Changeling Child
Heather Dale
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Key:
Dm Bb The wind blows low and mournfulF G Through the Strath of DalnacreichDm Bb Where once there lived a womanF G Who would a mother beDm Bb For twelve long years a good man's wifeF G but ne'er the cradle filledF Bb A mother of a changeling childG Dm from 'neath the fairy hillDm [Verse 2]Dm Bb She traveled to the standing stonesF G And crossed into the greenContinues after the adDm Bb Where all the host of elven folkF G were dancing there unseenDm Bb Through the night she bargainedF G with the Queen of fairies allF Bb who sent her home at dawning withG Dm a babe beneath her shawl [Verse 3]Dm Bb How their home was joyfulF G with a son to call their ownDm Bb But soon they saw the years that passedF G would never make him growDm Bb The fairies would not answer herF G The stones were dark and sleptF Bb A babe was all she asked for, andG Dm their promises they'd keptDm [Verse 4]Dm Bb The wind blows low and mournfulF G Through the Strath of DalnacreichDm Bb Where once there lived a womanF G Who would a mother beDm Bb For fifty years she rocked that babeF G it's said she rocks him stillF Bb A mother of a changeling childG Dm from 'neath the fairy hill.