Grant Lee Phillips Bootlegs & Unreleased Please e-mail your corrections, questions and suggestions: vladimirroman@hotmail.com Vladimir Roman Standard tuning: E B G D A E. 13. CATHAIN LEGEND ----- Comments: 1. You can change D(5) to Dsus4 while playing all the D(5) chords in the song. e(2) e(2) b[3] b[3] g[2] g[0] d[0] d[0] a[0] a[0] e[x] e[x] So the tab sound more similar. ----- Intro: D(5) Verse 1: D(5) Bid goddess rise from mists of memory C(5) G(5) D(5) Rise the fair Cathain D(5) In battle the equal of every man C(5) G(5) D(5) And every lover disdained G D(5) Am7 D(5) Her heart was locked in a roundtower's keep C(5) G(5) D(5) And none that gate could unbar D(5) Till rose a prince in Ulster's east C(5) G(5) D(5) His name was Conchobar Verse 2: D(5) By day she taught him feats of arms C(5) G(5) D(5) With sword and mace and bow D(5) By night they kindled passions fire C(5) G(5) D(5) That only lovers know G D(5) Am7 D(5) So king and warrior thus were joined C(5) G(5) D(5) In battles blood and love D(5) The throne belonged to Conchobar C(5) G(5) D(5) To Cathain the Witch's Glove D(5) Am7 C(5) Verse 3: D(5) Dark rivals rose against the king C(5) G(5) D(5) To challenge for his throne D(5) All Ulster in the balance hung C(5) G(5) D(5) Without its champion G D(5) Am7 D(5) A druid he sent to sacrifice C(5) G(5) D(5) An offering to Cathain D(5) A maiden fair with flaxen hair C(5) G(5) D(5) Not once but two times slain Am7 C(5) Two times slain Solo: D(5) C(5) G(5) D(5) e[-----5--7--5------5--2--3--2---------------------------> b[--3------------3--------------3----1----0--------------> g[---------------------------------------------2---------> d[-------------------------------------------------------> Ooh ooh ooh D(5) C(5) G(5) D(5) e[-----5--7--5------5--2--3--2---------------------------> b[--3------------3--------------3----1----0----3---------> g[-------------------------------------------------------> d[-------------------------------------------------------> G D(5) Am7 D(5) C(5) G D(5) e[-------------------------------------------------------> b[--0----------0--1---3--1--0---------3--1--0------------> g[-----2--0--2------------------2---------------2--0-----> d[----------------------------------------------------0--> D(5) C(5) G(5) D(5) e[-----5--7--5------5--2--3--2---------------------------] b[--3------------3--------------3----1----0----3---------] g[-------------------------------------------------------] d[-------------------------------------------------------] Verse 4: D(5) But Cathain she would ne'r return C(5) G(5) D(5) To fight the kings own war D(5) Till the druid did a virgin bring C(5)G(5) D(5) To Conamara far G D(5) Am7 D(5) The fair Iona pure and sweet C(5) G(5) D(5) On the self-same table lain D(5) And by the Corclach's hungry stone C(5) G(5) D(5) The innocent was slain Solo: (See the tab above.) Hey hey hey Hey hey hey Verse 5: D(5) In rage the warrior goddess from C(5) G(5) D(5) The Western Sea arose D(5) Her bloody gauntlet dealt that day C(5) G(5) D(5) A thousand fierce deathblows G D(5) Am7 D(5) The kingdom saved her quest complete C(5) G(5) D(5) She sank beneath the waves D(5) Till Ulster's sons with sacrifice C(5) G(5) D(5) Bid her return once more