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Throughout the flute intro - Dm  
[Verse 1]
The wDmind blows low and mBbournful
Through the StrFath of DalnacrGeich
Where Dmonce there lived a wBboman
Who wFould a mother bGe
For twDmelve long years a gBbood man's wife
but neF'er the cradle fGilled
A mFother of a chBbangeling child from 'nGeath the fairy Dmhill
Dm
[Verse 2]
She trDmaveled to the stBbanding stones
And crFossed into the grGeen
Where Dmall the host of Bbelven folk
were dFancing there unsGeen
ThrDmough the night she bBbargained
with the QFueen of fairies Gall
who sFent her home at dBbawning with a bGabe beneath her shDmawl
[Verse 3]
How thDmeir home was jBboyful
with a sFon to call their Gown
But sDmoon they saw the yBbears that passed
would nFever make him grGow
The fDmairies would not Bbanswer her
The stFones were dark and slGept
A bFabe was all she Bbasked for, and their prGomises they'd kDmept
Dm
[Verse 4]
The wDmind blows low and mBbournful
Through the StrFath of DalnacrGeich
Where Dmonce there lived a wBboman
Who wFould a mother bGe
For fDmifty years she rBbocked that babe
it's sFaid she rocks him stGill
A mFother of a chBbangeling child from 'Gneath the fDmairy hill.

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Changeling Child

by Heather Dale

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Throughout the flute intro -

[Verse 1]

Dm Bb

The wind blows low and mournful

F G

Through the Strath of Dalnacreich

Dm Bb

Where once there lived a woman

F G

Who would a mother be

Dm Bb

For twelve long years a good man's wife

F G

but ne'er the cradle filled

F Bb G Dm

A mother of a changeling child from 'neath the fairy hill

[Verse 2]

Dm Bb

She traveled to the standing stones

F G

And crossed into the green

Dm Bb

Where all the host of elven folk

F G

were dancing there unseen

Dm Bb

Through the night she bargained

F G

with the Queen of fairies all

F Bb G Dm

who sent her home at dawning with a babe beneath her shawl

[Verse 3]

Dm Bb

How their home was joyful

F G

with a son to call their own

Dm Bb

But soon they saw the years that passed

F G

would never make him grow

Dm Bb

The fairies would not answer her

F G

The stones were dark and slept

F Bb G Dm

A babe was all she asked for, and their promises they'd kept

[Verse 4]

Dm Bb

The wind blows low and mournful

F G

Through the Strath of Dalnacreich

Dm Bb

Where once there lived a woman

F G

Who would a mother be

Dm Bb

For fifty years she rocked that babe

F G

it's said she rocks him still

F Bb G Dm

A mother of a changeling child from 'neath the fairy hill.

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