Trail West – Macphersons Rant chords

[intro]
G D G C  G D Em C  G

[verse 1]

G                        DOh fareweel, ye dungeons dark and strong
G                   CA lang fareweel tae thee
G                      DMacPherson's time will no' be lang
Em           C       GOh on yonder gallows tree
G                  D'Twas by a woman's treacherous hand
G                   CI was condemned tae dee
G                         DShe ca'ed me o'er tae the window sill
Em                C          GAnd a blanket she threw o'er me

[Chorus]
G                     DSae rantin'ly an' sae wantonly
G                   CSae dauntin'ly gaed he
G                    DHe played a tune and danced it 'roon
Em        C       GBelow the gallows tree

[verse 2]
G                           DThe Laird o' Grant, oh that hieland sant
G                  CWhen he first laid hands on me
G                      DHe pleads the cause o' Peter Broon
Em          C       GAch, let MacPherson dee

G                       D"Untie these bands frae off my hands
G               CBring tae me my sword
G                   DThere's no a man in a' Scotland
Em                 C    GBut I'll brave him at a word"

[Chorus]
G                     DSae rantin'ly an' sae wantonly
G                   CSae dauntin'ly gaed he
G                    DHe played a tune and danced it 'roon
Em        C       GBelow the gallows tree

[verse 3]

G                               D"There's some come here for tae see me hanged
G              CSome to buy my fiddle
G               DBut before I do part wi' her
Em           C      GI'll brak it to her middle"

G                        DHe ta'en the fiddle into both his hands
G              CBrak it o'er a stane
G                               D"There's no anither man's gonna play on her
Em       C        GFan I am dead and gane"

[Chorus]
G                     DSae rantin'ly an' sae wantonly
G                   CSae dauntin'ly gaed he
G                    DHe played a tune and danced it 'roon
Em        C       GBelow the gallows tree

[verse 4]
G                 D"Oh little did my mither think
G                   CWhen first that she cradled me
G                         DThat I would turn tae the rovin' trade
Em              C       And I'd hang on gallows tree

G                              DA reprieve was comin' o'er the brig o' Banf
G                      CFor tae set MacPherson free
G                          DThey put the clock there a quarter afore
Em                  C        GAnd they hanged him frae the tree

[Chorus]
G                     DSae rantin'ly an' sae wantonly
G                   CSae dauntin'ly gaed he
G                    DHe played a tune and danced it 'roon
Em        C       GBelow the gallows tree

[Chorus]
G                     DSae rantin'ly an' sae wantonly
G                   CSae dauntin'ly gaed he
G                    DHe played a tune and danced it 'roon
Em        C       GBelow the gallows tree