Biography:
Altan is an Irish folk and traditional music group, which formed in Gweedore, County Donegal in 1987. The popular outfit, who are led by the world-renowned fiddler and vocalist Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, have been driven by many critically acclaimed albums and a relentless touring schedule. They emerged during the 1990s as one of Ireland’s premiere traditional musical groups and have since sold millions of records worldwide.
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- Blackwaterside
- Daily Growing
- Far Beyond Carrickfinn
- Girl From The North Country
- Green Grow The Rushes
- I Wish My Love Was A Red Red Rose
- Island Girl
- No Ash Will Burn
- Ten Thousand Miles
- The Blackest Crow
- The Flower Of Magherally
- The Jug Of Punch
- The Lass Of Glenshee
- The Pretty Young Girl
- The Sea
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- The Wind And Rain
- Time Has Passed
- Uncle Rat
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Altan - Ten Thousand Miles
CAPO: 5th Fret
[Intro]
C C7/Bb F C C7/Bb F
[Verse 1]
N.C. C F C F
Fare you well, my own true love
G Am F
Farewell for awhile
C G E7 Am F
I am going away, but I'll be back
G Am C F
If I go ten thousand miles__
[Verse 2]
N.C. C F C F
Ten thousand miles, my own true love
G Am F
Ten thousand miles or more
C G E7 Am F
And the rocks may melt, and the seas___ may burn
G Am C
If I no more return
[Verse 3]
N.C. C F C F
Oh, don't you see yon lonesome dove
G Am F
Sitting on yon ivy tree
C G E7 Am F
She is weeping for___ her own true love
G Am C F C F C F C
As I shall weep for mine
[Verse 4]
N.C. C F C F
Oh, come back, my own true love
G Am F
And stay awhile with me
C G E7 Am F
If I had a friend all on this earth
G Am C F C F C F C F C Bb
You've been a friend to me
CAPO: 5th Fret
[Intro]
C C7/Bb F C C7/Bb F
[Verse 1]
N.C. C F C F
Fare you well, my own true love
G Am F
Farewell for awhile
C G E7 Am F
I am going away, but I'll be back
G Am C F
If I go ten thousand miles__
[Verse 2]
N.C. C F C F
Ten thousand miles, my own true love
G Am F
Ten thousand miles or more
C G E7 Am F
And the rocks may melt, and the seas___ may burn
G Am C
If I no more return
[Verse 3]
N.C. C F C F
Oh, don't you see yon lonesome dove
G Am F
Sitting on yon ivy tree
C G E7 Am F
She is weeping for___ her own true love
G Am C F C F C F C
As I shall weep for mine
[Verse 4]
N.C. C F C F
Oh, come back, my own true love
G Am F
And stay awhile with me
C G E7 Am F
If I had a friend all on this earth
G Am C F C F C F C F C Bb
You've been a friend to me
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