Maid of the Loch (You And I And The Sky) - Karine Polwart 6/8 time = 123 456 DADGAD Tuning Capo @ III Play as D, sounds in F INTRO ||: D A F#m G :|| 2x D A F#m Oh my dear G A D your waters are wonderous clear A F#m And the north wind G A caresses my skin ~CHORUS~ Em A You make me feel D A/C# Like I could relinquish Bm7 D/A G A This body of stone and steel... and fly Em F#m G A And you cradle me like a lover Em F#m G A And rock me in your arms like a mother Em F#m G A Em F#m G A With your lullaby of water and sky D A F#m Oh mo chroí G A D You're as deep and as wide as the sea A F#m And you carry me so G A Em There's nowhere that we can't go ~REPEAT CHORUS~ Em F#m G A Oh how I wish that my hold would rip open Em F#m G A And you'd fill me with your love like an ocean Em F#m G A I would be ever so beautifully Em F#m G A Em F#m G A Em F#m G A bro-ken... You and I... You and I... Em F#m G A Em F#m G A You and I... You and I... D A F#m G And the sky... And the sky... D A F#m G And the sky... And the sky... D A F#m Oh my queen G A D I want to reveal all that's never been seen A F#m And show them your power G A Em That blooms in your belly just like a flower ~REPEAT CHORUS~ Em F#m G A Everything holy and everything hidden Em F#m G A We're holding each other, the loch and the Maiden Em F#m G A Em F#m G A We go waltzing around... Merry dancers. You and I D A F# G And the sky... And the sky... D A F# G D And the sky... And the sky... ("mo chroi" is pronounced, "muh cree", and is Irish for "my darling") ********************************************** Suggested Chord Grips (DADGAD Tuning) D A F#m G o oo o oo o oo oooo II |||1|| VI |||1|| II |||1|| |||||| |||||| VII 2|3||| |||||| |||||| ||3||| |||||| IV 34|||| |||||| V |4|||| V 34|||| Em A/C# Bm7 D/A oooo x o oo x o oo xoo oo |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| II 23|||| II |||1|| II |2|1|| II |||1|| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| IV |3|||| -Concert pitch chords- F C Am Bb F C Am Bb C Gm C F C/E Dm7 C Bb C Gm Am Bb C