Scottish Folk(ish)
Ae Fond Kiss
G C Em
Ae fond kiss, and then we sever
C G
Ae farewell, and then forever
C Em
Deep in heart-wrung tears I'll pledge thee,
G D G D Em C
Warring sighs and groans I'll wage thee.
G C Em
Who shall say that Fortune grieves him,
C G
While the star of hope she leaves him?
C Em
Me, nae cheerful twinkle lights me;
G D G D Em C
Dark despair around benights me.
G C Em
I'll ne'er blame my partial fancy,
C G
Naething could resist my Nancy
C Em
But to see her was to love her;
G D G D Em C
Love but her, and love for ever.
G C Em
Had we never lov'd sae kindly,
C G
Had we never lov'd sae blindly,
C Em
Never met-or never parted,
G D G D Em C
We had ne'er been broken-hearted.
G C Em
Fare-thee-weel, thou first and fairest!
C G
Fare-thee-weel, thou best and dearest!
C Em
Thine be ilka joy and treasure,
G D G D Em C
Peace, Enjoyment, Love and Pleasure!
G C Em
Ae fond kiss, and then we sever!
C G
Ae fareweel alas, for ever!
C Em
Deep in heart-wrung tears I'll pledge thee,
G D G D Em C
Warring sighs and groans I'll wage thee.
Annie McKelvie [C] - Artist
[A] Dumbarton's the place I met [D]Annie Mc[A]Kelvie
She was [E7]walking alone by the [A]shore
And we talked for a while till as [D] evening was [A]falling
I [E7]walked her back home to her [A]door
|[CHORUS]
|Do you [E7]fancy a night at the [A]dancing wi' me
|The [B]band in the town hall's the [E7]finest you'll see
|If [D]there's no' another place [A]you'd rather [F#m]be
|Then [E7]come to the dance with me, [A]Annie
She said, [A]Give me a while to think [D]o'er your [A]proposal
My [E7]mother would have to [A]consent
So we parted that night with a [D]kiss at her [A]doorstep
[E7]Back home through Bowling I [A] went
At [A]last she agreed she would [D]come to the [A]dancing
And [E7]travel to Clydebank by [A]train
On that cold station platform I [D]waited for [A]hours
I [E7]never saw Annie [A]again
[A]Oft times I walk by the [D]banks of the [A]Leven
And [E7]follow its flow to the [A]Clyde
And I think of that day spent wi' [D]Annie Mc[A]Kelvie
The [E7]lassie that wounded my [A]pride
At the End of the Line - Skerryvore
[Instru]
G D Am C G D C
G D Am C G D C
G Dsus4 D7
Too many miles to remember the smell of the air
Em7 C
This place is all good but nothing can ever compare
G Dsus4 D7
The sun burns my skin as it pierces cerulean skies
Em7 C
I love this place but it's only a thin disguise
|[Chorus]
|C G
|Paradise is wherever your people are
| D G
|You’re alive with the people you love
|C G
|Paradise wherever you wander
|Dsus4 D7 G
|Is waiting for you at the end of the line
[Bridge]
G D Am C G D C
G D Am C G D C
4,000 miles in the sky ‘til the wheels hit the ground
Just 7 miles more on the road ‘til I'm through the front door
It wouldn't be right if the rain wasn’t drowning the stones
But I'm used to that and for sure I'm just glad to be home
[Chorus]
[Instru]
G D Am C G D C
G D Am C G D C
G D Am C G D C
G D Am C G D C
Auld Lang Syne - Traditional
Should [C] old acquaintance [G7] be forgot
And [C] never [C7] brought to [F] mind
Should [C] old acquaintance [G7] be forgot
And [F] days of [G7] auld lang [C] syne
For [C] auld lang [G7] syne, my dear
For [C] auld lang [F] syne
We'll [C] take a cup o' [G7] kindness [E7] yet
And [Am] days of [F] auld [G7] lang [C] syne
We [C] twa hae run a[G7]boot the braes
And [C] pu'd the [C7]gowans [F] fine
We've [C] wandered mony a [G7]weary foot
Sin' [F] auld la-[G7]ang [C] syne
Sin' [C] auld lang [G7] syne, my dear
Sin' [C] auld lang [F] syne
We've [C] wandered mony a [G7] weary [E7] foot
Sin' [Am] auld [F] la-[G7]ang [C] syne
We [C] twa hae sported [G7] i' the burn
From [C] morning [C7]sun till [F] dine
But [C] seas between us [G7] braid hae roared
Sin' [F] auld la-[G7]ang [C] syne
Sin' [C] auld lang [G7] syne, my dear
Sin' [C] auld lang [F] syne
But [C] seas between us [G7 ]braid hae [E7] roared
Sin' [Am] auld [F]la-[G7]ang [C] syne
And [C] ther's a hand, my [G7] trusty friend
And [C] gie's a [C7]hand o' [F] thine
We'll [C] take a cup o' [G7] kindness yet
For [F] auld la-[G7]ang [C] syne
For [C] auld lang [G7] syne, my
dear, For [C] auld lang [F] syne
We'll [C] take a cup o' [G7] kindness [E7] yet
For [Am] auld [F] la-[G7]ang [C] syne
Ay Waukin O - Robert Burns
G C G
Simmer's a pleasant time,
C D
Flowers of every colour;
G C G
The water rins o'er the heugh,
C D
And I long for my true lover
|[Chorus]
|D G
|Ay waukin, Oh,
|G C G
|Waukin still and weary
|G C G
|Sleep I can get nane,
| C D
|For thinking on my Dearie
|D G
|Ay waukin, Oh
[Instrumental]
G C D
G C D
G C D
G C D
G C G
When I sleep I dream,
C D
When I wauk I'm irie
G C G
Sleep can I get nane
C D
For thinking on my Dearie.
[Chorus]
[Instrumental]
G C G
Lanely night comes on
C D
A' the lave are sleepin
G C G
I think on my bonie lad,
C D
And I bleer my een wi' greetin.
[Chorus x2]
Black Velvet Band [C]
Traditional
Intro: [Dm] [G] [C] [C]
Verse 1:
In a [C] neat little town they call Belfast, apprenticed to [F] trade I was [G] bound,
[C] Many an hour sweet happiness
Have I [Dm] spent in that [G] neat little [C] town.
'Till a sad misfortune came o'er me, and caused me to [F] stray from the [G] land.
Far a-[C]way from my friends and relations,
Be-[Dm]trayed by the [G] black velvet [C] band.
|Chorus:
|Her [C] eyes they shone like diamonds,
|I thought her the [F] queen of the [G] land,
|And her [C] hair hung over her [Am] shoulder,
|Tied [Dm] up with a [G] black velvet [C] band.
Verse 2:
I [C] took a stroll down Broadway, meaning not [F] long for to [G] stay,
When [C] who should I meet but this pretty fair maid,
Come a [Dm] traipsing a-[G]long the high[C]way.
She was both fair and handsome, her neck it was [F] just like a [G] swan's
And her [C] hair hung over her shoulder,
Tied [Dm] up with a [G] black velvet [C] band.
|Chorus:
|Her [C] eyes they shone like diamonds,
|I thought her the [F] queen of the [G] land,
|And her [C] hair hung over her [Am] shoulder,
|Tied [Dm] up with a [G] black velvet [C] band.
Verse 3:
I [C] took a stroll with this pretty fair maid, and a gentleman [F] passing us [G] by.
Well, I [C] knew she meant the doing of him,
By the [Dm] look in her [G] roguish black [C] eye.
A gold watch she took from his pocket, And placed it [F] right into my [G] hand,
And the [C] very first thing that I said was,
"Bad [Dm] ‘cess to the [G] black velvet [C] band".
|Chorus:
|Her [C] eyes they shone like diamonds,
|I thought her the [F] queen of the [G] land,
|And her [C] hair hung over her [Am] shoulder,
|Tied [Dm] up with a [G] black velvet [C] band.
Verse 4:
Be[C]fore the judge and the jury next morning I [F] had to a-[G]ppear.
The [C] judge he says to me, "Young fellow,
The [Dm] case against [G] you is quite [C] clear.
Seven long years is your sentence, to be spent far a [F] way from this [G] land,
Far a-[C]way from your friends and relations,
Be-[Dm]trayed by the [G] black velvet [C] band.
|Chorus:
|Her [C] eyes they shone like diamonds,
|I thought her the [F] queen of the [G] land,
|And her [C] hair hung over her [Am] shoulder,
|(Slowing)
|Tied [Dm] up with a [G] black velvet [C////////] band.
Black is the Colour - Christy Moore
|[Chorus]
|[Am] Black is the [F] colour, [G] of my true love's [Am] hair,
|Her lips are [F] like [G] some roses [Am] fair,
|She has the sweetest [F] smile [G], and the gentlest [Am] hands,
|And I love the [F] ground [G] where on she [Am] stands,
Verse 1:
I love my [F] love, [G] and well she [Am] knows,
I love the [F] ground [G] whereon she [Am] goes,
I wish the [F] day [G] it soon would [Am] come,
When she and [F] I [G] could be as [Am] one
|[Chorus]
|[Am] Black is the [F] colour, [G] of my true love's [Am] hair,
|Her lips are [F] like [G] some roses [Am] fair,
|She has the sweetest [F] smile [G], and the gentlest [Am] hands,
|And I love the [F] ground [G] where on she [Am] stands,
Verse 2:
I go to the [F] Clyde [G] and moan and [Am] weep,
For satis[F]fied [G] I ne’er can [Am] be,
I write her a [F] letter, [G] just a few short [Am] lines,
And I suffer [F] death [G] a thousand [Am] times
|[Chorus]
|[Am] Black is the [F] colour, [G] of my true love's [Am] hair,
|Her lips are [F] like [G] some roses [Am] fair,
|She has the sweetest [F] smile [G], and the gentlest [Am] hands,
|And I love the [F] ground [G] where on she [Am] stands
Ca' the Yowes
Am G
Ca' the yowes tae the knowes
Em D
Ca' them where the heather grows
Em G
Ca' them where the burnie rowes
D Am
My bonnie dearie
[Verse 2]
Am G
Hark, the mavis' e'ening sang
Em D
Sounding clouden's woods amang
Em G
Then a-faulding let us gang
D Am
My bonnie dearie
[Verse 3]
Am G
We'll gang doon by Clouden side
Em D
Through the hazels spreading wide
Em G
O'er the waves that sweetly glide
D Am
Tae the moon sae clearly
[Verse 4]
Am G
Fair and lovely as thou art
Em D
Thou hast stown my very heart
Em G
I can die, but canna part
D Am
My bonnie dearie
[Verse 5]
Am G
Ca' the yowes tae the knowes
Em F#m D
Ca' them where the heather grows
Em C G Bm
Ca' them where the burnie rowes
D Am
My bonnie dearie
Caledonia[D] - Dougie MacLean
D A
I don't know if you can see
Bm G
The changes that have come over me
D A
These last few days I've been afraid
Bm G G
That I might drift away
D A
I've been telling old stories, singing songs
Bm G
That make me think about where I've come from
D A
That's the reason why I seem
Bm G
So far away today
|[Chorus]
|D A
|Let me tell you that I love you
| Bm G
|That I think about you all the time
|Em D A D
|Caledonia, you're calling me, now I'm going home
| D A
|But if I should become a stranger
| Bm G
|Know that it would make me more than sad
|Em A D
|Caledonia's been everything I've ever had
[Interlude]
D G Em G A
D A
Now I have moved and I've kept on moving
Bm G
Proved the points that I needed proving
D A
Lost the friends that I needed losing
Bm G G
Found others on the way
D A
I've kissed the fellas and left them crying
Bm G
Stolen dreams, yes, there's no denying
D A
I've travelled hard, sometimes with conscience flying
Bm G
Somewhere with the wind
[Chorus]
[Interlude]
D G Em G A
D A
Now I'm sitting here before the fire
Bm G
The empty room, the forest choir
D A
The flames have cooled, don't get any higher
Bm G G
They've withered, now they've gone
D A
But I'm steady thinking, my way is clear
Bm G
And I know what I will do tomorrow
D A
When hands have shaken, the kisses float
Bm G
Then I will disappear
[Chorus]
Em A D
Caledonia's been everything I've ever had
Charlie is my Darling - Eddi Reader
|[Chorus]
|Em Am Em
|Charlie is my darling, my darling, my darling,
| C B Em
|Charlie is my darling, the young Cheva-lier.
B Em B Em
'Twas on a Monday morning, right early in the year,
C G Am Em B
That Charlie came to our town, the young Cheva-lier. [Chorus]
B Em B Em
As he was walking up the street, The city for to view,
C G Am Em B
O there he spied a bonnie lass, The window looking through [Chorus]
B Em B Em
Sae light's he jumped up-on the stair, and tirl'd at the pin,
C G Am Em B
And wha sae ready as hersel' to let the laddie in. [Chorus]
B Em B Em
He set his Jenny on his knee, all in his Highland dress;
C G Am Em B
For brawly weel he ken'd the way to please a bonnie lass. [Chorus]
B Em B Em
It's up yon heathery mountain, An' down yon scroggie glen,
C G Am Em B
We daur na gang a milking, for Charlie and his men [Chorus]
Cod Liver Oil and the Orange Juice - Hamish Imlach
[A7][Em] [A7][Em]
Em C G Em C G
Well, oot of the east, there came a hard man, Ohhoohh, all the way from Brigton
Em C G B7 Em A7 Em A7
Ahhahh, glory hallelujah, Cod liver oil and the orange juice.
Em C G Em C G
Well, he went intae a pub and he come oot paralytic, Ohhoohh, VP and cider,
Em C G B7 Em A7 Em
Aahhahh, what a hell of a mixture, Cod liver oil and the orange juice.
Em C G Em C G
Does this bus go to the Denistoun Palais? Ohhoohh, I'm lookin' for a lumber,
Em C G B7 Em A7 Em A7
Ahhahh, glory hallelujah, Cod liver oil and the orange juice.
Em C G Em C G
In the dancin' he met Hairy Mary, Ohhohh, the floo'er o' the Gorbels,
Em C G B7 Em A7 Em A7
Ahhahh, glory hallelujah, Cod liver oil and the orange juice.
Em C G Em C G
"Ah, noo, Mary, are ye dancin'?" "Oh, no, it's jest the way I'm standin"
Em C G B7 Em A7 Em A7
Ahhahh, glory hallelujah, Cod liver oil and the orange juice.
Em C G Em C G
"Well, then, Mary, you're one in a million", "Ohhohh, so's yer chances!"
Em C G B7 Em A7 Em A7
Ahhahh, glory hallelujah, Cod liver oil and the orange juice.
Em C G Em C G
"Well, then, Mary, can I run ye hame? Ohhoohh, I've got a pair of sandshoes
Em C G B7 Em A7 Em
Aahhaahh," yer hell of a funny..." Cod liver oil and the orange juice.
Em C G Em C G
Well, doon through the back close, and intae the dunny, Ohhoohh, it wasnae for the first time,
Em C G B7 Em A7 Em A7
Ahhahh, glory hallelujah, Cod liver oil and the orange juice.
Em C G Em C G
Then oot came her mammy, she was goin' tae the cludgie, Ohhoohh, I buggered off sharpish
Em C G B7 Em A7 Em A7
Ahhahh, glory hallelujah, Cod liver oil and the orange juice.
Em C G Em C G
Noo Hairy Mary's lookin' for her hard man, Ohhoohh, he's joined the Foreign Legion
Em C G B7 Em A7 Em
Aah haahh, Sahara and a camel, Cod liver oil and the orange juice
Em C G Em C G
Then Hairy Mary had a little baby, Ohhoohh, his father's in the army,
Em C G B7 Em A7 Em A7
Ahhahh, glory hallelujah, Cod liver oil and the orange juice.
Come Away In - Karine Polwart
A E A
Welcome into the house
E
where we have bread to eat
F#m D
and room at the table
A E A
Welcome into the house
E
where we sit down to meet
D A
with stranger and neighbour
A E A
Welcome into the house
|[Chorus]
|A D E A
|Come a-way, come away in
|A D E A
|Come away, come away in
|F#m D
|the storm it is rising
| A E
|but we’ll hold back the wind
|A D E A
|Come away, come away in
[Verse 2]
A E A
Welcome into the house
E
where there’s an open door
F#m D
and the fire is burning
A E A
Welcome into the house
E
where you can rest a while
D A
from the world and its turning
A E A
Welcome into the house
|[Chorus]
|A D E A
|Come a-way, come away in
|A D E A
|Come away, come away in
|F#m D
|the storm it is rising
| A E
|but we’ll hold back the wind
|A D E A
|Come away, come away in
A D E A
all you sisters and mothers, (come away in)
A D E A
all you fathers and brothers, (come away in)
A D E A
all the widows lamenting (...)
A D E A
all the exiles dissenting (...)
A D E A
all the lost and forgotten (...)
A D E A
and the battered and broken (...)
A D E A
all the motherless children (...)
A Bm7
we welcome you all
D
(into the house)
|[Chorus]
|A D E A
|Come a-way, come away in
|A D E A
|Come away, come away in
|F#m D
|the storm it is rising
| A E
|but we’ll hold back the wind
|A D E A
|Come away, come away in
Comin thro’ the rye
[Instrumental ‘Dram Behind the Curtain’ A + B parts]
D A
Comin thro' the rye, poor body,
D G D
Comin thro' the rye,
D A
She draigl't a' her petticoatie
D G D
Comin thro' the rye.
|[Chorus]
| D A
|Oh Jenny's a' weet, poor body,
|D G
|Jenny's seldom dry,
| D G D A
|She draigl't a' her petticoatie
|D G D
|Comin thro' the rye.
[Dram instrumental B part first line]
D A
Gin a body meet a body
D G D
Comin thro' the rye,
D A
Gin a body kiss a body
D G D
Need a body cry.
[Chorus]
[Dram instrumental A + B parts]
D A
Gin a body meet a body
D G D
Comin thro' the glen,
D A
Gin a body kiss a body
D G D
Need the warld ken!
[Chorus]
[Instrumental Dram A part + Rye]
[Outro]
D A
She's draigl't a' her petticoatie
D G D
Comin thro' the rye.
Daisy - Karine Polwart
G
Hey Daisy darling
C G
Don’t spread your arms so wide
G C G
Why don’t you keep a little something inside?
Em D C G
I know you think that hands are made for pulling us through
Am D G
But there are people in this world who don’t think like you do
G
Hey Daisy darling
C G
Don’t give them all you can
G C G
Why don’t you keep a few more cards in your hand?
Em D C G
I know you’ll only say a thing you believe to be true
Am D G
But there are people in this world who don’t think like you do
C
They don’t think like you do
Am G
And some don’t think at all
Repeat Intro
G
Hey Daisy darling
C G
Don’t take it all as read
G C G
Why don’t you ask a few more questions instead?
Em D C G
I know you think that everyone should be paid what they’re due
Am D G
But there are people in this world who don’t think like you do
C
They don’t think like you do
Am G
And some don’t think at all
G
Hey Daisy darling
C G
Don’t spread your arms so wide
G C G
Why don’t you keep a little something inside?
Em D C G
I know you think that hands are made for pulling us through
Am D G
But there are people in this world who don’t think like you do
Em D C G
I know you’ll only say a thing you believe to be true
Am D G
But there are people in this world who don’t think like you do
C
They don’t think like you do
Am G
And some don’t think at all
Do You Love An Apple? - Bothy Band
Do [G]you love an [C] apple? Do [G]you love a [C]pear?
Do [G]you love a [C] laddie with [G]curly brown [D]hair?
|Chorus:
|Ah but [G] still I love him, I [C]can't deny him
|[G] I will go [C] with him wher-[D]ever he [G] goes [C] [G] [D]
Be[G]fore I got [C] married I [G]wore a black [C]shawl
But [G]since I got [C]married I [G]wear bugger [D]all
He [G]stood at the [C] corner, a [G]fag in his [C]mouth
Two [G]hands in his [C]pockets, he [G]whistled me [D]out
He [G]works at the [C] pier for [G]nine bob a [C]week
Come [G]Saturday [C]night, he comes [G]rolling home [D]drunk
Be[G]fore I got [C] married I'd [G]sport and I'd [C]play
But [G]now, the [C]cradle, it [G]gets in me [D]way
My [G]back is a-[C] breaking, my [G]fingers are [C]sore,
[G]Gutting the [C]herrin' he [G]brings to the [D]shore.
The [G]storm is a-[C] raging, his [G]boat isn't [C]in,
Why [G]doesn't one [C]tell me what's [G]happened to [D]him.
If [G]he's gone to [C] heaven, he'll [G]come to no [C] harm.
If [G]he's gone to [C]hell, then he'll [G]keep himself [D]warm
Down By The Sally Gardens
It was [C] down by the [G] Sally [F] Gar–[C]dens
My [F] love and [G] I did [C] meet [G]
She [C] passed the [G] Sally [F] Gar–[C]dens
On [F] little [G] snow-white [C] feet [C]
She [Am] bid me [F] take love [G] ea–[C]sy
As the [F] leaves grow [G] on the [C] tree [G]
But [C] I being [G] young and [F] fool–[C]ish
With [F] her did [G] not a–[C]gree [G]
In a [C] field down [G] by the [F] ri–[C]ver
My [F] love and [G] I did [C] stand [G]
And [C] on my [G] leaning [F] shoul–[C]der
She [F] laid her [G] snow-white [C] hand [C]
She [Am] bid me [F] take life [G] ea–[C]sy
As the [F] grass grows [G] on the [C] weirs [G]
But [C] I was [G] young and [F] foo–[C]lish
And [F] now am [G] full of [C] ↓ tears
Every River - Runrig
[Intro]
A E Bm D
A E Bm D
A F#m
You ask me to
D A
Believe in magic
A F#m
Expect me to commit
D E
Suicide of the heart
A F#m
And you ask me to play
D A
This game without question
Bm D
Raising the stakes on this
Bm E E
Shotgun roulette
|[Chorus]
| A E
|Every river I try to cross
| Bm D
|Every hill I try to climb
| A E
|Every ocean I try to swim
| Bm D
|Every road I try to find
| A E
|All the ways of my life
| F#m D
|I'd rather be with you
| A E
|There's no way
|F#m D
|Without you
A F#m
You came to me
D A
Like the ways of children
A F#m
Simple as breathing,
D E
Easy as air
A F#m
Now the years show no fear,
D A
Like the wind they pass over
Bm D
Loved, forgiven,
Bm E E
Washed and saved
[Chorus]
Fields of Athenry
[A] By a lonely prison wall, I [D] heard a young girl [A] call[E]ing,
[A] Michael they have[D] taken you a[E]way,
For you [A] stole Trevelyn’s [D] corn,
so the [A] young might see the [E] morn,
Now a prison ship lies [E7] waiting in the [A] bay.
|[Chorus]
|[A] Low [D] lie the [A] fields of Athen[F#m]ry,
|Where [A] once we watched the small free birds [E] fly,
|Our [A] love was on the[D] wing,
|We had[A] dreams and songs to [E] sing,
|It's so [E] lonely round the [E7] fields of Athen[A]ry.
By a [A] lonely prison wall, I [D] heard a young man [A] call[E]ing,
[A] Nothing matters [D] Mary when you’re [E] free,
Against the [A] famine and the [D] Crown,
I re[A]belled, they cut me [E] down,
Now you [E] must raise our [E7] child with digni[A]ty.
[Chorus]
By a [A] lonely harbour wall,she [D] watched the last star [A] fall[E]ing,
As the [A] prison ship sailed [D] out against the [E] sky,
For she’ll [A] live in hope and [D] pray,for her [A] love in Botany [E] Bay,
It's so [E] lonely round the [E7] fields of Athen[A]ry
[Chorus]
[Chorus a capella]
Follow the Heron - Karine Polwart
G C
The back of the winter is broken
D7 G
And light lingers long by the door
G C
And the seeds of the summer have spoken
D7 G
In gowans that bloom on the shore
|Chorus
| D G C
|By night and day we'll sport and we'll play
| G D
|And delight as the dawn dances over the bay
|G C
|Sleep blows the breath of the morning away
| D7 G
|And we follow the heron home
G C
In darkness we cradled our sorrow
D7 G
And stoked all our fires with fear
G C
Now these bones that lie empty and hollow
D7 G
Are ready for gladness to cheer
[Chorus]
G C
So long may you sing of the salmon
D7 G
And the snow-scented sounds of your home
G C
While the north wind delivers its sermon
D7 G
Of ice and salt water and stone
Freedom come a'ye - Hamish Henderson
G Em C G
Roch the win i the clear day's dawin
C G Em C D
Blaws the clouds heilster-gowdie owre the bay
G Em C G
But thair's mair nor a roch win blawin
C G D G
Thro the Great Glen o the warl the day
C G C G
It's a thocht that wad gar our rottans
Em C D
Aa thae rogues that gang gallus fresh an gay
G Em C G
Tak the road an seek ither loanins
C G D G
Wi thair ill-ploys tae sport an play
G Em C G
Nae mair will our bonnie callants
C G Em C D
Merch tae war whan our braggarts crousely craw
G Em C G
Nor wee weans frae Pitheid an clachan
C G D G
Murn the ships sailin doun the Broomielaw
C G C G
Broken faimilies in launs we've hairried
Em C D
Will curse 'Scotlan the Brave' nae mair, nae mair
G Em C G
Black an white ane-til-ither mairried
C G D G
Mak the vile barracks o thair maisters bare
[Verse 3]
G Em C G
So come aa ye at hame wi freedom
C G Em C D
Never heed whit the hoodies croak for Doom
G Em C G
In yer hous aa the bairns of Adam
C G D G
Will fin breid, barley bree an painted rooms
C G C G
Whan MacLean’s meets wi’ his friens in Springburn
Em C D
Aa thae roses an geeans will turn tae blume
G Em C G
An a black lad frae yont Nyanga
C G D G
Dings the fell gallows o the burghers doun
Give a little love [C] - Bay City Rollers
C Am Dm G
It's a teenage dream to be seventeen
E Am G F G
And to find you're all wrapped up in love (in love)
C Am Dm G
And I found that you made a dream come true
E Am G F G
Now I do believe in what they say
G
You've got to
|[Chorus]
|C G
|Give a little love take a little love
|Am D
|Be prepared to forsake a little love
| C G Am G
|And when the sun comes shining through
|Dm G
|We'll know what to do
|C G
|Give a little love take a little love
|Am D
|Be prepared to forsake a little love
| C G Am G
|And when the sun comes shining through
|Dm G F C
|We'll know, what to do
C Am Dm G
And when I walk with you there is just we two
E Am G F G
And the world goes by but I just don't care
C Am Dm G
(*Spoken*) And I know one day that I'll find the way
E Am G F G
To be safe and sound within your heart
G
(*Singing*) So until I do I'm gonna
|[Chorus]
|C G
|Give a little love take a little love
|Am D
|Be prepared to forsake a little love
| C G Am G
|And when the sun comes shining through
|Dm G
|We'll know what to do
|C G
|Give a little love take a little love
|Am D
|Be prepared to forsake a little love
| C G Am G
|And when the sun comes shining through
|Dm G F C
|We'll know, what to do
Glasgow Lullaby - Eric Bogle
[G]Hush wee babby, for yer [C]daddy's comin' in
[D]Stumblin' up the stair and missin' every [G] yin
Rotten wi' beer and [C] stinkin' o' gin
[D]He's drunk again -- as [G]usual
|Chorus:
|[G]Oh my God, it's a [C] weary, weary life
|[D]Who wid be a [G] drinkin' man's wife
|Who wid thole a' this [C] trouble and this strife
|[D]Who but a silly [G]woman
[G]Hush wee babby, he's [C]comin' in the door
[D]Drunken big feet are [G]skitin' over the floor
He's had a bucket, but he's [C]thirstin' for more
[D]He disnae ken when he's [G]beaten
[G]Hush wee babby, listen [C]tae him sittin' there
[D]Wi his bloodshot eyes and his [G]tangled hair
Mooth fu' o' big talk and [C]eyes fu' o' despair
[D]And blaming me -- as [G]usual
Chorus:
[G]Hush wee babby, yer [C]daddy's gone tae bed
The [D]morn he'll no' remember a' [G]the things he said
But his tongue wis sharp and [C]a' the wounds they bled
[D]But then I'm used tae [G]bleedin'
[G]Hush wee babby and [C]close yer weary eyes
[D]Cuddle intae mammy and [G]stop yer tired wee cries
And in the mornin' when ye de[C]cide tae rise
[D]Yer mammy'll be here [G]waitin'
Chorus:
Green Grow the Rashes
|[Chorus]
|A Bm
|Green grow the rashes, O, Green grow the rashes, O
| D A
|The sweetest hours that e'er I spend,
| Bm D
|Are spent amang the lasses, O
A
There's nought but care on ev'ry han',
Bm
In ev'ry hour that passes, O
D A
What signifies the life o' man,
Bm D
An' 'twere na for the lasses, O. [Chorus]
A
The war'ly race may riches chase,
Bm
An' riches still may fly them, O
D A
An' tho' at last they catch them fast,
Bm D
Their hearts can ne'er enjoy them, O. [Chorus]
A
But gie me a cannie hour at e'en,
Bm
My arms about my dearie, O
D A
An' war'ly cares, an' war'ly men,
Bm D
May a' gae tapsalteerie, O! [Chorus]
A
For you sae douce, ye sneer at this
Bm
Ye're nought but senseless asses, O
D A
The wisest man the warl' e'er saw,
Bm D
He dearly lov'd the lasses, O. [Chorus]
A
Auld Nature swears, the lovely dears
Bm
Her noblest work she classes, O
D D
Her prentice han' she try'd on man,
Bm D
An' then she made the lasses, O. [Chorus]
Hard Times - Mary Black (Stephen Foster)
Let us [C] pause in life's pleasures and [G] count its many [Am] tears
[F] while we [C] all sup [G] sorrow with the [C] poor
There's a song that will linger for-[G]ever in our [Am] ears
[F] Oh, [C] hard times [G] come again no [C] more
Chorus: (harmony)
T'is the [C] song, the sigh of the [F] wea[C]ry
Hard times, [F] hard [C] times [D] come again no [G] more
Many [C] days you have lingered a-[G]round my cabin [Am] door
[F] Oh, [C] hard times [G]come again no [C] more
While we [C] seek mirth and beauty and [G] music light and [Am] gay
[F] there are [C] frail forms [G]fainting at the [C] door
Though their voices are silent, their [G] pleading looks will [Am] say
[F] Oh, [C] hard times [G]come again no [C] more
Chorus: (harmony)
T'is the [C] song, the sigh of the [F] wea[C]ry
[C] Hard times, [F] hard [C] times [D] come again no [G] more
Many [C] days you have lingered a-[G]round my cabin [Am] door
[F] Oh, [C] hard times [G]come again no [C] more
There's a [C] pale weeping maiden who [G] toils her life [Am] away
[F] with a [C] worn heart whose [G]better days are [C] o'er
Though her voice would be merry, t'is [G] sighing all the [Am] day
[F] Oh, [C] hard times [G]come again no [C] more
Chorus: (harmony)
T'is the [C] song, the sigh of the [F] wea[C]ry
Hard times, [F] hard [C] times [D] come again no [G] more
Many [C] days you have lingered a-[G]round my cabin [Am] door
[F] Oh, [C] hard times [G]come again no [C] more
Acapello
T'is the song, the sigh of the weary
Hard times, hard times come again no more
Many days you have lingered around my cabin door
Oh, hard times come again no more
[F] Oh, [C] hard times [slow/single strums] [C*] come a-[G7*]gain no [C*] more
Hermless[C] - Michael Marra
C Am Em G
Wi' ma hand on ma heart and ma heart in my mooth
C Am G
With arms that could reach o'er the sea
C Am Em F
Ma feet might be big but the insects are safe
F G C
They'll never get stood on by me
|[Chorus]
|C Am Em G
|Hermless, hermless
| C Am G
|There's never nae bother frae me
| C Am Em F
|Ah go tae the library an' tak' oot a book
|F G C
|Then Ah go hame for ma tea
There's ane or twa lads that Ah could ca' my chums
They're canny and meek as can be
There's Tam wi' his pigeons, and Will wi' his mice
And Robert McClenaghan and me
Ah collect a' the coupons that come wi' the soup
And when Ah have saved fifty-three
Ah send away fifty, put three in a drawer
And something gets posted tae me
Hermless, hermless,
There's never nae bother frae me
Naeb'dy would notice if I wasnae there
If I didnae go hame for ma tea
I'll Tell Me Ma [C] - Traditional
[INTRO]
[C]
|I'll [C] tell me ma when [F] I get [C] home
|The [G7] boys won't leave the [C] girls alone
|They pull my hair and [F] stole my [C] comb
|But [G7] that's alright til [C] I go home
|[C] She is handsome, [F] she is pretty
|[C] She is the Belle of [G7] Belfast city
|[C] She is court n' [F] one [F] two [F] three
|[C] Please won't you [G7] tell me [C///] who is she
[C] Albert Mooney [F] says he [C] loves her
[G7] All the boys are [C] fightin' for her
They knock on her door and [F] ring on her [C] bell sayin'
[G7] "Oh my true love [C] are you well?"
[C] Out she comes as [F] white as snow
[C] Rings on her fingers, [G7] bells on her toes
[C] Old Jenny Murphy [F] says she'll die
If she [C] doesn't get the [G7] fella with the [C///] rovin' eye
|I'll [C] tell me ma when [F] I get [C] home
|The [G7] boys won't leave the [C] girls alone
|They pull my hair and [F] stole my [C] comb
|But [G7] that's alright til [C] I go home
|[C] She is handsome, [F] she is pretty
|[C] She is the Belle of [G7] Belfast city
|[C] She is court n' [F] one [F] two [F] three
|[C] Please won't you [G7] tell me [C///] who is she
Let the [C] wind and the rain and the [F] hail blow [C] high
And the [G7] snow come shovellin' [C] from the sky
[C] She's as sweet as [F] apple [C] pie
And [G7] she'll get her own lad [C] by and by
[C] When she gets a [F] lad of her own
She [C] won't tell her ma when [G7] she gets home
[C] Let them all come [F] as they will
Cos it's [C] Albert[G7] Mooney [C///] she loves still
|I'll [C] tell me ma when [F] I get [C] home
|The [G7] boys won't leave the [C] girls alone
|They pull my hair and [F] stole my [C] comb
|But [G7] that's alright til [C] I go home
|[C] She is handsome, [F] she is pretty
|[C] She is the Belle of [G7] Belfast city
|[C] She is court n' [F] one [F] two [F] three
|[C] Please won't you [G7] tell me [C///] who is she.
I'm Gonna Do it All - Karine Polwart
D E A
I’m gonna sail right out on the At-lantic
D E A
I’m gonna catch me a fish that’s bigger than gi-gantic
D E
I’m gonna cook up a fine fish tea
A D
It will be like some kind of Galilee
D E A
I’m gonna do it all some day
|[Chorus]
|E D A
| I’m gonna do it all some day
|E D E
| I’m gonna do it all some day
|Em F#
| You may not believe a word I say
| D E A
|But I tell you I’m gonna do it all some day
D E A
I’m gonna climb way over that old mountain
D E A
I’m gonna shout in a place where no-one hears me shouting
D E
I’m gonna swear so loud
A D
I’ll strip the silver lining from a cloud
E A
I’m gonna do it all some day
Chorus
D E A
I’m gonna fly in a silver winged space rocket
D E A
I’m gonna pick out the stars and put them in my pocket
D E
I’m gonna bring those stars back down
A D
So I can spread celestial light around
D E A
I’m gonna do it all some day
Chorus
OUTRO
D E
I’m gonna do it all
I'm On My Way [G] - The Proclaimers
[G] [G] [G] [G]
[Verse 1]
G
I'm on my way from misery to happiness today
Aha aha aha aha
D
I'm on my way from misery to happiness today
Aha aha aha aha
G C
I'm on my way to what I want from this world
G C
And years from now you'll make it to the next world
G C
And everything that you receive up yonder
G D
Is what you gave to me the day I wandered
[Verse 2]
G
I took a right, I took a right turning yesterday
Aha aha aha aha, yeah
D
I took a right, I took a right turning yesterday
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
G C
I took the road that brought me to your home town
G C
I took the bus to streets that I could walk down
G C
I walked the streets to find the one I'd looked for
G D
I climbed the stair that led me to your front door
[Chorus]
C D G G
And now that I don't want for anything
C D G D
I'd have Al Jolson sing I'm sitting on top of the world
[Verse 3]
G
I'll do my best, I'll do my best to do the best I can
Aha aha aha aha, yeah
D
I'll do my best, I'll do my best to do the best I can
Haah haah haah ha
G C
To keep my feet from jumping from the ground, dear
G C
To keep my heart from jumping through my mouth, dear
G C
To keep the past, the past and not the present
G D
To try and learn when you teach me a lesson
[Chorus]
C D G G
And now that I don't want for anything
C D G D
I'd have Al Jolson sing I'm sitting on top of the world
[Verse 4]
G
I'm on my way from misery to happiness today
Aha aha aha aha, yeah
D
I'm on my way from misery to happiness today
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
G C
I'm on my way to what I want from this world
G C
And years from now you'll make it to the next world
G C
And everything that you receive up yonder
G C
Is what you gave to me the day I wandered
G C
I'm on my way to what I want from this world
G C
And years from now you'll make it to the next world
G C
And everything that you receive up yonder
G D
Is what you gave to me the day I wandered
[Outro Fade Out]
G
I'm on my way, I'm on my way
I'm on my way, [G*]I'm on my way
I’ll Fly Away – (Traditional) Alison Kraus/Gillian Welch (Key: C
[intro]
[C] [F] [C] [G] [C]
[C] Some bright morning when this life is [C7] o'er [F] I'll fly a[C]way
[C] To a home on God's celestial shore
[C] I'll [G] fly a[C]way.
CHORUS
[C] I'll fly away oh [C7] glory
[F] I'll fly a[C]way (in the morning)
[C] When I die hallelujah by and by
[C] I'll [G] fly a[C]way.
[C] When the shadows of this life have [C7] gone [F] I'll fly a[C]way
[C] Like a bird from these prison walls I’ll fly
[C] I'll [G] fly a[C]way.
CHORUS
[C] Oh how glad and happy when we [C7] meet
[F] I'll fly a[C]way
[C] No more cold iron shackles on my feet
[C] I'll [G] fly a[C]way.
CHORUS
[C] Just a few more weary days and [C7] then [F] I'll fly a[C]way
[C] To a land where joys will never end
[C] I'll [G] fly a[C]way.
[C] I'll fly away oh [C7] glory
[F] I'll fly a[C]way (in the morning)
[C] When I die hallelujah by and by
[C] I'll [G] fly a[C]way
Lakes of Pontchartrain - Trad / Paul Brady
It was [G] on one [D] fine March [C] morn-[G] ing, when I [Em] bid New [D] Orleans a[G]dieu
And I took [D] the road to [C] Jackson [Em] town, my [G] fortunes to [C] renew
I [G] cursed all [D] foreign [C] money [Em], no [G]credit could I [C] gain,
Which [G] filled my [D] heart with [C] longing [Em]for The [C] lakes of [D] Pontchar-[G]train
I [G] stepped on [D] board a [C] railroad [G] car be-[Em] neath the [D] morning [G] sun.
I rode the [D] rails ‘til [C] even-[Em] ing and [G] lay me down a-[C] gain.
All [G] strangers [D] there, no [C] friends to [Em] me, ‘til a [G] dark girl towards me [C] came.
And I [G] fell in [D] love with a [C] Creole [Em] girl on the [C] lakes of [D] Pontchar-[G] train.
I [G] said "my [D] pretty [C] Creole [G] girl, My [Em] money [D] here's no [G] good,
If it weren't for the [D] alli-[C] ga-[Em] tors, I’d [G] sleep out in the [C] wood.”
“You’re [G] welcome [D] here, kind [C] stran-[Em] ger, our [G] house is very [C] plain,
But [G] we never [D] turn a [C] stranger [Em] out on the [C] lakes of [D] Pontchar-[G] train.
She [G] took me [D] to her [C] mammy’s [G] house, and [Em] treated [D] me right [G] well.
Her hair [D] upon her [C] shoulders, in [G] jet black ringlets [C] fell.
To [G] try to [D] paint her [C] beau-[Em] ty, I'm [G] sure ‘twould be in [C] vain
So [G] handsome [D] was my [C] Creole [Em] girl on the [C] lakes of [D] Pontchar-[G] train.
I [G] asked her [D] if she’d [C] marry [G] me,
She [Em] said that it [D] ne’er could [G] be,
for she had [D] got a [C] lov-[Em] er,
and [G] he was off at [C] sea
she [G] said that [D] she would [C] wait for [Em] him
and [G] true she would re[C] main
Til [G] he’d re-[D]turn to his [C] Creole [Em] girl
by the [C] lakes of [D] Pontchar-[G] train.
So [G] fare thee [D] well my [C] Creole [G] girl
I’ll [Em] never [D] see you [G] more
But I wont for[D] get your [C] kind-[Em] ness
in the [G] cottage by the [C] shore
and [G] at each [D] social [C] gather-[Em] ing
a [G] flowing glass I'll [C] drain,
and [G] drink the [D] health to my [C] Creole [Em] girl
on the [C] lakes of [D] Pontchar-[G] train.
Leaving on a Jet Plane [C] - Peter Paul and Mary
Intro:
C C C C
Verse 1:
All my [C] bags are packed I'm [F] ready to go
I'm [C] standing here out[F]side your door
I [C] hate to wake you [Dm] up to say good[G7]bye
But the [C] dawn is breakin' it's [F] early morn
The [C] taxi's waitin' he's [F] blowin' his horn
Al[C]ready I'm so [Dm] lonesome I could [G7] cry
|Chorus:
|So [C] kiss me and [F] smile for me
|[C] Tell me that you'll [F] wait for me
|[C] Hold me like you'll [Dm] never let me [G7] go
|I'm [C] leavin' [F] on a jet plane
|[C] Don't know when [F] I'll be back again
|[C] Oh [Dm] babe I hate to [G7] go
Verse 2:
There's so [C] many times I've [F] let you down
[C] So many times I've [F] played around
[C] I tell you now [Dm] they don't mean a [G7] thing
Ev'ry [C] place I go I'll [F] think of you
Ev'ry [C] song I sing I'll [F] sing for you
When [C] I come back I'll [Dm] wear your wedding [G7] ring
Chorus:
Verse 3:
[C] Now the time has [F] come to leave you
[C] One more time [F] let me kiss you
Then [C] close your eyes, [Dm] I'll be on my [G7] way
[C] Dream about the [F] days to come
When [C] I won't have to [F] leave alone
[C] About the times [Dm] I won't have to [G7] say
|Chorus:
|So [C] kiss me and [F] smile for me
|[C] Tell me that you'll [F] wait for me
|[C] Hold me like you'll [Dm] never let me [G7] go
|I'm [C] leavin' [F] on a jet plane
|[C] Don't know when [F] I'll be back again
|[C] Oh [Dm] babe I hate to [G7] go
Outro:
[NC] I hate to [C////////] go
Leezie Lindsay
|[CHORUS]
|[A] Will you gang to the hielands, Leezie [F#m] Lindsay,
|Will you [A] gang to the hielands wi' [D] me,
|[E7] Will you [A] gang to the hielands, Leezie [F#m] Lindsay,
|My [D] bride and my [E7] darling to [A] be?
[A] To gang to the hielands wi' [F#m] you, sir,
Would [A] bring the sad tear to my [D] e'e
[E7] Aye and [A] leave the green glens and [F#m] woodlands
And [D] streams o' my [E7] ain coun-[A] try.
[A] I'll show you the home o the [F#m] red deer,
[A] On mountains where waves the tall [D] pine,
[E7] And as far [A] as the bound o' the [F#m] red deer,
Ilk [D] moorland and [E7] mountain is [A] mine.
A [A] thousand claymores I can [F#m] muster
Ilk [A] blade and its bearer the same, [D]
[E7] And [A] when round their chieftains they [F#m] rally,
The [D] gallant Ar [E7] -gyle is my [A] name.
There's [A] dancing and joy in the [F#m] hielands,
There's [A] piping and gladness and [D] glee,
[E7] For Ar-[A]gyle has brought hame Leezie [F#m] Lindsay
His [D] bride and his [E7] darling to [A] be.
Maggie - Traditional
Intro [C] [G] [C]
I [C] wandered today to the [F] hills Maggie
To [C] watch the scene [G] below
The [C] creek and the creaking old [F] mill Maggie
As [C] we used to [G] long, long [C] ago,
The [F] green grove is gone from the [C] hills Maggie
Where [G] first the daisies [G7] sprung
The [C] creaking old mill is [F] still Maggie
Since [C] you and [G] I were [C] young.
Instrumental Verse (tin whistle or flute)
Oh they [C] say that I am feeble with [F] age Maggie,
My [C] steps are much slower than [G] then,
My [C] face is a well written [F] page Maggie,
And [C] time all [G] alone was the [C] pen.
They [F] say we have outlived our [C] time Maggie
As [G] dated as songs that we've [G7] sung,
But to [C] me your as fair as you [F] were Maggie,
When [C] you and [G] I were [C] young
Slower
When [C] you and [G] I were [C] young [G] [C]
.
Make my heart fly
Proclaimers
Intro: [C]
Chorus:
[C] Please don’t go [F] rushing [C] by
[G] Stay and make my heart [C] fly
[C] Please don’t go [F] rushing [C] by
[G] Stay and make my heart [C] fly
’Cause I [F] never seem to know the [C] time
[G] When you’re with [C] me
[F] You can tell it to the [C] birds
[G] I’ll tell the bees
[C] Please don’t go [F] rushing [C] by
[G] Stay and make my heart [C] fly
[C] I can’t do [F] any [C] more
To [G] get inside your [C] door
I can’t do [F] any [C] more
[G] Please let me inside your [C] door.
’Cause I [F] never seem to know the [C] time
[G] When you’re with [C] me
[F] You can tell it to the [C] birds
[G] I’ll tell the bees
[C] Please don’t go [F] rushing [C] by
[G] Stay and make my heart [C] fly
Instrumental – Chorus:
’Cause I [F] never seem to know the [C] time
[G] When you’re with [C] me
[F] You can tell it to the [C] birds
[G] I’ll tell the bees
[C] Please don’t go [F] rushing [C] by
[G] Stay and make my heart [C] fly
Marie's Wedding [C] - Traditional
[intro] [C]
[Chorus]
[C] Step we gaily, on we go
[F] Heel for heel and [G] toe for toe
[C] Arm in arm and row on row
[F] All for Marie's [G] wedding
[C] Over hillways up and down
[F] Myrtle green and [G] bracken brown
[C] Past the shielings through the town
[F] All for sake of [G] Marie
[C] Red her cheeks as rowans are
[F] Bright her eyes as [G] any star
[C] Fairest of them all by far
[F] Is our darling [G] Marie
[C] Plenty herring, plenty meal
[F] Plenty peat to [G] fill her creel
[C] Plenty bonny bairns as well
[F] That's the toast for [G] Marie
[ACAPELLA and CLAP!]
[Chorus]
[C] Step we gaily, on we go
[F] Heel for heel and [G] toe for toe
[C] Arm in arm and row on row
[F] All for Marie's [G] wedding
Chorus:
[C] Step we gaily, on we go
[F] Heel for heel and [G] toe for toe
[C] Arm in arm and row on row
[F] All for Marie's [G//] wedding [C/////]
My Lovely Horse - The Divine Comedy
Intro:
[G] [G] [stop]
Verse 1:
(My lovely, lovely, lovely [C] horse)
My lovely [G] horse (My lovely horse)
[Am] Running through the [F] field
[C] Where are you going with your [G] fetlocks blowing in the [Am] wind? [F]
Verse 2:
[C] I want to shower you with [G] sugar lumps
[Am] And ride you over [F] fences
[C] Polish your hooves every [G] single day
[Am] And bring you [D] to the horse [G] dentist [stop]
Verse 3:
(My lovely, lovely, lovely [C] horse) My lovely [G] horse (My lovely horse)
[Am] You're a pony no [F] more
[C] Running around with a [G] man on your back
Like a [Am] train in the night, [F] yeah, like a train in the [C] night...
Nothing Ever Happens - Del Amitri
[Verse 1]
(G) (Em)
Post office clerks put up signs saying position closed
(G) (Em)
And secretaries turn off typewriters and put on their coats
(C) (G) (D) (C)
Janitors padlock the gates for security guards to patrol
(C) (G) (D)
And bachelors phone up their friends for a drink While the married ones
(C)
turn on a chat show
(G) (C) (G)
And theyll all be lonely tonight and lonely tomorrow
[Verse 2]
Gentlemen time please, you know we cant serve anymore
Now the traffic lights change to stop, when theres nothing to go
And by five oclock everything's dead
And every third car is a cab, and ignorant people sleep in their beds,
Like the doped white mice in the college lab
[Chorus]
G C G C
And Nothing ever happens, nothing happens at all.
Em C
The needle returns to the start of the song,
D C
And we all sing along like before,
Page 1/3
G C G
And well all be lonely tonight and lonely tomorrow.
[Verse 3]
Telephone exchanges click while theres nobody there,
The martians could land in the carpark and no one would care. F
Close-circuit cameras in department stores shoot the same video everyday.
And the stars of these films neither die nor get killed,
Just survive constant action replay
[Chorus]
[Interlude]
A Em A Em G A G A
[Verse 4]
Bill hoardings advertise products that nobody needs
While angry from manchester writes to complain about all the repeats on t.v.
And computer terminals report some gains, on the values of copper and tin
While american businessmen snap up van goghs for the price of a hospital
wing
[Chorus]
Ramblin' Rover [C] - Silly Wizzard
|[Chorus]
| C
|Oh, there are sober men and plenty, And drunkards barely twenty,
| F C Dm F
|There are men of over ninety, Who have never yet kissed a girl.
| C
|But gie me a rambling rover, Frae Orkney down to Dover,
| F C Dm G C
|We'll roam the country over, And to-gether we'll face the world.
C
I have roamed through all the nations In delight of all creations
F C Dm F
Enjoyed a wee sensation, When the company did prove kind.
C
But when partin' was no pleasure, I've drunk another measure
F C Dm G C
To the good friends that we treasure For they always are in our minds.
C
There are those who feign enjoyment From merciless employment
F C Dm F
Their am-bition was this deployment From the minute they left the school
C
They save and scrape and ponder While the rest go out and squander
F C Dm G C
See the world and rove in wonder And they're happier as a rule.
C
If you're bent with arthritis, Your bowels have got colitis
F C Dm F
You've galloping bollock-itis And you're thinking it's time you died
C
You've been a man of action, You're lying there in traction
F C Dm G C
You may get some satis-faction thinkin' "Jesus, at least I tried".
Shang-A-Lang - Bay City Rollers
[Intro]
[D*] [Db*] [C6*] [Db*] [D/////] x2
[Verse 1]
D
We were rippin up....we were rockin up, roll it over and lay it down
D
We were shakin up ...we were breakin up
D7
we were rockin to the shang-a-lang sound of the music [G]
|[Pre-Chorus]
|HEY HEY, rockin to the [D] music
|HEY HEY, rocking to the [E7] music
|rocking every night and day
|[A*] HEY [A*] HEEE[A7]EEEEY
|[Chorus]
| D G
|Well we sang shang-a-lang as we ran with the gang
| D
|doin doo wop be dooby do ay [A]
| D
|we were all in the news
| G
|with our blue suede shoes
| D A D
|and our dancin the night away
|
| D G
|well we sang shang-a-lang as we ran with the gang
| D
|doin doo wop be dooby do eye [A]
| D G
|with the jukebox playing and every body saying that
|D A
| music like ours couldn't [D*] die
[Instrumental]
[Db*] [C6*] [Db*] [D/////]
[Verse 2]
D
We were grooving....we were movin, pussyfootin and booting it round
D
We were boppin it....we were hoppin it
D7
we were jumping to the shang-a-lang sound of the music [G]
[Pre-Chorus]
[Chorus]
[Muted Strum]
Shang A lang,
Shang A lang,
Shang A lang,
Shang A lang, shang A lang, shang A lang
|[Chorus]
| D G
|Well we sang shang-a-lang as we ran with the gang
| D
|doin doo wop be dooby do ay [A]
| D
|with the jukebox playing and [G] every body saying that
|D A
| music like ours couldn't [D] die
|
| D G
|well we sang shang-a-lang as we ran with the gang
| D
|doin doo wop be dooby do eye [A]
| D
|we were all in the news
| G
|with our blue suede shoes
|and our [D] dancin the [A] night [D*] away
Outro:
[Db*] [C6*] [Db*] [D/////]
[D*] [Db*] [C6*] [Db*] [D*]
Star of the County Down
Traditional
Intro: [Am] [Am] [Am] [Am]
Verse 1:
In [Am] Banbridge Town in the [C] County [G] Down
One [Am] morning [F] last [G] July,
Down a [Am] boreen green came a [C] sweet [G] colleen
And she [Am] smiled as she [G] passed me [Am] by.
She [C] looked so sweet from her [G] two bare feet
To the [Am] sheen of her [F] nut brown [G] hair.
Such a [Am] coaxing elf, sure I [C] shook my [G] self
To make [Am] sure I was [G] really [Am] there.
|[Chorus]
|From [C] Bantry Bay up to [G] Derry Quay and
|From [Am] Galway to [F] Dublin [G] Town,
|No [Am] maid I've seen like the [C] sweet col[G]leen
|That I [Am] met in the [G] County [Am] Down.
Verse 2:
As she [Am] onward sped, sure I [C] shook my [G] head,
And I [Am] gazed with a [F] feelin' [G] rare,
And I [Am] says, says I, to a [C] passer [G]-by,
"Who's the [Am] maid with the [G] nut brown [Am] hair?"
He [C] smiled at me and he [G] says, says he,
"That's the [Am] gem of old [F] Ireland's [G] crown.
That's [Am] Rosie McCann from the [C] banks of the [G] Bann,
She's the [Am] star of the [G] County [Am] Down."
|[Chorus]
|From [C] Bantry Bay up to [G] Derry Quay and
|From [Am] Galway to [F] Dublin [G] Town,
|No [Am] maid I've seen like the [C] sweet col[G]leen
|That I [Am] met in the [G] County [Am] Down
Verse 3:
At the [Am] Harvest Fair she'll be [C] surely [G] there
So I'll [Am] dress in my [F] Sunday [G] clothes,
With my [Am] shoes shone bright and my [C] hat cocked [G] right
For a [Am] smile from my [G] nut brown [Am] rose.
No [C] pipe I'll smoke, no [G] horse I'll yoke
Till my [Am] plough is a [F] rust coloured [G] brown.
Till a [Am] smiling bride by my [C] own fire [G] side
Sits the [Am] star of the [G] County [Am] Down.
|[Chorus]
|From [C] Bantry Bay up to [G] Derry Quay and
|From [Am] Galway to [F] Dublin [G] Town,
|No [Am] maid I've seen like the [C] sweet col[G]leen
|That I [Am] met in the [G] County [Am] Down.
Outro:
That I [Am] met in the [G] County [Am////] Down
Sunshine on Leith
The Proclaimers
Intro: [C] [C] [C] [C]
Verse 1:
[C] My heart was broken, my heart was broken,
Sorrow, sorrow, sorrow, [C7] sorrow.
[F] My heart was broken, [Dm] my heart was broken,
You [G] saw it, you claimed it, you touched it; you saved it.
Verse 2:
[C] My tears are drying, my tears are drying,
Thank you, thank you, thank you, [C7] thank you.
[F] My tears are drying, [Dm] my tears are drying,
Your [G] beauty and kindness, made tears clear my blindness.
|Chorus:
|[F] While I'm [G] worth, my [C] room on this [F] earth,
|I will [G] be with [C] you [C7]
|[F] While the [G] chief puts [C] sunshine on [F] Leith,
|I'll thank him for his work, [G] and your birth, and [G7] my birth.
|
|[G7] Yeah, yeah, yeah
Instrumental:
[C] [F] [Dm] [G] [C] [F] [G] [G]
Verse 3:
[C] My heart was broken, my heart was broken,
Sorrow, sorrow, sorrow, [C7] sorrow.
[F] My heart was broken, [Dm] my heart was broken,
You [G] saw it, you claimed it, you touched it; you saved it.
|Chorus:
|[F] While I'm [G] worth, my [C] room on this [F] earth,
|I will [G] be with [C] you [C7]
|[F] While the [G] chief puts [C] sunshine on [F] Leith,
|I'll thank him for his work, [G] and your birth, and [G7] my birth.
|
|[G7] Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Outro:
[C] [F] [Dm] [G] [C] [F] [G] [G]
[C - Single strum]
The Band Played Waltzing Matilda
Eric Bogle
[C] [G7] [C]
[C] Now, when [C] I was a young [F] man I [C] carried me [Am] pack,
and I [C] lived the free [G7] life of- the [C] rover.
From the Murray's green [F] basin to the [C] dusty out[Am]back, well,
I [C] waltzed my Ma[G7]tilda all [C] over.
Then in [G7] nineteen fifteen my [F] country said,
[C] Son, it's [G7] time you stop rambling, there's [F] work to be [C] done”
So they gave me a [F] tin hat and they [C] gave me a [Am] gun and
they [C] marched me a[G7]way to the [C] war. [F] [C]
And the [C] band played [F] Waltzing Ma[C]tilda, as the ship pulled a[F] way from the [G] quay.
And [F] ’midst all the cheers, the flag [C] waving and [F] tears,
we [C] sailed off for [G7] Gallipo[C]li. [G7] [C]
And how [C] well I re[F]member that [C] terrible [Am] day,
how our [C] blood stained the [G7] sand and the [C] water.
And how in that [F] hell that they [C] called Suvla [Am] Bay,
we were [C] butchered like [G7] lambs at the [C] slaughter.
Johnny [G7] Turk, he was ready, he’d [F] primed himself [C] well,
he [G7] showered us with bullets and he [F] rained us with [C] shell
And in five minutes [F] flat he’d blown [C] us all to [Am] hell,
nearly [C] blew us right [G7] back to Aus[C]tralia [F] [C]
But the [C] band played [F] Waltzing Ma[C]tilda, when we stopped to [F] bury our [G] slain.
[F] We buried ours, and the [C] Turks buried [F] theirs,
then we [C] started all [G7] over a[C] gain. [G7] [C]
And [C] those that were [F] left, well, we [C] tried to sur[Am]vive,
in that [C] mad world of [G7] blood, death and [C] fire.
And for ten weary [F] weeks I kept [C] myself a[Am]live,
though a[C]round me the [G7] corpses piled [C] higher.
Then a [G7] big Turkish shell knocked me [F] arse over [C] head,
and [G7] when I woke up in me [F] hospital [C] bed And saw what it had [F] done, well,
I [C] wished I was [Am] dead, - never [C] knew there was [G7] worse things than [C] dying. [F] [C]
For I'll [C] go no more [F] Waltzing Ma[C]tilda, All around the green [F] bush, far and [G] free.
To [F] hump tent and pegs, a [C] man needs both [F] legs,
no more '[C] Waltzing Ma[G7]tilda' for [C] me. [G7] [C]
So they [C] gathered the [F] crippled, the [C] wounded, the [Am] maimed,
and they [C] shipped us back [G7] home to Aus[C]tralia.
The legless, the [F] armless, the [C] blind and in[Am]sane,
those [C] proud wounded [G7] heroes of [C] Suvla.
And [G7] when our ship pulled into [F] Circular [C] Quay,
I [G7]looked at the place where [F] me legs used to [C] be.
And thanked Christ, there was [F] nobody [C] waiting for [Am]me,
to [C]grieve, to [G7]mourn, and to [C]pity. [F] [C]
But the [C] band played [F] Waltzing Ma[C]tilda, as they carried us [F] down the gang[G]way.
But [F]nobody cheered, they [C]just stood and [Am]stared,
then they [C]turned all their [G7]faces a[C]way.[G7] [C]
And so [C] now every [F] April I [C] sit on me [Am] porch,
and I [C] watch the pa[G7]rade pass be[C]fore me
And I see my old [F] comrades, how [C] proudly they [Am] march,
re[C]viving old [G7] dreams and past [C] glory.
And the [G7] old men march slowly, old [F] bones stiff and [C] sore;
they’re [G7] tired old heroes from a [F] forgotten [C] war.
And the young people [F] ask “What are [C] they marching [Am] for?”
and [C] I ask me[G7]self the same [C] question. [F] [C]
[C] But the band plays [F] Waltzing Ma[C]tilda, and the old men still [F] answer the [G] call.
But as [F] year follows year, the old [C] men get [F]fewer,
some day [C] no one will [G] march there at [C] all.
[C] Waltzing matilda, [F] waltzing matilda,
[C] who'll come a-[Am]waltzing ma[Dm]tilda with [G7] me?
And their [C] ghosts may be [G7] heard as they [C] march by that [F] Billabong,
[C] Who'll come a-[Am] waltzing ma[G7]tilda with [C] me?
The winter it is past [C] - Robbie Burns
[intro]
[C] [F] [G]
Oh, [C] the winter it is past, and the [F] summer’s come at [G] last,
And the birds they are [C] singing [F] in the [G] trees
And the[G] hearts of these are [C] glad, but [F] mine is very [G] sad,
For my [C] lover has [F] parted from [G] me.
And the [C] rose upon the brier by the [F] waters running [G] clear
May have charms for the [C] linnet [F] or the [G] bee
And their little loves are [C] blest, and their little [F] hearts at [G] rest,
But my [C] lover is [F] parted from [G] me
And my [C] love in like the sun in the [F] firmament doeth [G] run
Forever is [C] constant and [G] true;
But his is like the [C] moon, that [F] wanders up and [G] down,
And [C] every [F] month it is [G] new.
All [C] you that are in love, and [F] cannot it [G] remove,
I pity the [C] pains [F] you [G] endure,
For experience makes me [C] know that your [F] hearts are full of [G] woe,
A [C] woe that no [F] mortal can [G] cure.
Slowing down
A [C] woe that no [F] mortal can [C] cure.
Those Were the Days my Friend (shorter) - Mary Hopkins
[Dm] Once upon a time there was a [Dm7] tavern [D]
[D7] Where we used to raise a glass or [Gm] two
[Gm] Remember how we laughed away the [Dm] hours
And [E7] dreamed of all the great things we would [A7*] do
Those were the [Dm] days my friend we thought they'd [Gm] never end
We'd sing and [C] dance for[C7] ever and a [F] day
We'd live the [Gm] life we choose we'd fight and [Dm] never lose
For we were [A7] young and sure to have our [Dm] way
[Dm] Then the busy years went rushing [Dm7] by us We [D] lost our starry notions on the [Gm] way
[Gm] If by chance I'd see you in the [Dm] tavern We'd [E7] smile at one another and we'd [A7*] say
Chorus:
Those were the [Dm] days my friend we thought they'd [Gm] never end
We'd sing and [C] dance for[C7] ever and a [F] day
We'd live the [Gm] life we choose we'd fight and [Dm] never lose
For we were [A7] young and sure to have our [Dm] way
[Dm] Just tonight I stood before the [Dm7] tavern
[D7] Nothing seemed the way it used to [Gm] be
[Gm] In the glass I saw a strange re[Dm]flection
[E7] Was that lonely woman really [A7*] me
Those were the [Dm] days my friend we thought they'd [Gm] never end
We'd sing and [C] dance for[C7] ever and a [F] day
We'd live the [Gm] life we choose we'd fight and [Dm] never lose
For we were [A7] young and sure to have our [Dm] way
(Tune of chorus)
[A7] La la la [Dm] La la la la la la [Gm] la la la La la la [C] la, la [C7] la la la la [F] la
La la la [Gm] la la la, la la la [Dm] la la la La la la [A7] la, la la la la la [Dm] la
[Dm] Through the door there came familiar [Dm7] laughter
I [D7] saw your face and heard you call my [Gm] name
[Gm] Oh my friend we're older but no [Dm] wiser
For [E7] in our hearts the dreams are still the [A7*] same
Those were the [Dm] days my friend we thought they'd [Gm] never end
We'd sing and [C] dance for[C7] ever and a [F] day
We'd live the [Gm] life we choose we'd fight and [Dm] never lose
For we were [A7] young and sure to have our [Dm] way
(Tune of chorus)
[A7] La la la [Dm] La la la la la la [Gm] la la la La la la [C] la, la [C7] la la la la [F] la
La la la [Gm] la la la, la la la [Dm] la la la La la la [A7] la, la la la la la [Dm] la
Trasna na dTonnta
|Chorus:
|
|[D] Trasna na dtonnta, dul [G] siar, dul [D] siar,
|[G] Slán leis an [D] uaigneas ‘is [G] slán leis an [A] gcian;
|[D] Geal é mo chroí, agus [G] geal í an [D] ghrian,
|Geal a bheith ag [A] filleadh go [G] hÉi- [D]rinn!
[D] Chonaic mo dhóthain de [G] thíortha i [A] gcéin,
[D] Ór agus airgead, [G] saibhreas an [A] tsaoil,
[D] Éiríonn an croí ‘nam le [G] breacadh gach [A] lae
‘S mé ag [D] druidim le [A] dúiche mo [G] mhuin- [D]tir!
Chorus:
[D] Muintir an Iarthair is iad [G] cairde mo [A] chroí,
[D] Fáilte is féile beidh [G] romham ar gach [A] taobh.
Ar [D] fhágáil an tsaoil seo, is é [G] ghuím ar an [A] Rí
Gur [D] leosan a [A] shínfear i [G] gcill [D] mé.
Chorus:
Travel These Ways - Karine Polwart
|Chorus
|Wher-[D] ever we [E] go, wher-[A]ever we [D] bide
|Whatever the [E] wind and [A]weather [D]
|Wherever we [E] go, wher-[A]ever we [D] bide
|We’ll travel these [E] ways to-[A]gether
When the [A] haar comes [Asus4] rollin’ [A] in
And you [E] can’t see your way into [D] harbour
I’ll [F#m] heave the boat [E] to till the [D] sun clears the [A] sky
And it’s [C#] safe once again to weigh [D]anchor
When the [A] snow comes [Asus4] skirling [A] in
And [E] buries the path that you’ve [D] chosen
I’ll [F#m] light us a [E] fire to [D] keep us [A] warm
And we’ll [C#] wait till the ice is [D] unfrozen
When the [A] storm has [Asus4] blown [A] away
And the [E] night is as still as your [D] sleeping
I’ll [F#m] pluck out the [E] skelf of the [D] moon from the [A] sky
And I’ll [C#] give it to you for safe- [D] keeping
Tyree Love Song
D C G D
D C G D
|[Chorus]
| D C
|Hi-ree hy-ro my bonnie wee girl
| D G D
|Hi-ree ho-ro my fair one
|G D C
|Will you come away with me now
| D C D
|To be my own, my rare one?
D C
All together down by the sea
D G D
Down by the sea and the gloamin'
G D C
Stepping it lightly with dancing feet
D C D
And then together homin'
[Chorus]
D C
Smiling the land, smiling the sea
D G D
Sweet was the scent o' the heather
G D C
Oh we were younger, both you and me
D C D
Now two of us together
[Chorus x 2]
Walking on the Waves
| [Instrumental x2]
| G C G D
| G Em D G
G Em
An island in the sunlight, laughter in the rain.
D C
A whisky in the darkness, it all feels just the same.
G Em
Watch the sunset over Hynish see the twilight merge to dawn
D C
Hear the waves caress the shoreline as the island carries on.
|[Chorus]
| G C G D
|I've been walking, walking these shores all my days
| Em C D G
|But with you by my side I am walking on the waves
| G C G D
|I've been walking, walking these shores all my days
| Em C D G
|But with you by my side I am walking on the waves
| [Instrumental x2]
| G C G D
| G Em D G
[Verse 2]
G Em
There's two lovers on the machair and they walk down to the sand
D C
Their silhouettes are on the water as they paddle hand in hand.
G Em
And it's a game of sweet surrender when there's nothing left to say
D C
And there are moments to remember once these days are long away.
[Chorus]
| [Instrumental x2]
| G C G D
| G Em D G
[Verse 3]
*slow*
G Em
So you look out on the ocean see the headlands and the strands
D C
And you wonder what horizons will shape tomorrow's plans
G Em
And through the turning of the seasons and the cycle of the days
D C
Every drink's another reason to let tomorrow sail away.
[Chorus]
| [Instrumental x2]
| G C G D
| G Em D G
[Bridge]
*slow*
C G C G
The surging of the ocean, the breakers on the shore
Am C D
The echoes of our bodies, To the lovers’ dream we soar.
[Chorus x 2]
Walking on the Waves[C] - Tide lines
[intro]
[Verse 1]
C Am
An island in the sunlight, laughter in the rain.
G F
A whisky in the darkness, it all feels just the same.
C Am
Watch the sunset over Hynish see the twilight merge to dawn
G F
Hear the waves caress the shoreline as the island carries on.
[Chorus]
C F C G
I've been walking, walking these shores all my days
Am F G C
But with you by my side I am walking on the waves
C F C G
I've been walking, walking these shores all my days
Am F G C
But with you by my side I am walking on the waves
[Break]
C F C G
C Am G C
[Verse 2]
C Am
There's two lovers on the machair and they walk down to the sand
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G F
Their silhouettes are on the water as they paddle hand in hand.
C Am
And it's a game of sweet surrender when there's nothing left to say
G F
And there are moments to remember once these days are long away.
[Chorus]
C F C G
I've been walking, walking these shores all my days
Am F G C
But with you by my side I am walking on the waves
C F C G
I've been walking, walking these shores all my days
Am F G C
But with you by my side I am walking on the waves
[Break]
C F C G
C Am G C
[Verse 3]
*slow*
C Am
So you look out on the ocean see the headlands and the strands
G F
And you wonder what horizons will shape tomorrow's plans
C Am
And through the turning of the seasons and the cycle of the days
G F
Every drink's another reason to let tomorrow sail away.
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
*slow*
F C F C
The surging of the ocean, the breakers on the shore
Dm F G
The echoes of our bodies, To the lovers’ dream we soar.
[Chorus]
Westering Home
|[Chorus]
|D
|Westering home, and a song in the air,
|G Bm G A
|Light in the eye and it's goodbye to care.
|D Bm
|Laughter o' love, and a welcoming there,
|G A D
|Isle of my heart, my own one.
D A
Tell me o' lands o' the Orient gay,
G Bm G A
Speak o' the riches and joys o' Cathay;
D A
Eh, but it's grand to be wakin' ilk day
Bm A D
To find yourself nearer to Islay.
[Chorus]
D A
Where are the folk like the folk o' the west?
G Bm G A
Canty and couthy and kindly, the best
D A
There I would hie me and there I would rest
Bm A D
At hame wi' my ain folk in Islay.
[Chorus]
D A
Now I'm at home and at home I do lay
G Bm G A
Dreaming of riches that come from Cathay
D A
I'll hop a good ship and be on my way
Bm A D
And bring back my fortune to Islay
[Chorus]
Where Have All the Flowers Gone
Pete Seeger
Verse 1:
[G] Where have all the [Em] flowers gone, [C] long time [D] passing?
[G] Where have all the [Em] flowers gone, [Am] long time [D] ago?
[G] Where have all the flowers [Em] gone?
[C] Young girls picked them [D] everyone.
[C] When will they [G] ever learn?
[C] When will they [D7] ever [G] learn? [G] [Gsus4] [G] [Gsus4]
Verse 2:
[G] Where have all the [Em] young girls gone, [C] long time [D] passing?
[G] Where have all the [Em] young girls gone, [Am] long time [D] ago?
[G] Where have all the young girls [Em] gone?
[C] Gone for husbands [D] everyone.
[C] When will they [G] ever learn?
[C] When will they [D7] ever [G] learn? [G] [Gsus4] [G] [Gsus4]
Verse 3:
[G] Where have all the [Em] husbands gone, [C] long time [D] passing?
[G] Where have all the [Em] husbands gone, [Am] long time [D] ago?
[G] Where have all the husbands [Em] gone?
[C] Gone for soldiers [D] everyone.
[C] When will they [G] ever learn?
[C] When will they [D7] ever [G] learn? [G] [Gsus4] [G] [Gsus4]
Verse 4:
[G] Where have all the [Em] soldiers gone, [C] long time [D] passing?
[G] Where have all the [Em] soldiers gone, [Am] long time [D] ago?
[G] Where have all the soldiers [Em] gone?
[C] Gone to graveyards [D] everyone.
[C] When will they [G] ever learn?
[C] When will they [D7] ever [G] learn? [G] [Gsus4] [G] [Gsus4]
Verse 5:
[G] Where have all the [Em] graveyards gone, [C] long time [D] passing?
[G] Where have all the [Em] graveyards gone, [Am] long time [D] ago?
[G] Where have all the graveyards [Em] gone?
[C] Gone to flowers [D] everyone.
[C] When will they [G] ever learn?
[C] When will they [D7] ever [G] learn? [G] [Gsus4] [G] [Gsus4]
Verse 6:
[G] Where have all the [Em] flowers gone, [C] long time [D] passing?
[G] Where have all the [Em] flowers gone, [Am] long time [D] ago?
[G] Where have all the flowers [Em] gone?
[C] Young girls picked them [D] everyone.
[C] When will they [G] ever learn?
[C] When will they [D7] ever [G] learn? [G] [Gsus4] [G] [Gsus4]
Wild Mountain Thyme - Misc Traditional
D G D
Oh the summertime is coming
G Bm D
And the trees are sweetly blooming
G F#m Em
And the wild mountain thyme
G Bm Em
Grows around the blooming heather
D G D
Will ye go, Lassie go?
[Chorus]
G Bm D
And we'll all go together
G F#m Em
To pick wild mountain thyme
G Bm Em
All around the blooming heather
D G D
Will ye go, Lassie go?
[Verse 2]
D G D
I will build my love a bower
G Bm D
Near yon' pure crystal fountain
G F#m Em
And on it will I pile
G Bm Em
All the flowers of the mountain
D G D
Will ye go, Lassie go?
[Verse 3]
D G D
And if I should lose my love
G Bm D
I would surely find another
G F#m Em
Where wild mountain thyme
G Bm Em
Grows around the blooming heather
D G D
Will ye go, Lassie go?
[Verse 4]
D G D
Oh the summertime is coming
G Bm D
And the trees are sweetly blooming
G F#m Em
And the wild mountain thyme
G Bm Em
Grows around the blooming heather
D G D
Will ye go, Lassie go?
[Outro]
G Bm D
And we'll all go together
G F#m Em
To pick wild mountain thyme
G Bm Em
All around the blooming heather
D G D
Will ye go, Lassie go?
Ye Banks and Braes
D A D G
Ye banks and braes o' bonnie Doon,
D G D A
How can ye bloom sae fresh and fair?
D A D G
How can ye chant, ye little birds,
D G A7 D
And I'm sae weary, fu' o' care
D
Thou'll break my heart, ye warbling bird,
D Em A7
That wantons through the flow'ring thorn,
D A D G
Thou minds me o' departed joys,
D G A7 D
Departed never to return.
D A D G
Oft ha'e I roved by bonnie Doon,
D G D A
To see the rose and woodbine twine
D A D G
And ilka bird sang o' its luve,
D G A7 D
And fondly sae did I o' mine.
D
Wi' lightsome heart I pu'd a rose,
D Em A7
Fu' sweet upon its thorny tree
D A D G
And may fause lover staw my rose,
D G A7 D
But ah! he left the thorn wi’ me.