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Eternity - Words and Music by Dougie MacLean
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Most, if not all, of Dougie's songs are played in open tunings on the guitar. I have transcribed this,
along with a few more of his songs, in standard tuning to allow for easier learning.
[Intro]
Bm A G
[Verse]
G9 D
She loves me, she loves me not
Bm Asus4 G
Where can a simple is-land boy begin?
D
This highland pride is all I've got
Bm Asus4 G
But in the darkness it means ev-erything
Asus4 D G
It makes me one with the tide
Asus4 D Bm G
It makes me strong when I'm burning inside
[Chorus]
A D G Bm Asus4 G
Standing here on Cad-derley, Between the burn and the tur-ning sea
A D G Bm Asus4 G
I gaze across at these golden hills, I'm looking all the way to eternity
A Bm A G Bm A G
All the way to eter-nity
[Verse]
G9 D
I stand naked I'm the native one
Bm Asus4 G
I like to feel the wind across my face
D
I like to dream but maybe I should run
Bm Asus4 G
In case our tracks get covered and we leave no trace
Asus4 D G
No trace of where we have come
Asus4 D Bm G
No trace of songs we can hold for our young
[Chorus]
A D G Bm Asus4 G
Standing here on Cad-derley, Between the burn and the tur-ning sea
A D G Bm Asus4 G
I gaze across at these golden hills, I'm looking all the way to eternity
A Bm A G Bm A G
All the way to eter-nity
[Bridge]
A D
I will sow this seed again
A D Bm A
I will work this field and know it's never end-ing
[Verse]
G9 D
I'll lose a son to the German wars
Bm Asus4 G
We lose the land he was fight-ing for
D
Lose our language to greed and gain
Bm Asus4 G
All washed away by a southern rain
Asus4 D G
Washed un-til we can't see
Asus4 D Bm G
What our destiny meant us to be
[Chorus]
A D G Bm Asus4 G
Standing here on Cad-derley, Between the burn and the tur-ning sea
A D G Bm Asus4 G
I gaze across at these golden hills, I'm looking all the way to eternity
A Bm
All the way to eter-nity,
Asus4 G A Bm
All the way to eter-nity, All the way to eter-nity (repeat last line and fade)
