On Midwinters Day
Damh the Bard
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[Intro] C Am G FC Am G FC F C Now that Samhain is overC And the Sidhe have returned toG their homeAm C F The dead have followed theEm Raven's songG F And no longer among us they roamC F C The wisdom of our ancient pastC G Show us how to ride the stormAm C For their tombs they swallow theF Em rising sunG F And the Mabon is always rebornF Reborn, ohC F So come all you people, come andC sing with meC F Join our voices, and sing theG long nights awayC F All over the land, a chorus ofC C voices will singF For the rising Sun on Midwinter'sG DayC F C F C GC F C F C GC F C The land may be barren and lifelessContinues after the adC G The ground may be frozen and hardAm C And the rain that fell has nowF Em turned to iceG F The Winter is showing her cardC F C But now the Sun king has restedC And his eyes have turned to theG EarthAm C For three days the Sun has beenF Em still in the skyG But the time has now come for hisF birthF His birth, ohC F So come all you people, come andC sing with meC F Join our voices, and sing theG long nights awayC F All over the land, a chorus ofC C voices will singF For the rising Sun on Midwinter'sG DayC F C F C GC F C F C GC F C Some say Jesus was born todayC G Some say he is the MabonAm C F Em Some say that he is the Son of GodG F While others the Son of the SunC F C Some they listen in woodlandsC G For the call of HerneAm C F While others they hear the clashEm of swordsG F For the Oak King will return!F Return, ohC F So come all you people, come andC sing with me,C F Join our voices, and sing theG long nights away,C F All over the land, a chorus ofC C voices will sing,F For the rising Sun on Midwinter'sG Day.C F C F C GC F C F C GC G AmG C FC F So come all you people, come andC sing with me,C F Join our voices, and sing theG long nights away,C F All over the land, a chorus ofC C voices will sing,F For the rising Sun on Midwinter'sG Day.