Scythe Song (CHORDS) by Dougie MacLean

[Verse]~
G       C                                          G
I still remember when I first watched him work the blade ..

                  C                                       G
It was down in the Buckney den my questions tumbled and he said ..

Am         C
Oh this is not a thing to learn inside a day ..

Am              C                              D
Stand closely by me and I'll try to show the way ..


[Chorus]~
             C                                      G
You've got to hold it right feel the distance to the ground ..

           C                                         G
Move with a touch so light until it's rhythm you have found ..

C                     G
Then you'll know what I know ..


[Verse]~
               C                                          G
Oh wild are the ways we run when at last untethered out we fly ..

                 C                                    G
Straight into the burning sun need no direction no not I ..

Am         C
But it is not a thing to learn inside a day ..

Am              C                              D
Stand closely by me and I'll try to show the way ..


[Chorus]~
             C                                      G
You've got to hold it right feel the distance to the ground ..

           C                                         G
Move with a touch so light until it's rhythm you have found ..

C                     G
Then you'll know what I know ..


[Verse]~
         C                                        G
So little dancing girl you want to learn to play a tune ..

             C                                          G
One that your heart can fill to help you shine under the moon ..

Am         C
Well it is not a thing to learn inside a day ..

Am              C                              D
Stand closely by me and I'll try to show the way ..


[Chorus]~
             C                                      G
You've got to hold it right feel the distance to the ground ..

           C                                         G
Move with a touch so light until it's rhythm you have found ..

C                     G
Then you'll know what I know ..