Rare's Hill Lyrics And Chords

The first set of chords are in the key that Mary Black sings Rare's Hill, I have included two other versions as not everybody sings in the same key. If they still don't suit your voive then use a capo.

[Gm]Last year at [C]Lady [Gm]Mary's [C]fair when [Eb]I was [C]in Dun[Gm]dee
[Gm]I fell in [Eb]with an [C]old sweet[Dm]heart and [Gm]he being [C]on a spree
His [Gm]compa[Eb]ny I [C]did ac[Dm]cept and [Gm]with him [C]I did go
[Gm]But to my [C]sad mis[Gm]fortune it [C]proved my over[Gm]throw.

[Gm]We wandered [C]east we [Gm]wandered [C]west we [Eb]wandered [C]through the [Gm]lawn
[Gm]He said he'd [Eb]see me [C]home that [Dm]night but [Gm]home I [C]never saw
He [Gm]kept be[Eb]side me [C]all the [Dm]while re[Gm]solved to [C]have his will
[Gm]And by and [C]by we [Gm]lost our [Dm]way, [Gm]at the [Eb]back of [C]Rare's [Gm]Hill

For when we got to Rare's Hill, the laddie said to me
We can't go home tonight my dear, it's far too late you see
But the night is warm and in my pouch, I've got another gill 
So we can lie down here, content, at the back of Rare's Hill

And then he poured a nip apiece to quiet all alarm
When I awoke in the morning we were locked in each other's arms
He handed me the bottle, another glass to fill
And I drank his heath, and store o'wealth, at the back of Rare's Hill

And then the laddie said to me, "Oh lassie do not mourn"
"For while I draw the breath of life from you I'll never turn"
"If you will come to yonder town, my wedded wife to be We'll be the happiest couple yet t'was ever in Dundee"

Well, it's may I never prosper, and may I never thrive
In anything I take in hand as long as I'm alive
If e'er I say I rue the day, my laddie had his will
Success to Lady Mary's fair, and the back of Rare's Hill

Here are the chords in Dm
[Dm]Last year at [G]Lady [Dm]Mary's [G]fair when [A#]I was [G]in Dun[Dm]dee
[Dm]I fell in [A#]with an [G]old sweet[Am]heart and [Dm]he being [G]on a spree
His [Dm]compa[A#]ny I [G]did ac[Am]cept and [Dm]with him [G]I did go
[Dm]But to my [G]sad mis[Dm]fortune it [G]proved my over[Dm]throw.

[Dm]We wandered [G]east we [Dm]wandered [G]west we [A#]wandered [G]through the [Dm]lawn
[Dm]He said he'd [A#]see me [G]home that [Am]night but [Dm]home I [G]never saw
He [Dm]kept be[A#]side me [G]all the [Am]while re[Dm]solved to [G]have his will
[Dm]And by and [G]by we [Dm]lost our [Am]way, [Dm]at the [A#]back of [G]Rare's [Dm]Hill


Here are the chords in the key of Em

[Em]Last year at [A]Lady [Em]Mary's [A]fair when [C]I was [A]in Dun[Em]dee
[Em]I fell in [C]with an [A]old sweet[Bm]heart and [Em]he being [A]on a spree
His [Em]compa[C]ny I [A]did ac[Bm]cept and [Em]with him [A]I did go
[Em]But to my [A]sad mis[Em]fortune it [A]proved my over[Em]throw.

[Em]We wandered [A]east we [Em]wandered [A]west we [C]wandered [A]through the [Em]lawn
[Em]He said he'd [C]see me [A]home that [Bm]night but [Em]home I [A]never saw
He [Em]kept be[C]side me [A]all the [Bm]while re[Em]solved to [A]have his will
[Em]And by and [A]by we [Em]lost our [Bm]way, [Em]at the [C]back of [A]Rare's [Em]Hill