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[Verse 1]

I was born in the heather
      D              G
In my sweet northern land

With a song in my ears
      D          G
And a lute in my hand


[Verse 2]

And I've traveled the plains
   D           G
Collecting the sounds

And the stories of friends
       D          G
That I sing about now


[Chorus]
         C                       G
And they call me the last of the bards
                           D
When I open my lungs and I spill out my heart
     C                       G
They call me the last of the bards
               D             G
When I sing my old fashioned songs


[Instrumental]
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[Verse 3]

And I tried not to cry
       D             G
When I left my sweet home

Where the old pipes were playing
   D         G
My favourite song


[Verse 4]

And I still hear it now
       D             G
On the cold northern wind

And I sing it aloud
        D        G
For the people I miss


[Chorus]
         C                       G
And they call me the last of the bards
                           D
When I open my lungs and I spill out my heart
     C                       G
They call me the last of the bards
               D             G
When I sing my old fashioned songs


[Verse 5]

I was born in the heather
      D              G
In my sweet northern land

With a song in my ears
      D          G
And a lute in my hand


[Verse 6]

And I've traveled the plains
   D           G
Collecting the sounds

And the stories of friends
       D          G
That I sing about now


[Chorus]
         C                       G
And they call me the last of the bards
                           D
When I open my lungs and I spill out my heart
     C                       G
They call me the last of the bards
               D             G
When I sing my old fashioned songs


[Outro]    (3x)
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La la laa, la la la la, etc., etc.