Ravens Lore

N.C. Darksome night and darksome lore N.C. the tale is told in the shade of the Tor N.C. of how a young man's soul shall bear the mark N.C. Dm of a King Stag's horn and a Raven's heart Dm The old Horned One saith deep and slow Dm give to me the life you owe Dm and the brave young man who flees so fast Dm delivers his heart to the Kina at last Dm The challenge you fear is only death Dm and the secret that waits in your dying breath Dm so yield to the Raven, have no fear Dm she is the Dark Maid, she is the seer Bb Gm Dm And he cries …. “O where is the raven so white and so fair C F Bb with the feathers of death in her shadowy hair Gm Dm O where O where is the maiden dark Bb F C Dm whose gift to me is her beating heart” Gm Dm She said “come beloved and lie with me C G upon the earth by the blackthorn tree Dm Gm and high above and over the Tor Bb F C Dm let the new horned moon keep Raven's lore”' G “When the moon's full dark so shall you run Dm G through the woods in the guise of the old Horned one Dm Gm and I as the Raven so fair and white Bb F C Dm shall circle the Tor through the darksome night” F | | | C | Dm | Dm G “And every time the moon wanes dark Dm Gm and you and I share the sacred heart Dm Gm then shall the womb of the land in the Tor Bb F C Dm sound the rune of the Raven's lore” Bb G Dm And he cries …. “Oh where is the raven so white and so fair C F Bb with the feathers of death in her shadowy hair G Dm Oh where Oh where is the maiden dark Bb F C Dm whose gift to me is her beating heart” Bb G Dm And he cries …. “Oh where is the raven so white and so fair C F Bb with the feathers of death in her shadowy hair G Dm Oh where Oh where is the maiden dark Bb F C Dm whose gift to me is her beating heart” Dm Darksome night and darksome lore D the tale is told in the shade of the Tor