I Hung My Harp Upon The Willows

Notes: Capo on 1st fret to match key on the album or no capo to match a typical live performance        Pluck the bass note of the chord on the beat and then strum the chord [Chords] B    = 799800 A    = 577600 E    = 022100 A/B  = 022220 [Intro]      (x4) [Verse] I hung my harp upon the willows When I first made this harbour town My broken heart by fair Eliza Still fresh and raw when I came to town I learned a trade from Alexander A scoundrel of the first degree And within the year I was so despondent That Doctor Fleeming well knew me [Chorus] Oh Eglinton floating on the water Oh Eglinton the rose was there for me I hung my harp high upon the willows Of Irvine town by the sea      (x2) [Verse] On Hogmanay I burned the work down I found myself without a crown Oh but I had more than any silver ’Cause I had a friend in Richard Brown In Eglinton wood we’d wander On the Drukken steps I would recite Take your harp down from the willows Said Richard Brown and he was right [Chorus] Oh Eglinton floating on the water Oh Eglinton the rose was there for me I took my harp down from the willows Richard Brown I bow to thee [Outro] Richard Brown I bow to thee Richard Brown I bow to thee