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Capercaillie - Both Sides The Tweed
[Intro]
Am  G  F    C  G  Am
[Verse 1]
What's the spring breathing Cjasmine and Frose?
What's the Csummer with Amall its gay Gtrain?
What's the Amsplendour of Cautumn to Fthose
Who've Cbartered their Gfreedom for Amgain?
[Chorus]
Let the Flove of our land's sacred Cright
To the Amlove of our people sucGceed
Let Amfriendship and Emhonour uFnite
And Cflourish on Gboth sides Amthe Tweed
[Verse 2]
No sweetness the Csenses can aFchieve
Which corCruption and Ambribery Gbind
No Ambrightness the Csun can e'er Fclear
For Chonour's the Gsum of the Ammind
[Chorus]
Let the Flove of our land's sacred Cright
To the Amlove of our people sucGceed
Let Amfriendship and Emhonour uFnite
And Cflourish on Gboth sides Amthe Tweed
[Verse 3]
Let virtue disCtinguish the Fbrave
Place Criches in Amlowest deGgree
Think them Ampoorest who Ccan be a Fslave
Them Crichest who Gdare to Ambe free
[Chorus]
Let the Flove of our land's sacred Cright
To the Amlove of our people sucGceed
Let Amfriendship and Emhonour uFnite
And Cflourish on Gboth sides Amthe Tweed
[Interlude]
Am  G  F    C  G  Am
[Chorus]
Let the Flove of our land's sacred Cright
To the Amlove of our people sucGceed
Let Amfriendship and Emhonour uFnite
And Cflourish on Gboth sides Amthe Tweed
[Outro]
F(repAmeat aFnd fAmade to end)

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Both Sides The Tweed

by Capercaillie

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Capercaillie - Both Sides The Tweed

[Intro]

Am G F C G Am

[Verse 1]

C F

What's the spring breathing jasmine and rose?

C Am G

What's the summer with all its gay train?

Am C F

What's the splendour of autumn to those

C G Am

Who've bartered their freedom for gain?

[Chorus]

F C

Let the love of our land's sacred right

Am G

To the love of our people succeed

Am Em F

Let friendship and honour unite

C G Am

And flourish on both sides the Tweed

[Verse 2]

C F

No sweetness the senses can achieve

C Am G

Which corruption and bribery bind

Am C F

No brightness the sun can e'er clear

C G Am

For honour's the sum of the mind

[Chorus]

F C

Let the love of our land's sacred right

Am G

To the love of our people succeed

Am Em F

Let friendship and honour unite

C G Am

And flourish on both sides the Tweed

[Verse 3]

C F

Let virtue distinguish the brave

C Am G

Place riches in lowest degree

Am C F

Think them poorest who can be a slave

C G Am

Them richest who dare to be free

[Chorus]

F C

Let the love of our land's sacred right

Am G

To the love of our people succeed

Am Em F

Let friendship and honour unite

C G Am

And flourish on both sides the Tweed

[Interlude]

Am G F C G Am

[Chorus]

F C

Let the love of our land's sacred right

Am G

To the love of our people succeed

Am Em F

Let friendship and honour unite

C G Am

And flourish on both sides the Tweed

[Outro]

F Am F Am

(repeat and fade to end)

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