Whaur Dau Ye Lie?
Chorus (first time spoken, no chords):
C
Where do you lie my father?
C G
Where do you lie my son?
C F
Where do you lie my own true love?
C G F
When will the truth be won?
verse 1:
C
Her friends they came to protect us
C G
Her friends they bid us bide
C F
Her friends left her standing there naked
C G F
With no place left to hide
-repeat chorus-
verse 2:
C
Her neighbors they came with a hundred-year hate
C G
Her neighbors they came with guns
C F
Her neighbors they came for the men folk
C G F
And they slew them every one
-repeat chorus-
verse 3:
C
I sought out your grave with my mother
C G
I sought out your grave in vain
C F
I sought the bare bones of the truth and the men
C G F
Freedom where are you lain?
-repeat chorus-
verse 4:
C
I cried out your name to the four winds
C G
I cried our your name, till the dawn
C F
And I cried in the arms of your sister dear
C G F
Where do you lie my son?
-repeat chorus-
verse 5:
(softly)
C
I dreamed of your breath upon me
C G
I dreamed of your yellow hair
C F
I dreamed of the sounds of your dying love
C Gadd4 F(#11)
Where do you lie my dear?
-repeat chorus 2x and end-
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