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[Intro]
Em
[Verse 1]
These miles of dry stone Gwalls
That Chold, in ploughed brown Dfields, these kingly Emhalls
The dead of centuries in Ghills of Csand
The stones that Bmbind them
Are Amproud as Dwhat lies behind Emthem
And varied as the Gcounties Cin this curious AmlandB7  Em  
[Verse 2]
In Cumberland they Gbuilt them
On Chills that surely Dmust have Emkilled them
Through broom and juniGper and stunted Cling
Two thousand feet Bmover
With Amjust a tarDpaulin coEmver
They crouched in Gwind and rain and Cwaited for the AmspringB7  Em  
[Verse 3]
In Aberdeenshire Gvalley
The Cfields were only Dopen Emquarry
The stones were gathered up and Gmade to Cstand
But with every Bmploughing
You'd Amthink it was Dstones they'd been Emsowing
The walls grew Gsadder here than Cany in the AmlandB7  Em  
[Verse 4]
The Irish built in Gcourses
Of single Cstones the Dsize of Emhorses
Of glacial boulders, without Gedge or Cface
But if you could Bmview them
AAmbove, the Dsun lighting Emthrough them
You'd swear the Ghills were edged in Cbroken granite AmraysB7  Em  
[Verse 5]
When Pict and Viking Gtook
Stone Cpages from some Dprehistoric Embook
A sandy flagstone under GOrkney Chills
Hailing there the Bmwhile
And Amleft history Din the Emislands
This is what Gwater, wind and Ctime and toil reAmvealB7  Em  
[Verse 6]
From Yorkshire's Glimestone hills
Through CDerbyshire to the Dcoast of EmWales
From Shetland's salty rocks to GDevon Clane
Just look and disBmcover
Two Amwalls that Dlean against each Emother
You'll never Gsee them in Cquite the same way aAmgainB7  Em  
[Verse 7]
These miles of dry stone Gwalls
That Chold, in ploughed brown Dfields, these kingly Emhalls
The dead of centuries in Ghills of Csand
The stones that Bmbind them
Are Amproud as Dwhat lies behind Emthem
And varied as the Gcounties Cin this curious AmlandB7  Em  

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These Dry Stone Walls

by Gordon Bok

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[Intro]

[Verse 1]

These miles of dry stone walls

C D Em

That hold, in ploughed brown fields, these kingly halls

G C

The dead of centuries in hills of sand

The stones that bind them

Am D Em

Are proud as what lies behind them

G C Am B7 Em

And varied as the counties in this curious land

[Verse 2]

In Cumberland they built them

C D Em

On hills that surely must have killed them

G C

Through broom and juniper and stunted ling

Two thousand feet over

Am D Em

With just a tarpaulin cover

G C Am B7 Em

They crouched in wind and rain and waited for the spring

[Verse 3]

In Aberdeenshire valley

C D Em

The fields were only open quarry

G C

The stones were gathered up and made to stand

But with every ploughing

Am D Em

You'd think it was stones they'd been sowing

G C Am B7 Em

The walls grew sadder here than any in the land

[Verse 4]

The Irish built in courses

C D Em

Of single stones the size of horses

G C

Of glacial boulders, without edge or face

But if you could view them

Am D Em

Above, the sun lighting through them

G C Am B7 Em

You'd swear the hills were edged in broken granite rays

[Verse 5]

When Pict and Viking took

C D Em

Stone pages from some prehistoric book

G C

A sandy flagstone under Orkney hills

Hailing there the while

Am D Em

And left history in the islands

G C Am B7 Em

This is what water, wind and time and toil reveal

[Verse 6]

From Yorkshire's limestone hills

C D Em

Through Derbyshire to the coast of Wales

G C

From Shetland's salty rocks to Devon lane

Just look and discover

Am D Em

Two walls that lean against each other

G C Am B7 Em

You'll never see them in quite the same way again

[Verse 7]

These miles of dry stone walls

C D Em

That hold, in ploughed brown fields, these kingly halls

G C

The dead of centuries in hills of sand

The stones that bind them

Am D Em

Are proud as what lies behind them

G C Am B7 Em

And varied as the counties in this curious land

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