Biography:
Karen Matheson born on 11 February 1963. She grew up in the small village of Taynuilt in Argyll, Scotland. She is widely renowned for her clear vocals and being the first artist to have a hit in Gaelic, having learned the language as an adult. She is the lead singer in Capercaillie. Her husband Donald Shaw sings with her in the group.
She was awarded an OBE (Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) in the 2006 New Year's honours list.
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[Intro]
C G C F C G C F
[Verse]
C Dm7 G Am
The day you left this island was a cold December morning
F G
Tender was the redness of the sky
C Dm7 G Am
And all along the shoreline sang birds in blissful glory
F G C
I had never heard their cry before
[Chorus]
F G Am
And nothing can prepare you for the final parting words
F G
As leaving marks its harshness on your mind
F G F Am
And I've been ever waiting for the day the world stood still
F G C
Waiting for the day you came to me
[Instrumental]
C Dm7 C Dm7 C G
[Verse]
C Dm7 G Am
Waking in a new day to parodies of disillusion
F G
Songs become your saviour every day
C Dm7 G Am
With so many faces just holding on in borrowed places
F G C
Hoping for the day they make it home
[Chorus]
F G Am
And nothing can prepare you for the final parting words
F G
As leaving marks its harshness on your mind
F G F Am
And I've been ever waiting for the day the world stood still
F G C
Waiting for the day you came to me
[Instrumental]
C Dm7 C Dm7 C G
[Verse]
C Dm7 G Am
Yours is the kingdom, the power and all its glory
F G
Yours is the world to call your own
C Dm7 G Am
But careful child, hold on tight and pray your star keeps shining
F G C G
Like a silver moon to guide you home again
[Chorus]
F G Am
And nothing can prepare you for the final parting words
F G
As leaving marks its harshness on your mind
F G F Am
And I've been ever waiting for the day the world stood still
F G C
Waiting for the day you came to me
[Outro]
C G C F C G C F
C G C F C G C F
C G C F C G C F
C G C F C G C F
[Verse]
C Dm7 G Am
The day you left this island was a cold December morning
F G
Tender was the redness of the sky
C Dm7 G Am
And all along the shoreline sang birds in blissful glory
F G C
I had never heard their cry before
[Chorus]
F G Am
And nothing can prepare you for the final parting words
F G
As leaving marks its harshness on your mind
F G F Am
And I've been ever waiting for the day the world stood still
F G C
Waiting for the day you came to me
[Instrumental]
C Dm7 C Dm7 C G
[Verse]
C Dm7 G Am
Waking in a new day to parodies of disillusion
F G
Songs become your saviour every day
C Dm7 G Am
With so many faces just holding on in borrowed places
F G C
Hoping for the day they make it home
[Chorus]
F G Am
And nothing can prepare you for the final parting words
F G
As leaving marks its harshness on your mind
F G F Am
And I've been ever waiting for the day the world stood still
F G C
Waiting for the day you came to me
[Instrumental]
C Dm7 C Dm7 C G
[Verse]
C Dm7 G Am
Yours is the kingdom, the power and all its glory
F G
Yours is the world to call your own
C Dm7 G Am
But careful child, hold on tight and pray your star keeps shining
F G C G
Like a silver moon to guide you home again
[Chorus]
F G Am
And nothing can prepare you for the final parting words
F G
As leaving marks its harshness on your mind
F G F Am
And I've been ever waiting for the day the world stood still
F G C
Waiting for the day you came to me
[Outro]
C G C F C G C F
C G C F C G C F
C G C F C G C F
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