Intro
Am G Am G F G F G (2x)
[Chorus]
Am G F Em
Cold the wind on the moors blow
Am G F Em
Warm the enemy's fire glows
C Dm F Am
Black the harvest of Culloden
F Em F Am
Pain and fear and death grow
[Verse 1]
F G F C
'Twas love of our prince drove us on to Drumossie
Am Em F
But in scarcely the time that it takes me to tell
G F C
The flower of our country lay scorched by an army
Am Em F
As ruthless and red as the embers of hell
[Chorus]
Am G F Em
Cold the wind on the moors blow
Am G F Em
Warm the enemy's fire glows
C Dm F Am
Black the harvest of Culloden
F Em F Am
Pain and fear and death grow
[Instrumental]
Am G Am G Am G Am
[Verse 2]
F G F C
Red Campbell the Fox did the work of the English
Am Em F
MacDonald in anger, did no work at all
G F C
With musket and cannon 'gainst honour and courage
Am Em F
The invader's men stood, while our clansmen did fall
[Chorus]
Am G F Em
Cold the wind on the moors blow
Am G F Em
Warm the enemy's fire glows
C Dm F Am
Black the harvest of Culloden
F Em F Am
Pain and fear and death grow
[Verse 3]
F G F C
Now mothers and children are left to their weeping
Am Em F
With only the memory of father and son
G F C
Turned out of their homes to make shelter for strangers
Am Em F
The blackest of hours on this land has begun
[Chorus]
Am G F Em
Cold the wind on the moors blow
Am G F Em
Warm the enemy's fire glows
C Dm F Am
Black the harvest of Culloden
F Em F Am
Pain and fear and death grow
[Outro]
Am G Am G F G F G (3x)