This shows how to play Jesse Ferguson's version of the song. Listen to it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcfrQDC62Ts Standard tuning, capo 2nd fret How often haunting the highest hilltops I scan the ocean i search the sea Wilt come tonight love wilt come tomorrow Wilt ever come love to comfort me? fhear a bhata no horo eil'e fhear a bhata no horo eil'e fhear a bhata no horo eil'e fare thee well love where e'er you be They call thee fickle they call thee false one And try to turn me but all in vain For thou art my dream all through the dark night And every morning i scan the sea fhear a bhata no horo eil'e fhear a bhata no horo eil'e fhear a bhata no horo eil'e fare thee well love where e'er you be There's not a hamlet too well i know it Where you go wandering or sit a while But all the old folks you win by talking And charm its maidens with song and smile fhear a bhata no horo eil'e fhear a bhata no horo eil'e fhear a bhata no horo eil'e fare thee well love where e'er you be Do you remember the promise made me The tartan plaidie the silken gown The ring of gold with thy hair and portrait? That ring and gown I will never know fhear a bhata no horo eil'e fhear a bhata no horo eil'e fhear a bhata no horo eil'e fare thee well love where e'er you be fare thee well love where e'er you be
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