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Lyrics and Chords to 'Rise and Fall of Charlie'

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stephen coutts

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Aug 21, 1997, 3:00:00 AM8/21/97
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I'm looking for the words and chords for the song Rise and Fall of
Charlie. John Allen Cameron, Makem and Clancy and many pub bands in
Halifax play this song. It's a great Scottish tune and a real crowd
pleaser. If any one could help me I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks

Timothy Jaques

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Aug 22, 1997, 3:00:00 AM8/22/97
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I think you mean "Rise & Fight For Charlie", and it has a chorus that is in
something that sounds like Gaelic except the last line "rise and fight for
Charlie". John Allan Cameron used to sing this.
--
Timothy Jaques tja...@netcom.ca
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
"It is careless not to allow for the carelessness of others." (Gilbert
Gray, Q.C.)

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Andrea M. Aldridge

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Aug 23, 1997, 3:00:00 AM8/23/97
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Stephen Coutts <sco...@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote in article

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> > I'm looking for the words and chords for the song Rise and Fall of
> > Charlie...

The song is titled "Sound the Pibroch." It's a traditional piece, also
recorded by the Corries (a powerful Scottish duo). Below are the words
and chords from their songbook "The Corries: Complete" (capitalizations
and punctuation are as published):

Sound the Pibroch

D A G D
Sound the pibroch loud on high
D A G D
Frae John o' Groats tae Isle o' Skye
G
Let ev'ry clan their slogan cry
D A D
Rise and follow Charlie

CHORUS:
D
Hatcheen foam, foam, foam
Em A7 Em
Hatcheen foam, foam, foam
D G
Hatcheen foam, foam, foam
D A D
Rise and follow Charlie

From every hill and every glen
Are gathering fast the loyal men
They grasp their dirks and shout again
Hurrah for royal Charlie

On dark Culloden's field of gore
Hark they shout Claymore, Claymore
They bravely fight what can they more
Than die for royal Charlie

How on the barren heath they lie
Their Funeral Dirge the eagle's cry
And mountain breezes o'er them sigh
Wha' fought and died for Charlie

No more we'll see such deeds again
Deserted is each highland glen
And ye lonely cairns are o'er the men
Wha' fought and died for Charlie

--
Andrea Aldridge
Editor, "Lady Love: The Lady Washington Home Page"
http://www.ladywashington.org

ldrkca...@gmail.com

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Feb 12, 2016, 2:01:57 AM2/12/16
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On Thursday, August 21, 1997 at 12:00:00 AM UTC-7, stephen coutts wrote:
> I'm looking for the words and chords for the song Rise and Fall of
> Charlie. John Allen Cameron, Makem and Clancy and many pub bands in
> Halifax play this song. It's a great Scottish tune and a real crowd
> pleaser. If any one could help me I would greatly appreciate it.
> Thanks

that song is called Sound the Pibroch, and the chorus goes "Tha tighin fodham, fodham, fodham
Tha tighin fodham, fodham, fodham
Tha tighin fodham, fodham, fodham
To rise and follow Charlie!" which is pronounced "HaSheen Fo-um Fo-um Fo-um HaSheen Fo-um Fo-um Fo-um HaSheen Fo-um Fo-um Fo-um Rise and FOLLOW Charlie"
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