ye awCa
DNever tae reGturn? 'Gsus4/C  G/B  Am6  Em  
[VERSE 3]
EmBy the 'lady's silver strand
DAutumn breathes o'er a' the land
EmThe lapwing pleads, the hawk commands
CLet the tide be Dturned
EmHere in the winter's blast
DGone is the flower o' Edinbra
EmGone aye and gone forever
CEver Dtae reEmturn
[CHORUS]
And GOh, can ye hear the singing
DA' through the wild woods ringing
Em'Gang ye awCa
DNever tae reGturn? 'Gsus4/C  G/B  Am6  Em  
[VIOLIN SOLO] (same chords as verse and Chorus)
[VERSE]
EmAnd there in the dusk and dawn
DEver will he walk the heather
EmNever will we walk together
CO'er the lands we Dlove
EmSoftly silent falls the snow
DSlays spring's sweet sister summer
EmAutumn falls beloved brother
CTae the Dgloaming Emhour
[CHORUS]
And GOh, can ye hear the singing
DA' through the wild woods ringing
Em'Gang ye awCa
DNever tae reGturn? '

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The Gloaming Hour

by Craig Herbertson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em/G

Am6/F#

Gsus4/C

G/B

Am6

[INTRO]

Em/G Am6/F# Em

[VERSE 1]

Ken ye the gloaming hour

Doon by the willows weeping

Doon whaur the broon trout's rising

C D

Ripples o'er the burn

Can you hear the bonnie lark

Ca'ing o'er the blooming heather

Paths we yince walked together

C D Em

Ever tae return

[CHORUS]

And Oh, can ye hear the singing

A' through the wild woods ringing

Em C

'Gang ye awa

D G Gsus4/C G/B Am6 Em

Never tae return? '

[VERSE 2]

Can you feel immortal spring

Stir the breeze o' Balimeanach

Where the towers o' Ben Vorlich

C D

Water loch and glen

Here in the summer splendour

Flowers o' every hue and colour

One for every day remembered

C D Em

Never to return

[CHORUS]

And Oh, can ye hear the singing

A' through the wild woods ringing

Em C

'Gang ye awa

D G Gsus4/C G/B Am6 Em

Never tae return? '

[VERSE 3]

By the 'lady's silver strand

Autumn breathes o'er a' the land

The lapwing pleads, the hawk commands

C D

Let the tide be turned

Here in the winter's blast

Gone is the flower o' Edinbra

Gone aye and gone forever

C D Em

Ever tae return

[CHORUS]

And Oh, can ye hear the singing

A' through the wild woods ringing

Em C

'Gang ye awa

D G Gsus4/C G/B Am6 Em

Never tae return? '

[VIOLIN SOLO] (same chords as verse and Chorus)

[VERSE]

And there in the dusk and dawn

Ever will he walk the heather

Never will we walk together

C D

O'er the lands we love

Softly silent falls the snow

Slays spring's sweet sister summer

Autumn falls beloved brother

C D Em

Tae the gloaming hour

[CHORUS]

And Oh, can ye hear the singing

A' through the wild woods ringing

Em C

'Gang ye awa

D G

Never tae return? '

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