Westering Home

	  		
Intro 
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Verse 1:
E 
Westering home with a song in the air 
A            E           A          B 
Light in the eye and its goodbye to care 
E 
Laughter and love and a welcoming there 
E          B         A   E 
Isle of my heart, my own land 


 
Verse 1:
E                       B 
Tell me of lands of the Orient gay 
E                        A         B 
Speak of the riches that come from Cathay 
E                       B 
Ah but it's grand to be woken at day 
    E             B         A 
And find yourself nearer to Islay 


Verse 1:
E 
Westering home with a song in the air 
A            E           A          B 
Light in the eye and its goodbye to care 
E 
Laughter and love and a welcoming there 
E           B         A   E 
Light of my heart, my own land 


E                           B 
Where are the folk like the folk of the west 
E                    A           B 
Canty and couthy and kindly, the best 
E                        B 
There I would hie me and there I would rest 
   E            B           A 
At home with my own folk in Islay 



E 
Westering home with a song in the air 
A            E           A          B 
Light in the eye and its goodbye to care 
E 
Laughter and love and a welcoming there 
E           B         A   E 
Light of my heart, my own land 

Instrumental 
E E E B 
E E A B 
E E E B 
E E B A 

Verse 1:
E                      B 
Now I'm at home and at home I do lay 
E                       A         B 
Dreaming of riches that come from Cathay 
E                               B 
I'll board a good ship and I'll be on my way 
    E             B          A 
And bring back my fortune to Islay 



E 
Westering home with a song in the air 
A            E           A          B 
Light in the eye and its goodbye to care 
E 
Laughter and love and a welcoming there 
E           B         A   E 
Light of my heart, my own land 


Chorus 2 
F# 
Westering home with a song in the air 
B            F#          B          C# 
Light in the eye and its goodbye to care 
F# 
Laughter and love and a welcoming there 
F#          C#        B   F# 
Light of my heart, my own land 

Instrumental 
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A A A A 
A A A A 
D A D E 
A A A A 
A E D A 


A 
Westering home with a song in the air 
D            A           D          E 
Light in the eye and its goodbye to care 
A 
Laughter and love and a welcoming there 
A           E         D   A 
Light of my heart, my own land 
A 
Westering home with a song in the air 
D            A           D          E 
Light in the eye and its goodbye to care 
A 
Laughter and love and a welcoming there 
A           E         D   A 
Light of my heart, my own land 
A           E         D   A 
Light of my heart, my own land