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[Intro]
G     C D G     C D
[Verse]
As GI roved out on the moor one Dday
It being fair and sunny Gweather
Some miles from home, I chanced to Emroam
Across the Cbonny Dpurple Gheather
[Chorus]
EmDown the moor and across the Dheather
Down the Emmoor and across the Dheather
Some miles from Ghome I Cchanced to GroamEm  
Across the Cbonny purple Dheather
GDown the moorC  D  
[Verse]
As I Grolled along to the hunting Dsong
My heart was light as any Gfeather
When I saw a lass coming o'er the Emgrass
Tripping the Cdew from Doff the Gheather
[Chorus]
EmDown the moor and across the Dheather
Down the Emmoor and across the Dheather
Some miles from Ghome I Cchanced to GroamEm  
Across the Cbonny purple Dheather
GDown the moorC  D  
[Verse]
I Gsaid, "My lass, where are you Dgoing
Hill or dale, oh, tell me Gwhither"
"I'm going to the banks of the bonny brown Embraes
For the feeding Cof me Dlambs toGgether"
[Chorus]
EmDown the moor and across the Dheather
Down the Emmoor and across the Dheather
Some miles from Ghome I Cchanced to GroamEm  
Across the Cbonny purple Dheather
GDown the moor
[Instrumental]
G
[Verse]
So___ up she got and away she Dwent
Her name or place, I ne'er did Ggather
But if I were king, I'd make her Emqueen
That bonny wee Class, aDcross the Gheather
[Chorus]
EmDown the moor and across the Dheather
Down the Emmoor and across the Dheather
Some miles from Ghome I Cchanced to GroamEm  
Across the Cbonny purple Dheather
GDown the moor
[Outro]
G

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Down The Moor

by Maura O'Connell

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G C D G C D

[Verse]

G D

As I roved out on the moor one day

It being fair and sunny weather

Some miles from home, I chanced to roam

C D G

Across the bonny purple heather

[Chorus]

Em D

Down the moor and across the heather

Em D

Down the moor and across the heather

G C G Em

Some miles from home I chanced to roam

C D

Across the bonny purple heather

G C D

Down the moor

[Verse]

G D

As I rolled along to the hunting song

My heart was light as any feather

When I saw a lass coming o'er the grass

C D G

Tripping the dew from off the heather

[Chorus]

Em D

Down the moor and across the heather

Em D

Down the moor and across the heather

G C G Em

Some miles from home I chanced to roam

C D

Across the bonny purple heather

G C D

Down the moor

[Verse]

G D

I said, "My lass, where are you going

Hill or dale, oh, tell me whither"

"I'm going to the banks of the bonny brown braes

C D G

For the feeding of me lambs together"

[Chorus]

Em D

Down the moor and across the heather

Em D

Down the moor and across the heather

G C G Em

Some miles from home I chanced to roam

C D

Across the bonny purple heather

Down the moor

[Instrumental]

[Verse]

So___ up she got and away she went

Her name or place, I ne'er did gather

But if I were king, I'd make her queen

C D G

That bonny wee lass, across the heather

[Chorus]

Em D

Down the moor and across the heather

Em D

Down the moor and across the heather

G C G Em

Some miles from home I chanced to roam

C D

Across the bonny purple heather

Down the moor

[Outro]

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