Verse
By C yon bonnie Am banks and by Dm yon bonnie G7 braes,
Where the C sun shines Am bright on Loch F Lo G7 mond,
Where F me and my C true love were Dm ever wunt to F gae,
G7 On the C bonnie bonnie F banks o' Loch G7 Lo Cmond.
Chorus
Oh, C ye'll take the Am high road and Dm I'll take the G7 low road,
And C I'll be in Am Scotland a F fore G7 ye,
But F me and my C true love will Dm never meet a F gain
G7 On the C bonnie bonnie F banks o' Loch G7 Lo C mond.
Verse 2
'Twas C there that we Am parted in Dm yon shady G7 glen,
On the C steep, steep Amside o' Ben F Lo G7 mon',
Where F in purple C hue the Dm Hieland hills we F view,
G7 An' the C moon coming F out in the G7 gloa C min'.
Chorus
Oh, C ye'll take the Am high road and Dm I'll take the G7 low road,
And C I'll be in Am Scotland a F fore G7 ye,
But F me and my C true love will Dm never meet a F gain
G7 On the C bonnie bonnie F banks o' Loch G7 Lo C mond.
Verse 3
The C wee birdies Am sing and the Dm wild flowers G7 spring
And in C sunshine the Am waters are F slee G7 pin'
But the F broken heart it C kens nae Dm second spring a F gin
G7 Tho' the C woeful may F cease frae their G7 grie C vin'.
Chorus
Oh, C ye'll take the Am high road and Dm I'll take the G7 low road,
And C I'll be in Am Scotland a F fore G7 ye,
But F me and my C true love will Dm never meet a F gain
G7 On the C bonnie bonnie F banks o' Loch G7 Lo C mond.
Slowly
On the C bonnie C7 bonnie F banks o' Loch G7 Lo C mond