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
