Highland Grace — Hiss Golden Messenger
Chords and lyrics for Highland Grace by Hiss Golden Messenger (key of E).
Verse 1
The B7 you hear a lot of in the song is played x21202
I'm not sure if he plays the straight B towards the end, but you can hear
for yourself what you prefer.
Tuned a half-step down.
Intro
[E] [B7] [A] [B7]
Verse
And [E]then there came a [B7]stranger [A]
call her Highland [E]Grace, a [B7]rearranger[A]
I'd been [E]searching in the [B7]mirror, [A]
but seeing my own [E]face didn't make it any [B7]clearer[A]
I'd [E]rage against the hard [B7]times [A]
while others smiled to [E]say, "Hey, take it [B7]easy."[A]
And [E]lo, this little [B7]angel [A]
was standing in the [E]rain, oh, just what I [B7]needed[A]
Chorus
[E]Ain't that [B7]just like a [F#m]Saturday [A]child?
[A]Bound for [E]Avalon with the [F#m]birds 'round her [A]head
[E]She loves with the [B7]love of a [F#m]gentle child[A]
I was a [A]fool of the [E]rule [F#m]before I met her[A]
Verse
[E]Good morning, [B7]Matokie[A]
Tell me about those [E]great [B7]expectations[A]
When I [E]set the river on [B7]fire[A]
You laughed in my [E]face when things got [B7]dire[A]
Yea, and [E]sleep went to [B7]slaughter[A]
I saw you drift [E]away, farther and [B7]farther[A]
My [E]eyes pinned like [B7]diamonds, [A]
head of smoke for [E]days, I loved you little [B7]liar[A]
Chorus
[E]Ain't that [B7]just like a [F#m]Saturday [A]child?
[A]Bound for [E]Avalon with the [F#m]birds 'round her [A]head
[E]She loves with the [B7]love of a [F#m]gentle child[A]
Hey, [A]fool of the [E]rule, not [F#m]everything's for sale[A]
Outro
And if you can't [B]buy it
And you stand and [A]deny it
And if you can't [B]see it
And you refuse to [A]believe it
And if you can't [B]count it
And you can't help but [A]doubt it
But [B]loving her way [E]easy, the [A]easiest thing in the [B]world
[E]Loving her way [A]easy, the easiest thing in the [B]world
Oh [B]loving her way [E]easy, the [A]easiest thing in the [B]world
[E] [B7] [A] [B7]
[E]
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