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Macdonnell on the Heights     4/4     Stan Rogers     From Fresh Water
Intro:     Two Bars of C (Cross picking)                [email protected]
        /                         C/Am  
Too / thin the line that / charged the Heights, and
                          F/ C  
Scrambled in the / clay.
        /                        C/ Am  
Too / thin the Eastern / Township Scot
         /                                F/ G  
Who / showed them all the / way, and
         /                          C/ Am  
Per - / haps had you not / fallen,
                  /                              F/ Am  
You might / be what Brock be - / came,
             / C              / F                                    / C        / /
But not / one in ten / thousand knows your / name. / /
      /                                 C/ Am  
To / say the name, Mac - / donnell,
               /                       F/ C  
It would / bring no bugle / call,
             /                                    C/ Am  
But the / Redcoats stayed be - / side you,
                   /                           F/ G  
When they / saw the General / fall.
                    /                              C/ Am  
Twas Mac- / donnell raised the / banner then, and
                              F/ Am  
Set the Heights a - / flame,
             / C               / F                                  / C         / /
But not / one in ten / thousand knows your  /name. / /
Chorus:
        / G                              /
You / brought the field all / standing
                 /                              F/ C  
With your / courage and your / luck,
             /                                    C/ Am  
But un- / known to most, you're / lying there
        /                            F/ G  
Be - / side old General / Brock.
                       /                  C/ Am  
So you know / what it is to / scale the Heights, and
                         F/ Am  
Fall just short of / fame, and
                / C               / F                                 / C        / /
Have not / one in ten / thousand know your / name. / /
Break: Chorus instrumental
     /                                 C/ Am  
At / Queenston now, the / General,
            /                           F/ C  
On his / tower stands a - / lone, and
              /                          C/ Am  
There's / lichen on "Mac - / donnell,"
                     /                              F/ G  
Carved up - / on that weathered / stone.
       /                     C/ Am  
In a / corner of the / monument,
     /                         F/ Am  
To / glory you could / claim,
             /                C/                                   F/ C  
But not / one in ten / thousand knows your / name.
        / G                              /
You / brought the field all / standing,
                 /                            F/ C  
With your / courage and your / luck,
             /                                   C/ Am  
But un- / known to most, you're / lying there,
        /                          F/ G  
Be - / side old General / Brock.
                      /                  C/ Am  
So you know / what it is to / scale the Heights, and
                         F/ Am  
Fall just short of / fame, and
               / C               / F                                  / C        / /
Have not / one in ten / thousand know your / name. / /
Repeat Chorus:, then last three lines instrumental

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Macdonnell On The Heights

by Stan Rogers

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Macdonnell on the Heights 4/4 Stan Rogers From Fresh Water

Intro: Two Bars of C (Cross picking) [email protected]

C Am

/ /

Too / thin the line that / charged the Heights, and

F C

Scrambled in the / clay.

C Am

/ /

Too / thin the Eastern / Township Scot

F G

/ /

Who / showed them all the / way, and

C Am

/ /

Per - / haps had you not / fallen,

F Am

/ /

You might / be what Brock be - / came,

/ C / F / C / /

But not / one in ten / thousand knows your / name. / /

C Am

/ /

To / say the name, Mac - / donnell,

F C

/ /

It would / bring no bugle / call,

C Am

/ /

But the / Redcoats stayed be - / side you,

F G

/ /

When they / saw the General / fall.

C Am

/ /

Twas Mac- / donnell raised the / banner then, and

F Am

Set the Heights a - / flame,

/ C / F / C / /

But not / one in ten / thousand knows your /name. / /

Chorus:

/ G /

You / brought the field all / standing

F C

/ /

With your / courage and your / luck,

C Am

/ /

But un- / known to most, you're / lying there

F G

/ /

Be - / side old General / Brock.

C Am

/ /

So you know / what it is to / scale the Heights, and

F Am

Fall just short of / fame, and

/ C / F / C / /

Have not / one in ten / thousand know your / name. / /

Break: Chorus instrumental

C Am

/ /

At / Queenston now, the / General,

F C

/ /

On his / tower stands a - / lone, and

C Am

/ /

There's / lichen on "Mac - / donnell,"

F G

/ /

Carved up - / on that weathered / stone.

C Am

/ /

In a / corner of the / monument,

F Am

/ /

To / glory you could / claim,

C F C

/ / /

But not / one in ten / thousand knows your / name.

/ G /

You / brought the field all / standing,

F C

/ /

With your / courage and your / luck,

C Am

/ /

But un- / known to most, you're / lying there,

F G

/ /

Be - / side old General / Brock.

C Am

/ /

So you know / what it is to / scale the Heights, and

F Am

Fall just short of / fame, and

/ C / F / C / /

Have not / one in ten / thousand know your / name. / /

Repeat Chorus:, then last three lines instrumental

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