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Eppie Morrie by Karan Casey
Eppie Morrie
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 5th fret
[Verse]
Am
Four and twenty Highland men
G
Came from the Carron side
Am Em
To steal away Eppie Morrie 'cause
Am
She wouldn't be a bride, a bride
Em Am
Wouldn't be a bride
[Verse]
Am
Out it came her mother then
G
It was a moonlit night
Am Em
She couldn't see her daughter for
Am
The moon, it shone so bright, so bright
Em Am
The moon, it shone so bright
[Verse]
Am
They've taken Eppie Morrie
G
And a horse they've bound her on
Am Em
And they're away to Carron side
Am
As fast as horse could gang, could gang
Em Am
Fast as horse could gang
[Verse]
Am
And Willie's taken his pistol out
G
And put it to the minister's breast
Am Em
Oh, marry me, marry me, minister
Am
Or else I'll be your priest, your priest
Em Am
Else I'll be your priest
[Chorus]
C
Haud away from me, Willie
G
Haud away from me
Am Em
There's not a man in all Strathdon
Am
Wedded be by me, by me
Am
Wedded be by me
[Verse]
Am
Then mass was sung and bells were rung
G
And they're away to bed
Am Em
And Willie and Eppie Morrie
Am
Oh, in one bed they were laid, were laid
Em Am
One bed they were laid
[Verse]
Am
He's taken the shirt from off his back
G
And kicked away his shoes
Am Em
And thrown away the chamber key
Am
And naked he lay down, lay down
Em Am
Naked he lay down
[Verse]
Am
He kissed her on the lily breast
G
And held her shoulders twa
Am Em
But aye, she gat and aye, she spat
Am
And turned to the wa', the wa'
Em Am
Turned to the wa'
[Verse]
Am
They wrestled there all through the night
G
Before the break of day
Am Em
But aye, she gat and aye, she spat
Am
And he could not stretch her spey
Em Am
Could not stretch her spey
[Chorus]
C
Haud away from me, Willie
G
Haud away from me
Am Em
There's not a man in all Strathdon
Am
Wedded be by me, by me
Am
Wedded be by me
[Instrumental]
Am
C G Am Em Am
Am
C G Am Em Am
[Verse]
Am
Early in the morning
G
Before the light of day
Am Em
In came the maid of Scallater
Am
In gown and shirt alone, alone
Em Am
Gown and shirt alone
[Verse]
Am
Get up, get up, young woman
G
And take a drink with me
Am Em
You might have called me a maiden
Am
I'm as whole as thee, as thee
Em Am
I'm as whole as thee
[Verse]
Am
Then came young Breadalbane
G
With a pistol on his side
Am Em
Oh, come away, Eppie Morrie
Am
And I'll make you my bride, my bride
Em Am
Make you my bride
[Verse]
Am
Go get me a horse, Willie
G
And get it like a man
Am Em
And send me back to my mother
Am
A maiden as I came, I came
Em Am
A maiden as I came
[Chorus]
C
Haud away from me, Willie
G
Haud away from me
Am Em
There's not a man in all Strathdon
Am
Wedded be by me, by me
Am
Wedded be by me
[Chorus]
C
Haud away from me, Willie
G
Haud away from me
Am Em
There's not a man in all Strathdon
Am
Wedded be by me, by me
Am
Wedded be by me
Am
Wedded be by me, by me
Am
Wedded be by me
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