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"The Heather On The Hill" by Lerner & Loewe is in the key of Ab. Our simplified arrangement makes it accessible with color-coded notes and interactive playback.

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Lyrics

(Eb)Can’t (Cm)we (Eb)two (Cm)go (Fm7)walk (Ebmaj7)in’ (Fm6)to (Cm7)geth (F)er (Cm)out be yond the (Fm7)val ley of (Bb7sus)trees, (Eb)out (Cm)where (Eb)there’s (Cm)a (Gm7)hill (Fm7)side (Ebmaj7)of (Fm6)heath (Fdim7)er (Cm)curt (Ebmaj7)sey (Fm6)in’ (Cm7)gen (F)tly (Cm)in (F7)the (Bb7sus)breeze. (Cm7)That’s what I’d (Eb)like to do; (Fm)see (G)the (Cm)heath (F9)er (Bb9)but (Bb7)with (Eb)you. The mist of May is in the (Ab)gloam in’ and all the clouds are (Eb7)hold in’ still. So take my (C7)hand and let’s go (Ab6)roam in’ through the (Ab)heath (Eb)er (Abmaj7)on (Bb7)the (Eb6)hill. The morn in’ dew is blink in’ (Ab)yon der, there’s laz y mu sic (Eb7)in the rill. And all I (C7)want to do is (Ab6)wan der through the (Ab)heath (Eb)er (Abmaj7)on (Bb7)the (Eb)hill. There may be (Em)oth er (E)days as rich and (B7)rare. There may be (G#m7)oth er (C#7)springs as full and (Gbmaj7)fair. But they won’t (Cm7)be the same, they’ll come and (Bbmaj7)go. (D)For (F9)this (F7)I (Bb9sus)know: That when the mist is in the (Ab)gloam in’ and all the clouds are (Eb7)hold in’ still, if you’re not (C7)there I won’t go (Ab6)roam in’ through the (Ab)heath (Eb)er (Abmaj7)on (G7)the (Cm)hill, (Abm6)the (Eb)heath er (Fm7)on (Bb7)the (Eb)hill. The mist of May is in the (Ab)gloam in’ and all the clouds are (Eb7)hold in’ still. So take my (C7)hand and let’s go (Ab6)roam in’ through the (Ab)heath (Eb)er (Abmaj7)on (Bb7)the (Eb6)hill. The morn in’ dew is blink in’ (Ab)yon der, there’s laz y mu sic (Eb7)in the rill. And all I (C7)want to do is (Ab6)wan der through the (Ab)heath (Eb)er (Abmaj7)on (Bb7)the (Eb)hill. There may be (Em)oth er (E)days as rich and (B7)rare. There may be (G#m7)oth er (C#7)springs as full and (Gbmaj7)fair. But they won’t (Cm7)be the same, they’ll come and (Bbmaj7)go. (D)For (F9)this (F7)I (Bb9sus)know: That when the mist is in the (Ab)gloam in’ and all the clouds are (Eb7)hold in’ still, if you’re not (C7)there I won’t go (Ab6)roam in’ through the (Ab)heath (Eb)er (Abmaj7)on (G7)the (Cm)hill, (Abm6)the (Eb)heath er (Fm7)on (Bb7)the (Eb)hill. (Eb)hill.

Song Details

Category: Musical/Soundtrack
Key: Ab
Tempo: 100 BPM
Difficulty: hard
Artist: Lerner & Loewe

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