Singing Land

Singing Land - 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 a more standard tuning to allow for easier learning.

[Intro]
G  D  G  D  G  D  G  Gsus4

[Verse]
G            C                  D   G           C               D
The burning skies are never end-ing 'cross your red brush plains
Em           D       Em       D       C      G       D
and out where the din-go still is king and e-ternity remains
G         C                  D    G             C          D
There between the old and an-cient there's an o-asis bright
Em       D       Em       D         C    G           D
Your gen-tle chil-dren who have gone are close to me tonight

[Chorus]
           G  C        D             G  C        D           Em  D        C
In your si-ng-ing land,   In your si-ng-ing land,    Shine on, oh shine on over me

[Verse]
G         C                    D   G           C               D
There's a feeling still and ee-rie, there's a feeling strong
Em      D     Em  D         C        G           D
The path huma-ni-ty has come and the path that he has gone
G    C                  D  G            C            D
Me I am, I am just pass-ing three score years and ten
Em           D       Em      D      C   G             D
And I'm just a stran-ger who may ne-ver come this way again

[Chorus]
           G  C        D             G  C        D           Em  D        C
In your si-ng-ing land,   In your si-ng-ing land,    Shine on, oh shine on over me

[Verse]
G          C                         D   G           C               D
Under the spell of caterpillar dream-ing a new life shapes its form
Em   D       Em       D        C         G             D
Along the ri-ver's na-ked banks that are straining for the storm
G             C                  D G            C               D
On the sacred rock in thunder ocean the tree of man grows clear
Em       D           Em      D        C        G             D
The wood-larks sing, the bro-lga dance and the dawn is slipp-ing near

[Chorus]
           G  C        D             G  C        D           Em  D        C
In your si-ng-ing land,   In your si-ng-ing land,    Shine on, oh shine on over me
           G  C        D             G  C        D           Em  D        C
In your si-ng-ing land,   In your si-ng-ing land,    Shine on, oh shine on over me