Old Blind Dogs – The Battle Of Harlaw chords

[Verse]
N.C.As I cam' in by Dunideer and doon by Nether Ha'
N.C.There were fifty thoosand' heilan' men a-marchin' tae Harlaw
N.C.Wi' a diddy aye o' an' a fal an' doe and a diddy aye o' aye yay

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N.C.As I gaed on an' farther on and doon an' by Balquhain
N.C.Oh, it's there I saw Sir James the Rose and wi' him John the Graeme
N.C.Wi' a diddy aye o' an' a fal an' doe and a diddy aye o' aye yay

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N.C."It's cam' ye fae the Heilan's man, cam' ye a' the wey?
N.C.Saw ye MacDonald and his men as they cam' in fae Skye?"
N.C.Wi' a diddy aye o' an' a fal an' doe and a diddy aye o' aye yay

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N.C."It's I was near and near eneuch that I their numbers saw
N.C.There was fifty thoosan' heilan' men a-marchin' tae Harlaw"
N.C.Wi' a diddy aye o' an' a fal an' doe and a diddy aye o' aye yay

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N.C."Gin that be true," says James the Rose, "We'll no cam' muckle speed
N.C.We'll cry upon wir merry men and turn wir horse's heid"
N.C.Wi' a diddy aye o' an' a fal an' doe and a diddy aye o' aye yay

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N.C."Oh na, o' na," says John the Graeme, "This thing will nivver be
N.C.The gallant Graemes wis nivver beat, we'll try fit we can dae"
N.C.Wi' a diddy aye o' an' a fal an' doe and a diddy aye o' aye yay

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                       G              D              GWell, as I gaed on an' further on an' doon an' by Harlaw
      D                 G    A        BmThere fell fu' close on ilka side sic straiks ye nivver saw
      D                                    G         A      DWi' a diddy aye o' an' a fal an' doe and a diddy aye o' aye yay

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                        G             D                 GThere fell fu' close on ilka side sic straiks ye nivver saw
    D               G         A            BmAn' ilka sword gaed clash for clash at the Battle of Harlaw
      D                                    G         A      DWi' a diddy aye o' an' a fal an' doe and a diddy aye o' aye yay

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                    G                       D              GThe Heilan' men wi' their lang swords, they laid on us fu' sair
    D                   G     A          BmAnd they drave back wir merry men, three acres breadth and mair
      D                                    G         A      DWi' a diddy aye o' an' a fal an' doe and a diddy aye o' aye yay

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                   G                     D                 GAn' Forbes tae his brither did say, "Noo brither, can't ye see
        D                 G    A        BmThey've beaten us back on ilka side and we'll be forced tae flee"
      D                                    G         A      DWi' a diddy aye o' an' a fal an' doe and a diddy aye o' aye yay

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               G                  D                 G"Oh na, na, my brither bold, this thing will nivver be
      D                  G      A      BmYe'll tak yer guid sword in yer haun', ye'll gang in wi' me"
      D                                    G         A      DWi' a diddy aye o' an' a fal an' doe and a diddy aye o' aye yay

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                             C                  G              CWell, it's back tae back the brithers bold gaed in amangst the thrang
    G                   C       D             EmAnd they drave back the heilan' men wi' their swords baith sharp and lang
      G                                    C         D      GWi' a diddy aye o' an' a fal an' doe and a diddy aye o' aye yay

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                            C                 G              CAn' the firstan stroke that Forbes struck, he gart MacDonald reel
        G                   C      D           EmAn' the neistan straik that Forbes struck, the brave MacDonald fell
      G                                    C         D      GWi' a diddy aye o' an' a fal an' doe and a diddy aye o' aye yay

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              C               G               CAn siccan a ptlairchie o' the likes ye nivver saw
   G               C          D         EmAs wis amangst the Heilan' men an' they saw MacDonald fa'
      G                                    C         D      GWi' a diddy aye o' an' a fal an' doe and a diddy aye o' aye yay

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                        C                   G              CSome rade, some ran and some did gang, they were o' sma' record
    G              C     D         EmFor Forbes and his merry men, they slew them on the road
      G                                    C         D      GWi' a diddy aye o' an' a fal an' doe and a diddy aye o' aye yay

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                  C                G                CO' fifty thoosan' Heilan' men, but fifty-three gaed hame
    G             C       D    EmAnd oot o' a' the Lawlan' men, fifty marched wi' Graeme
      G                                    C         D      GWi' a diddy aye o' an' a fal an' doe and a diddy aye o' aye yay

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            N.C.Gin onybody spier at ye for them that marched awa'
N.C.Ye can tell them plain and very plain they're sleepin' at Harlaw
N.C.Wi' a diddy aye o' an' a fal an' doe and a diddy aye o' aye yay

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      A     N.C.Wi' a diddy aye o' an' a fal an' doe and a diddy aye o' aye yay