Lowlands Of Holland

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The love that I have chosen I'll therewith be content
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The salt sea shall be frozen before that I repent
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Repent it shall I never  until the day I dee
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But the lowlands of Holland has twined my love and me.

[Verse 2]
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My love lies in the salt sea and I am on the side
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It's enough to break a young thing's heart that lately was a bride.
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But lately was a bonny bride with pleasure in her e'e.
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But the lowlands of Holland has twined my love and me.

[Verse 3]
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My love he built a bonny ship and set her on the sea
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With seven score good mariners to bear her company.
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But there's three score of them is sunk and three score dead at sea
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But the lowlands of Holland has twined my love and me.

[Verse 4]
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My love has built anither ship and set her on the main.
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And nane but twenty mariners all for to bring her hame.
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But the weary wind began to rise, the sea began to roll.
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And my love then and his bonny ship turned widdershins about.

[Verse 5]
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There shall nae a coif come on my head nor comb come in my hair
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There shall neither coal nor candlelight shine in my bower mair.
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And neither will I marry until the day I dee
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For I never had a love but one and he's drowned in the sea.

[Verse 6]
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Oh hold your tongue my daughter dear, be still and be content.
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There's men enough in Galloway, you need not sore lament.
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Oh there's men enough in Galloway, alas there's none for me
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For I never had a love but one and he's drowned in the sea.



[Riff played throughout song]
(Transposed to Am with capo on 4th fret, all fret positions relative to capo.)
E|-------------------------------------------------| First 
B|-------------------------------------------------| line  
G|---------------------------2---------------------| of    
D|-----------------0-----0-2---0-------------------| verse 
A|-----0-0h2-0-------0h2---------2-2p0-----------0-|       
E|-0h3---------3-0---------------------3-3p0-0-3---|       

E|------------------------------------------------| Second 
B|------------------------------------------------| line   
G|---------------------------2--------------------| of     
D|-----------------0-----0-2---0------------------| verse  
A|-----0-0h2-0-------0h2---------2-2p0-----0---0--|        
E|-0h3---------3-0---------------------3-3---3----|        

E|-------------------------------------------------------| Third 
B|-------------------------------------------------------| line  
G|---------------------------------2---------------------| of    
D|-----0-2-2p0---0-2-2p0-------0h2---0-------------------| verse 
A|-0h3---------3---------2---2---------2-2p0-----------0-|       
E|-------------------------3-----------------3-3p0-0-3---|       

E|------------------------------------------------| Fourth   
B|------------------------------------------------| line     
G|---------------------------2--------------------| of       
D|-----------------0-----0-2---0------------------| verse    
A|-----0-0h2-0-------0h2---------2-2p0-----0---0--| (same as 
E|-0h3---------3-0---------------------3-3---3----| second)  

E|---------------------------------------------------------| Third  
B|---------------------------------------------------------| line   
G|---------------------------------2-----------------------| of     
D|-----0-2-2p0---0-2-2p0-------0h2---0---------------------| verse  
A|-0h3---------3---------2---2---------2-2p0---------3-2-0-| during 
E|-------------------------3-----------------3-3p0-0-------| intro  

E|---------------------------------------| Riff at end of first 2 
B|---------------------------------------| Instrumental verses    
G|-0-------------------------------------|                        
D|---2p0---------------------------------|                        
A|-------3-0-----------------------------|                        
E|-----------3---------------------------|                        

                             Am
E|---------------------------------------| Riff at end of final 
B|---------------------------1-----------| Instrumental verse   
G|-0-------------------------2-----------|                      
D|---2p0---------------2p0---2-----------|                      
A|-------3-0-------0-3-----3-------------|                      
E|-----------3-0-3-----------------------|