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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- A Noblemans Wedding
- Adieu My Lovely Nancy
- As I Roved Out
- 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
- The Verdant Braes Of Skreen
- The Wind And Rain
- Time Has Passed
- Uncle Rat
- White Birds
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Altan - White Birds
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
Em C G D (2x)
[Verse 1]
Em C G D
I would that we were, my beloved
Em C G D
White birds on the foam of the sea__
Em C G D
We tire of the flame of a meteor
A G D
Before it can fade and flee
[Verse 2]
C G Am G D Em
And the flame of the blue star of twilight
C G D
Hung low on the rim of the sky
C G D Em
Has awaked in our hearts, my beloved
C G D
A sadness that may not die
[Verse 3]
Em C G D
A weariness comes from those dreamers
Em C G D
Dew-dabbled, the lily and rose__
Em C G D
Ah, dream not of that, my beloved
A G D
Burn the flame of the meteor that goes
[Verse 4]
C G Am G D Em
Or the flame of the blue star that lingers
C G D
Hung low in the fall of the dew
C G D Em
For I would we were changed To white birds on the wandering foam
C G D
I____ and you
[Instrumental]
C G C G C Em C Em F C D Dsus2 Dsus4 D Dsus2 Dsus4 D
[Verse 5]
Em C G D
I am haunted by numberless islands
Em C G D
And many a Danaan shore
Em C G D
When time would surely forget us
A G D
And sorrow come near us no more
[Verse 6]
C G Am G D Em
Soon far from the rose and the lily__
C G D
And afraid of the flames would we be
C G D Em
Were we only white birds, my beloved
C G D
Right out of the foam of the sea
C G D Em
Were we only white birds, my beloved
C G D
Right out of the foam of the sea
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
Em C G D (2x)
[Verse 1]
Em C G D
I would that we were, my beloved
Em C G D
White birds on the foam of the sea__
Em C G D
We tire of the flame of a meteor
A G D
Before it can fade and flee
[Verse 2]
C G Am G D Em
And the flame of the blue star of twilight
C G D
Hung low on the rim of the sky
C G D Em
Has awaked in our hearts, my beloved
C G D
A sadness that may not die
[Verse 3]
Em C G D
A weariness comes from those dreamers
Em C G D
Dew-dabbled, the lily and rose__
Em C G D
Ah, dream not of that, my beloved
A G D
Burn the flame of the meteor that goes
[Verse 4]
C G Am G D Em
Or the flame of the blue star that lingers
C G D
Hung low in the fall of the dew
C G D Em
For I would we were changed To white birds on the wandering foam
C G D
I____ and you
[Instrumental]
C G C G C Em C Em F C D Dsus2 Dsus4 D Dsus2 Dsus4 D
[Verse 5]
Em C G D
I am haunted by numberless islands
Em C G D
And many a Danaan shore
Em C G D
When time would surely forget us
A G D
And sorrow come near us no more
[Verse 6]
C G Am G D Em
Soon far from the rose and the lily__
C G D
And afraid of the flames would we be
C G D Em
Were we only white birds, my beloved
C G D
Right out of the foam of the sea
C G D Em
Were we only white birds, my beloved
C G D
Right out of the foam of the sea
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