Earl O Marchs Daughter chords by Old Blind Dogs

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Verse 1:
    C majorC       A minorAm
Young Toshy Law's a hunting ga'en
   FF       G+G
And galant is his deed,
     C majorC         A minorAm
For he's ta'en the heart of Lady March
   FF    G+G    C majorC
The fairest maid in Tweed.

     C majorC       A minorAm
But the faither he has banished him
  FF        G+G
For he's below her station
  C majorC       A minorAm
And Toshy Law has fled tae France
  FF     G+G    C majorC
To fight for King and nation.

Chorus:
      C majorC        A minorAm        FF       G+G
She's the Earl of March's daughter and the fairest of them a'
     C majorC        A minorAm      FF     G+G   C majorC
But the humble squire o' Toshy Law has ta'en her heart awa'.


Verse 2:
     C majorC      A minorAm
Now the lady she has heard the news
   FF       G+G
That Toshy Law has fled
     C majorC       A minorAm
And the lady's looking pale and drawn,
    FF   G+G    C majorC
She's ta'en unto her bed.

  C majorC          A minorAm
A augmentedA physician's came tae Neidpath,
  FF         G+G
A' season she's been lying,
  C majorC       A minorAm
I fear she has a broken heart,
  FF    G+G   C majorC
I fear my lady's dying.


Chorus:
      C majorC        A minorAm        FF       G+G
She's the Earl of March's daughter and the fairest of them a'
     C majorC        A minorAm      FF     G+G   C majorC
But the humble squire o' Toshy Law has ta'en her heart awa'.

Verse 3:
     C majorC        A minorAm
Now her faither he's conceeded
     FF        G+G
And he's one to tak' the blame.
    C majorC       A minorAm
And a messenger has sent awa'
  FF    G+G   C majorC
To feth her lover hame.

     C majorC       A minorAm
And the lady's feeling better,
    FF       G+G
She's risen tae her feet
      C majorC        A minorAm
An' she's ta'en a hoose in Peebles town
   FF     G+G    C majorC
Her true love there to meet.


Chorus:
      C majorC        A minorAm        FF       G+G
She's the Earl of March's daughter and the fairest of them a'
     C majorC        A minorAm      FF     G+G   C majorC
But the humble squire o' Toshy Law has ta'en her heart awa'.


Verse 4:
      C majorC         A minorAm
But she's looking tired and palid,
   FF           G+G
Her cheeks have lost their glow,
   C majorC        A minorAm
She's no the hansome beauty that
  FF   G+G  C majorC
She was a year ago.

     C majorC      A minorAm
And when Toshy Law to Peebles cam'
   FF       G+G
His horse he didna tether,
  C majorC         A minorAm
He swiftly passed the lady by
   FF     G+G   C majorC
An' ta'en her for another.


Verse 5:
   C majorC        A minorAm
He's galloped on for Neidpath
  FF       G+G
To see his love again,
  C majorC         A minorAm
He spurs his horse in anguish
    FF     G+G    C majorC
But he spurs his horse in vain.

     C majorC      A minorAm
For the lady lies in Peebles toon,
   FF         G+G
It's there she's passed awa'.
   C majorC         A minorAm
Her wounded heart nae longer beats
   FF    G+G  C majorC
For handsome Toshy Law.


Chorus:
      C majorC        A minorAm        FF       G+G
She's the Earl of March's daughter and the fairest of them a'
     C majorC        A minorAm      FF     G+G   C majorC
But the humble squire o' Toshy Law has ta'en her heart awa'.