| f | Caledonia | f | Caledonia |
| Dougie Maclean / Dolores Keane | | Dougie Maclean / Dolores Keane |
| n | | n | |
| (whole song is in 3/4 time, each chord is 2 bars, so, | | |
| Down down down, Down down down for each chord, 1,2,3, 1,2,3) | | |
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| [Intro] | | |
| [C] [G] [Am] [F] | | |
| [C] [G] [Am] [F] [F*] | | |
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| Verse 1: | | Verse 1: |
| [C] I don't know if [G] you can see, | | [C] I don't know if [G] you can see, |
| The [Am] changes that have come [F] over me. | | The [Am] changes that have come [F] over me. |
| These [C] last few days I've [G] been afraid, | | These [C] last few days I've [G] been afraid, |
| That [Am] I might drift [F] away. | | That [Am] I might drift [F] away. |
| n | So I've been [C] telling old stories, [G] singing songs, | n | I've been [C] telling old stories, [G] singing songs, |
| That [Am] make me think about [F] where I come from. | | That [Am] make me think about [F] where I come from. |
| n | [C] And that's the reason [G] why I seem | n | [C] That's the reason [G] why I seem |
| So [Am] far away [F] today. | | So [Am] far away [F] today. |
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| |Chorus: | | |Chorus: |
| |[C] Let me tell you that I [G] love you, | | |[C] Let me tell you that I [G] love you, |
| |That I [Am] think about you all the [F] time. | | |That I [Am] think about you all the [F] time. |
| |Caledonia you're [C] calling me, | | |Caledonia you're [C] calling me, |
| |Now I'm [G] going [C] home. | | |Now I'm [G] going [C] home. |
| |But [C] if I should become a [G] stranger, | | |But [C] if I should become a [G] stranger, |
| |Know that [Am] it would make me more than [F] sad, | | |Know that [Am] it would make me more than [F] sad, |
| |Caledonia's been [G] everything I've ever [C] had. | | |Caledonia's been [G] everything I've ever [C] had. |
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| Verse 2: | | Verse 2: |
| Now [C] I have moved and I’ve [G] kept on moving, | | Now [C] I have moved and I’ve [G] kept on moving, |
| [Am] Proved the points that I [F] needed proving, | | [Am] Proved the points that I [F] needed proving, |
| [C] Lost the friends that [G] needed losing, | | [C] Lost the friends that [G] needed losing, |
| [Am] Found others on the [F] way. | | [Am] Found others on the [F] way. |
| [C] I've have tried [G] and kept on trying | | [C] I've have tried [G] and kept on trying |
| [Am] Stolen dreams, yes there's [F] no denying, | | [Am] Stolen dreams, yes there's [F] no denying, |
| n | [C] I've travelled hard, with [G] conscience flying, | n | [C] I've travelled hard, left [G] conscience flying, |
| [Am] Somewhere in the [F] wind. | | [Am] Somewhere with the [F] wind. |
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| Chorus: | | Chorus: |
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| Verse 3: | | Verse 3: |
| Now I'm [C] sitting here be [G] fore the fire, | | Now I'm [C] sitting here be [G] fore the fire, |
| n | [Am]The empty room, the [F] forest choir, | n | [Am]The empty room, a [F] forest choir, |
| The [C] flames that could not get [G] any higher, | | The [C] flames have cooled, don’t get [G] any higher, |
| They've [Am] withered now they’re [F] gone. | | They've [Am] withered now they’re [F] gone. |
| But I'm [C] steady thinking my [G] way is clear, | | But I'm [C] steady thinking my [G] way is clear, |
| And [Am] I know what I will [F] do tomorrow, | | And [Am] I know what I will [F] do tomorrow, |
| n | When [C] hands are shaken, and the [G] kisses flow, | n | When the [C] hands have shaken, and the [G] kisses blown, |
| Then [Am] I will dis [F] appear. | | Then [Am] I will dis [F] appear. |
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| Chorus: | | Chorus: |
| |[C] Let me tell you that I [G] love you, | | |[C] Let me tell you that I [G] love you, |
| |That I [Am] think about you all the [F] time. | | |That I [Am] think about you all the [F] time. |
| |Caledonia you're [C] calling me, | | |Caledonia you're [C] calling me, |
| |Now I'm [G] going [C] home. | | |Now I'm [G] going [C] home. |
| |But [C] if I should become a [G] stranger, | | |But [C] if I should become a [G] stranger, |
| |Know that [Am] it would make me more than [F] sad, | | |Know that [Am] it would make me more than [F] sad, |
| t | |[F] Caledonia's been [G] everything I've ever [C] had.[C*] | t | |[F*] Caledonia's been [G*] everything I've ever [C*] had. |