Eternity - Words and Music by Dougie MacLean
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Most, if not all, of Dougie's songs are played in open tunings on the guitar. I have transcribed this,

along with a few more of his songs, in standard tuning to allow for easier learning.

[Intro]
Bm A       G

[Verse]
G9                D
She loves me, she loves me not
            Bm        Asus4 G
Where can a simple is-land  boy begin?
                       D
This highland pride is all I've got
           Bm          Asus4    G
But in the darkness it means ev-erything
Asus4       D            G
It makes me one with the tide
Asus4       D               Bm      G
It makes me strong when I'm burning inside

[Chorus]
A                    D     G  Bm          Asus4            G
Standing here on Cad-derley,  Between the burn and the tur-ning sea
A                    D     G  Bm          Asus4            G
I gaze across at these golden hills, I'm looking all the way to eternity
A                   Bm     A     G    Bm    A    G
All the way to eter-nity

[Verse]
G9                    D
I stand naked I'm the native one
          Bm            Asus4  G
I like to feel the wind across my face
                          D
I like to dream but maybe I should run
            Bm         Asus4          G
In case our tracks get covered and we leave no trace
Asus4       D             G
No trace of where we have come
Asus4       D            Bm           G
No trace of songs we can hold for our young


[Chorus]
A                    D     G  Bm          Asus4            G
Standing here on Cad-derley,  Between the burn and the tur-ning sea
A                    D     G  Bm          Asus4            G
I gaze across at these golden hills, I'm looking all the way to eternity
A                   Bm     A     G    Bm    A    G
All the way to eter-nity

[Bridge]
A                         D
I will sow this seed again
A                              D           Bm  A
I will work this field and know it's never end-ing

[Verse]
G9                     D
I'll lose a son to the German wars
Bm          Asus4             G
We lose the land he was fight-ing for
                     D
Lose our language to greed and gain
    Bm         Asus4   G
All washed away by a southern rain
Asus4     D             G
Washed un-til we can't see
Asus4    D       Bm          G
What our destiny meant us to be


[Chorus]
A                    D     G  Bm          Asus4            G
Standing here on Cad-derley,  Between the burn and the tur-ning sea
A                    D     G  Bm          Asus4            G
I gaze across at these golden hills, I'm looking all the way to eternity
A                   Bm
All the way to eter-nity,
        Asus4       G     A                   Bm
All the way to eter-nity, All the way to eter-nity (repeat last line and fade)