Chords
Earl O Marchs Daughter

Key: C

Introduction:

difficulty
very easy |||||
                  C                                 Am  
Young Toshy Law's a hunting ga'en
             F                                 G  
And galant is his deed,
                          C                                            Am  
For he's ta'en the heart of Lady March
             F                 G                 C  
The fairest maid in Tweed.
                        C                                    Am  
But the faither he has banished him
          F                                      G  
For he's below her station
          C                                    Am  
And Toshy Law has fled tae France
          F                      G                    C  
To fight for King and nation.
                             C                                      Am                                      F                                    G  
She's the Earl of March's daughter and the fairest of them a'
                        C                                         Am                              F                      G            C  
But the humble squire o' Toshy Law has ta'en her heart awa'.
                        C                              Am  
Now the lady she has heard the news
                F                                 G  
That Toshy Law has fled
                        C                                    Am  
And the lady's looking pale and drawn,
                  F              G                 C  
She's ta'en unto her bed.
        C                                                    Am  
A physician's came tae Neidpath,
        F                                              G  
A' season she's been lying,
        C                                    Am  
I fear she has a broken heart,
        F                 G              C  
I fear my lady's dying.
                             C                                      Am                                      F                                    G  
She's the Earl of March's daughter and the fairest of them a'
                        C                                         Am                              F                      G            C  
But the humble squire o' Toshy Law has ta'en her heart awa'.
                        C                                      Am  
Now her faither he's conceeded
                        F                                         G  
And he's one to tak' the blame.
                  C                                 Am  
And a messenger has sent awa'
          F                    G            C  
To feth her lover hame.
                        C                                    Am  
And the lady's feeling better,
                  F                                 G  
She's risen tae her feet
                             C                                         Am  
An' she's ta'en a hoose in Peebles town
             F                      G                    C  
Her true love there to meet.
                             C                                      Am                                      F                                    G  
She's the Earl of March's daughter and the fairest of them a'
                        C                                         Am                              F                      G            C  
But the humble squire o' Toshy Law has ta'en her heart awa'.
                             C                                            Am  
But she's looking tired and palid,
             F                                                         G  
Her cheeks have lost their glow,
                C                                      Am  
She's no the hansome beauty that
          F              G         C  
She was a year ago.
                          C                              Am  
And when Toshy Law to Peebles cam'
             F                                    G  
His horse he didna tether,
          C                                              Am  
He swiftly passed the lady by
             F                      G            C  
An' ta'en her for another.
                C                                      Am  
He's galloped on for Neidpath
          F                                 G  
To see his love again,
          C                                              Am  
He spurs his horse in anguish
                     F                      G                    C  
But he spurs his horse in vain.
                        C                              Am  
For the lady lies in Peebles toon,
                F                                              G  
It's there she's passed awa'.
             C                                            Am  
Her wounded heart nae longer beats
             F                    G         C  
For handsome Toshy Law.
                             C                                      Am                                      F                                    G  
She's the Earl of March's daughter and the fairest of them a'
                        C                                         Am                              F                      G            C  
But the humble squire o' Toshy Law has ta'en her heart awa'.