Eppie Morrie chords by Karan Casey

• Capo on 5th

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice

Verse:
Am
Four and twenty Highland men
     G
Came from the Carron side
   Am               Em
To steal away Eppie Morrie 'cause
    Am
She wouldn't be a bride, a bride
         Em   Am
Wouldn't be a bride

Verse:
Am
Out it came her mother then
   G
It was a moonlit night
    Am               Em
She couldn't see her daughter for
    Am
The moon, it shone so bright, so bright
             Em       Am
The moon, it shone so bright

Verse:
Am
They've taken Eppie Morrie
      G
And a horse they've bound her on
    Am              Em
And they're away to Carron side
   Am
As fast as horse could gang, could gang
        Em          Am
Fast as horse could gang

Verse:
Am
And Willie's taken his pistol out
    G
And put it to the minister's breast
    Am              Em
Oh, marry me, marry me, minister
   Am
Or else I'll be your priest, your priest
          Em      Am
Else I'll be your priest

Chorus:
C
Haud away from me, Willie
G
Haud away from me
        Am           Em
There's not a man in all Strathdon
Am
Wedded be by me, by me
Am
Wedded be by me

Verse:
Am
Then mass was sung and bells were rung
    G
And they're away to bed
    Am               Em
And Willie and Eppie Morrie
       Am
Oh, in one bed they were laid, were laid
        Em        Am
One bed they were laid

Verse:
Am
He's taken the shirt from off his back
    G
And kicked away his shoes
    Am              Em
And thrown away the chamber key
    Am
And naked he lay down, lay down
      Em     Am
Naked he lay down

Verse:
Am
He kissed her on the lily breast
    G
And held her shoulders twa
    Am               Em
But aye, she gat and aye, she spat
    Am
And turned to the wa', the wa'
       Em     Am
Turned to the wa'

Verse:
Am
They wrestled there all through the night
  G
Before the break of day
    Am               Em
But aye, she gat and aye, she spat
    Am
And he could not stretch her spey
          Em          Am
Could not stretch her spey

Chorus:
C
Haud away from me, Willie
G
Haud away from me
        Am           Em
There's not a man in all Strathdon
Am
Wedded be by me, by me
Am
Wedded be by me

Instrumental:
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C  G  Am Em Am
Am
C  G  Am Em Am

Verse:
Am
Early in the morning
  G
Before the light of day
   Am               Em
In came the maid of Scallater
   Am
In gown and shirt alone, alone
         Em     Am
Gown and shirt alone

Verse:
Am
Get up, get up, young woman
    G
And take a drink with me
    Am                     Em
You might have called me a maiden
       Am
I'm as whole as thee, as thee
       Em       Am
I'm as whole as thee

Verse:
Am
Then came young Breadalbane
       G
With a pistol on his side
    Am               Em
Oh, come away, Eppie Morrie
         Am
And I'll make you my bride, my bride
     Em     Am
Make you my bride

Verse:
Am
Go get me a horse, Willie
    G
And get it like a man
    Am              Em
And send me back to my mother
  Am
A maiden as I came, I came
         Em   Am
A maiden as I came

Chorus:
C
Haud away from me, Willie
G
Haud away from me
        Am           Em
There's not a man in all Strathdon
Am
Wedded be by me, by me
Am
Wedded be by me

Chorus:
C
Haud away from me, Willie
G
Haud away from me
        Am           Em
There's not a man in all Strathdon
Am
Wedded be by me, by me
Am
Wedded be by me
Am
Wedded be by me, by me
Am
Wedded be by me