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South Ythsie
05:03
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South Ythsie
Intro – G Em Eb G x 3
G Em
As I went down, to Ellon Fair
Eb G
Ance on a day, a day to fee
G Em
Likewise an opp-ortunity
Eb G Eb G
My comrades for, I was to see, I was to see, in South Ythsie
And steerin’ thro’, the market thrang
An auld neebor, I chanced to see
And when I stept, stept up to him
He asked was I, was I to fee, was I to fee, in South Ythsie
Solo – G C Bb Eb G x 1
He told me he, was leavin suin
Likewise his neebor, neebor tee
He said the grieve, did want a hand
& he thocht, that I would dee, that I would dee, in South Ythsie
He stept up to, unto the grieve
Oh says he, ‘Here’s a man to fee’
I think he’ll suit, ye awfy weel
If wi’ him, ye can agree, can ye agree, in South Ythsie
Solo - G C Bb Eb G x 2
He told me some, some of the work
Oh that I, would have to do
He said I would, have little else
Wi’ gun I’d fin’, the slaves that flee, the slaves that flee, in South Ythsie
He asked at me, me my wages
Oh what they were, were gaun to be
So in a short, wee time after
Oh wi’ him, I did agree, to hunt for men, in South Ythsie
To hunt for men, in South Ythsie
Solo - G C Bb Eb G x 2
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2. |
TA9
03:36
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TA9
Intro - Instru verse x 1
Em D G Am Em D C C G Am C C C C
Em D G Am
A thought, on the brink, of the time, it takes to flow,
Em D C
through the heart, through the head, in your veins, it contains
G Am C
Through the heart in the head in your veins it contains
What you do, next do right, bear it all, in your mind,
Cos your time, has been taken, like the ink that marked your heart
Cos your time has been taken as it slow-flowed through your heart
D Am7
T A nine you’re all fine, you’re on notice
D
T A nine it’s not always hard to breathe
Am7
If you leave where will you go, oh will they notice
C D
T A nine do what you have to, to believe
Instrumental verse x 1
Through your head, in your veins, a touch of salt,
On your lips, as you miss the breath between,
What you did and what you took
As you miss the breath between,
What you did and what you took
Took to flow, ask around, is it better on low ground
Where we sat, & we thought, how to live, just to live
Where we sat, & thought, how to live or stay alive
T A nine, you can reflect upon your world view
T A nine, though from below it’s hard to see
Now you’ve left, you have been gone, where will you run to
T A nine do what you have to, to believe
D C C Eb Eb Em instrumental x 2
T A ni….ine T A ni…ine T A ni…ine
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No Work Today
03:03
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No Work Today
Intro Riff
B
They need me at work today, I won’t make myself go
F#
Won’t be wanting to roll, I’m saying, oh saying
B
Won’t will I go go, oh no
Tell me what you need, Told to be in a place
Told right to my face, I’m saying oh saying
Can’t get on the case, oh no
C#m Eb7 E B
It’s worth waiting
Eb7 E B
Worth waiting, til they call
C#m Eb7 E B
While we sit here, trading
B F#
Trade me some time that’s my own to call
Intro Riff
Been sleeping on the job, get up later than late,
Not my boss that I hate, I’m saying oh saying
Time ties me, it grates, oh no
Feeling myself again, it happens here now and then
Where it flies where it ends, I’m saying oh saying
I’m the highest of friends, oh no
It’s worth hating
Hating that weakness is weakness myth
While we sit here, trading
Trade me the time, the strength, the bliss
Intro riff
They need me at work today, I won’t make myself go
Won’t be wanting to roll, I’m saying, oh saying
Won’t will I go go, oh no
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Those Little Grains Of Sand
If I lived for a thousand years,
If I was, to stay remain
The bloodshed hopes of many a man,
Would be to me as grains of sand
Be to me as grains of sand,
Fly past in their decades
All would be ants upon the land,
I’d cry, declare, for shame
If I lived for a million years,
If I was, to stay remain
The land would roll into the sea,
The earth would crush those grains of sand
And the grains of sand would fly between,
Fly fast yet unseen slow
All would be ants upon the land,
I’d see them quick below
If I lived for eternity,
If I was, to stay remain
The secrets of the darkened heart,
Would open up to my refrain
I would sing of murdered souls,
Of cold death past and clear
Oh the little, grains of sand would stain,
In their number I would stay right here
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5. |
The New Farming Scene
04:01
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The New Farming Scene (written by Roddy Neilson & Pat McGarvey)
Intro instrumental w/melody - | C | C | Gm | Gm | Gm | Bb | C | C | (x 2)
C Bb
Surrounded by barbed wire, machine gun nests
F C
Our forty acres, of scratch is the best
C Gm
We seed oats and grow barley, there’s corn, still on the cob
F Bb C
There’s men, around here with guns, needing a job
C Bb
You’ll never go hungry, if you, live on a farm
F C
Unless the tide washes over the, walls and the yard
C Gm
Blood is often spilt, over here, or over there
F Bb C
It trickles on down to the green grass so fair
Am G C
We’ve peace and quiet
Gm F C
A land so very serene
F G C (stop)
No-one here is divided at all
Gm F C | C | C | Gm | Bb | C | C | C | C |
Living together in the new farming scene - short chorus tag -
Oh it’s quieter in winter, it’s colder in the spring
Shoots of recovery, they’re muted again
With lots of farms scattered, through the valleys and the dales
Our land has towers of power made of hay bales
(chorus lyrics sung over verse as BV)
Our girls are so pretty, so healthy so young
The clean air we’re breathing, calms everyone
The house, that we live in, it’s done, up in some style
People, need, to relax, once in a while
Intro instrumental - same (x 2) / Fiddle solo over Chorus chords
Night closes around us, it’s darkness complete
But don’t rock the boat round, if you like to eat
Many efforts were made, to change, oh long ago
But you have to pick from the lead or the gold
Once a daydream is broken, there’s nothing like pain
To remind you you’re human, & start out again
Soon we’ll be seven, and then, we’ll just be five
And five’s one too many when you’re on the outside
Last Chorus – repeat/tag last line of chorus twice
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Let Me Wipe The Tears From Your Eyes
A
Oh let me wipe the tears from your eyes
E A
Oh let me wipe the tears from your eyes
E B
Come over with me here, let them fall disappear
E A E
Please let me wipe the tears from your eyes
I won’t go it alone, no I won’t go it alone
Bring your heart to me here, leave the cold behind my dear
I won’t go it alone
Solo |E |A |E |A |E |E B |E A | E |
Let me wipe the tears from your eyes darling
Oh let me wipe the tears from your eyes
Home’s gone here, it’s gone along, gone along
Oh let me wipe the tears from your eyes
It’s hard, hard enough without us both dear
Tough to be roughing it alone
We’re rusty, we’re cut, and we have been cleaned up
Let’s stay here together or be gone
Solo 2 |E |A |E |A |E |E B |E A | E |
Oh let me wipe the tears from your eyes
Oh let me wipe the tears from your eyes
Come over with me here, let them fall disappear
Please let me wipe the tears from your eyes
Come over with me here, let them fall disappear
Please let me wipe the tears from your eyes
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7. |
Hardy
03:56
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Hardy
Chorus
Dm G
Hardy was, just like a hammer
Dm G
Hardy was, a pretty violent
Dm G
Man he was, really quite a fighter
Dm G
His temper told a tune of fire-y pain
Dm G hold G
His temper told a tune of fire-y pain
Dm G
Moon rise, they were together
Dm G
Secret, meeting on heather,
G F Dm
Feeling, foolish, giddy
Dm G
Lovers, are circumspect though
Dm G
Usually, they do suspect,
G F Dm Dm to Em (funk riff)
Feel those, people, watching
Chorus
Hardy was, worth a fortune Hardy was, one for cavorting
Hardy was, in desperation Always in a tight spot always down
Verse
Years, passed through love or marriage
If asked, he had no knowledge, Of Feelings, hidden, truly
Hardy, he was a drinker
Slow gin, ale is a loosener, Feeling, lately, lonely
Chorus
Hardy was, handsome in his manner
Hardy was, never short in stature
Hardy was, falling in the gutter
Slipping in the dirt in the ooze and the booze
Now his head’s, broken right open
He’s dead, been made forgotten, Hearing, no-one, talking
Secrets, he couldn’t share,
His lovers, scared but unhurt, Feeling, forever, foulin’
Repeat first chorus
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8. |
The Right Time
04:59
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9. |
Holding On/Beholden On
03:43
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10. |
Don't Take No Notice
03:07
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Don’t Take No Notice
Intro - C G C G C G D G x 2
G
Don't Take No Notice x 3
D
Of what it is we have to do x 1
Don't Take No Notice x 3
Of what it is we have to do x 2
Don't Take No Notice x 3
D C G
Of what it is we have to do
G C D C G
James took corn and grain
Am C D C G
Jude found what remained
D C D Am
Left in the evening, where shadows do hide
D C G C D C G
Dusk raiders leaving with the wilds on their side
Walk to the edge through the gate
Step to that beat beating out
Stop fast in the clearing, slowly remain
Stop people taking, your share of the grain
B/down chorus (band back in on 3rd time)
Banjo Instrumental - intro chord sequence x 4
Stephen took the coal and oil
Bagged it, corked it, swam across the Foyle
Turn left in the evening, wet shadows did hide
Dusk raiders dripping, with the wilds on their side
One bullet is for starters next the head
When you’re finished killing you will lie in bed
Think next time you’re hungry, oh next time you’re weak
You’ll not be hearing, the story of those doomed men, so bleak
Chorus
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Beyond The Door
Intro – solo (over verse)
C
If you fail, and you call, out my name, I’ll be there
G
Rely on me, to soon be, by your side
C F C
There’s no face, there’s no fear, oh no-one, besides us
G C
No one there, to see you, as you die
Darker times call for strength, call for arms or for love
A test for you and how you, can survive
This is different for those, those who have, come to terms
With this finality, at the end of their lives
F C F C
Beyond life, beyond caring
Am D7 C
Beyond, beyond the door
F D7 C G C
A place no man has seen before, beyond, beyond the door
Solo – Banjo/Fiddle
Seven days, to build up, seven seconds, seven pounds
Flowered with pain, whether hot, dry or cold
No one in their right mind could be willing it on
No one wants to be done before they’re old
Chorus
Solo – Mando
Last Chorus (hold the D7 on the penultimate line)
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Formed by Belfast born five-string banjo player Pat McGarvey in 2006 and taking their name from the groundbreaking multi- racial union of sharecroppers and non-landowning tenant farmers founded in Arkansas in the 1930’s (the Southern Tenant Farmers’ Union), the Edinburgh-based Southern Tenant Folk Union are now one of the most highly rated folk and bluegrass outfits in the UK today. ... more
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