Hundred River Oak
V12
Both voices
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X:1
T:The Hundred River Oak-V12
C:Graham Tattersall
M:4/4
K:Am
L:1/8
Q: "" 1/4=100
%%barnumbers 4
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% Verse 1
% Line 1 Bars 1 to 4
V:1
!mf!(A2>A2 c2c2| B2 G2 A4)|(G2>G2 B2B2 | B2 G2 A4)
w: 1.By old brook vol-up-tuous stood, anc-ient oak of firm-est wood,
V:2
!mf!F2>F2 F2F2| G2D2 D4| D2>D2 G2G2 | G2D2F4 |
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% Line 2, (Also refrain) Bars 5 to 8
V:1
!mp!E2>E2 F2F2 | D2 F2 E4 | C2>C2 D2D2 | B,2 G,2 A,4 |
w:Cat-tle shade in sum-mer's heat, Win-ter frost a-bout her feet.
V:2
!mp!C2>C2 D2D2 |G2C2C4|E2>E2 G2G2 | G2 B,2 C4 |
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% Verse 2
% Line 1 Bars 9 to 12
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!f!A2>A2 c2c2 | B2G2 A4 |!mp! G2>G2 B2B2 | B2 G2 A4 |
w: 2.Change-less as men lived and died, fleet-ing ghosts up-on the tide,
V:2
!f!F2>F2 F2F2 | G2D2 D4 | D2>D2 G2G2 | G2D2F4 |
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% Line 2 (refrain) Bars 13 to 16
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!mp!E2>E2 F2F2 | D2 F2 E4 | C2>C2 D2D2 | B,2 G,2 A,4 |
w: Fade a-way be-neath the wave, yet she lives on sure and brave.
V:2
!mp!C2>C2 C2C2 | G2D2C4 | E2>E2 G2G2 | G2 B,2 C4 |
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% Refrain: as for Cattle shade in summer's heat
% Bars 17 to 20
V:1
E2>E2 F2F2 | D2 F2 E4 | C2>C2 D2D2 | B,2 G,2 A,4 |
w:Fleet-ing ghosts up-on the tide, Fade a-way be-neath the wave.
V:2
C2>C2 D2D2 |G2C2C4|E2>E2 G2G2 | G2 B,2 C4 |
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% Verse 3
% Line 1 Bars 21 to 24
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!mf!A2>A2 c2c2| B2G2 A4|!mp! G2>G2 B2B2 | B2G2A4 |
w: 3.Now she feels a strange un-ease, wisps of words drift on the breeze.
V:2
!mf!F2>F2 F2F2| G2D2 D4| !p!D2>D2 G2G2 | G2D2F4 |
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% Line 2 (refrain) Bars 25 to 28
V:1
!mp!E2>E2 F2F2 |D2F2E4|C2>C2 D2D2 | B,2 G,2 A,4 |
w:Cat-tle shade in sum-mer's heat, Win-ter frost a-bout her feet.
V:2
!mp!C2>C2 D2D2 |G2C2C4|E2>E2 G2G2 | G2 B,2 C4 |
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% Verse 4
% Line 1 Bars 29 to 32
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!mf!A2>A2 c2c2| B2G2 A4| G2>G2 B2B2 | B2G2A4 |
w: 4.Words of warn-ing fear and end, Still she does not com-pre-hend
V:2
!mf!F2>F2 F2F2| G2D2 D4| D2>D2 G2G2 | G2D2F4 |
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% Line 2 (refrain) BArs 33 to 36
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!p!E2>E2 F2F2 |D2F2E4|C2>C2 D2D2 | B,2 G,2 A,4 |
w:Sha-dow sprites sur-round in throng, whis-per their black mur-der song
V:2
!mp!C2>C2 D2D2 |G2C2C4|E2>E2 G2G2 | G2 B,2 C4 |
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% Verse 5
% Line 1 Bars 37 to 40
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!f!A2>A2 c2c2| B2G2 A4|!mp! G2>G2 B2B2 | B2G2A4 |
w: 5.Ban-shees drown her shud-dered cry, Slow, she crash-es down to die.
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!f!F2>F2 F2F2| G2D2 D4|!mp! D2>D2 G2G2 | G2D2F4 |
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% Line 2 (refrain) Bars 41 to 44
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!mp!E2>E2 F2F2 |D2F2E4|C2>C2 D2D2 | B,2 G,2 A,4 |
w:Ghosts drift on to haunt a-new, One more tree to cry in vain.
V:2
!p!C2>C2 D2D2 |G2C2C4|E2>E2 G2G2 | G2 B,2 C4 |
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% Last line repeat of melody with final words
% Bars 45 to 48
V:1
!mp!E2>E2 F2F2 |D2F2E4|C2>C2 D2D2 |"^rit" B,2 G,2 C4 ||
w:Slow, she crash-es down to die, One more tree gives shud-dered cry.
V:2
!p!C2>C2 D2D2 |G2C2C4|E2>E2 G2G2 |"^rit" G2 B,2 C4 |
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