Chords for Alastair McDonald with Leo Maguire - Loch Lomond (with Narration)
Tempo:
147.8 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[N] There is an old [A] Celtic belief that when a man dies in [D] a foreign land, his spirit [Ab] returns via the low road.
In [Eb] 1745, two Scottish soldiers were made captive in Carlisle, [Ab] one of whom was to be set free, [G] the other executed.
It is the condemned man [F] who will return to Scotland by way of the [Fm] low road of death,
[D] and reach Loch Lomond before his friend, who must travel the earthly high road.
[Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] [Gm] [Bb]
[Eb] By yon bonnie banks and [Fm] by yon bonnie braes, [Eb] where the sun [Gm] [Cm] shines bright on [Ab] Loch [Eb] Lomond,
[Ab] where me and [Gm] my true love [F] were ever wont [Ab] to gay, [Eb] on the bonnie, [Ab] bonnie [Gm] banks [Bb] o' Loch [Eb] Lomond.
[Bb] [Eb] And you'll take the high road, [Ab] and I'll [Bb] take the low road, [Eb] and I'll be [Cm] in Scotland [Ab]
afore [Eb] ye,
[Ab] but me and [Eb] my true [Cm] love [F] will never meet [Ab] again, [Bb] on [Eb] the bonnie, [Ab] bonnie [Eb] banks o' [Bb] Loch [Eb] Lomond.
[Bb] [Eb] T'was there that we parted in [Ab]
yon shady [Bb] glen, on [Eb] the [G] steep, steep [Cm] sides o' Ben [Ab]
[Eb] Lomond,
[Ab] where in [Eb] purple hue [Fm] the heeland hills [Ab] we view, [Bb] and [Eb] the moon coming [Ab] [Eb] out in the [Bb]
glow.
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb] And you'll take the high road, [Ab] and I'll take [Bb] the low road, [Eb] and I'll be in [Cm] Scotland [Ab] afore [Eb] ye,
[Ab] but me and [Gm] my true [Cm] love [Fm] will never meet again, [Bb] on [Ebm] the bonnie, bonnie [Ab] [Eb] banks o' Loch [Bb] Lomond.
[Eb] The
[Bb] [Eb]
wee birdies sing, and the [Ab] wildflowers spring, [Eb] and in sunshine [Cm] the waters [Ab] are [Eb] sleeping,
but [Ab] the broken [Eb]-hearted kens [Ab] nay [Fm] second spring [Ab] again, [Eb] though the wayfoo [Ab] may see spray [Bb] their [Eb] greeting.
And you'll take the high road, [Ab] and I'll take the [Bb] low road, [Eb] and I'll be in [Cm] Scotland [Ab]
afore [Eb] ye,
[Ab] but me [Eb] and my true [F] love will never meet again, [Bb] [Eb] on the bonnie, bonnie banks o' [Bb] Loch Lomond.
[Eb] on the bonnie, [Ab] bonnie banks o' [Bb] Loch Lomond.
[Ab]
In [Eb] 1745, two Scottish soldiers were made captive in Carlisle, [Ab] one of whom was to be set free, [G] the other executed.
It is the condemned man [F] who will return to Scotland by way of the [Fm] low road of death,
[D] and reach Loch Lomond before his friend, who must travel the earthly high road.
[Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] [Gm] [Bb]
[Eb] By yon bonnie banks and [Fm] by yon bonnie braes, [Eb] where the sun [Gm] [Cm] shines bright on [Ab] Loch [Eb] Lomond,
[Ab] where me and [Gm] my true love [F] were ever wont [Ab] to gay, [Eb] on the bonnie, [Ab] bonnie [Gm] banks [Bb] o' Loch [Eb] Lomond.
[Bb] [Eb] And you'll take the high road, [Ab] and I'll [Bb] take the low road, [Eb] and I'll be [Cm] in Scotland [Ab]
afore [Eb] ye,
[Ab] but me and [Eb] my true [Cm] love [F] will never meet [Ab] again, [Bb] on [Eb] the bonnie, [Ab] bonnie [Eb] banks o' [Bb] Loch [Eb] Lomond.
[Bb] [Eb] T'was there that we parted in [Ab]
yon shady [Bb] glen, on [Eb] the [G] steep, steep [Cm] sides o' Ben [Ab]
[Eb] Lomond,
[Ab] where in [Eb] purple hue [Fm] the heeland hills [Ab] we view, [Bb] and [Eb] the moon coming [Ab] [Eb] out in the [Bb]
glow.
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb] And you'll take the high road, [Ab] and I'll take [Bb] the low road, [Eb] and I'll be in [Cm] Scotland [Ab] afore [Eb] ye,
[Ab] but me and [Gm] my true [Cm] love [Fm] will never meet again, [Bb] on [Ebm] the bonnie, bonnie [Ab] [Eb] banks o' Loch [Bb] Lomond.
[Eb] The
[Bb] [Eb]
wee birdies sing, and the [Ab] wildflowers spring, [Eb] and in sunshine [Cm] the waters [Ab] are [Eb] sleeping,
but [Ab] the broken [Eb]-hearted kens [Ab] nay [Fm] second spring [Ab] again, [Eb] though the wayfoo [Ab] may see spray [Bb] their [Eb] greeting.
And you'll take the high road, [Ab] and I'll take the [Bb] low road, [Eb] and I'll be in [Cm] Scotland [Ab]
afore [Eb] ye,
[Ab] but me [Eb] and my true [F] love will never meet again, [Bb] [Eb] on the bonnie, bonnie banks o' [Bb] Loch Lomond.
[Eb] on the bonnie, [Ab] bonnie banks o' [Bb] Loch Lomond.
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[N] There is an old [A] Celtic belief that when a man dies in [D] a foreign land, his spirit [Ab] returns via the low road.
_ In [Eb] _ 1745, two Scottish soldiers were made captive in Carlisle, [Ab] _ one of whom was to be set free, [G] the other executed. _ _
It is the condemned man [F] who will return to Scotland by way of the [Fm] low road of death,
_ [D] and reach Loch Lomond before his friend, who must travel the earthly high road.
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ By yon _ bonnie banks and [Fm] by yon bonnie braes, [Eb] where the sun [Gm] _ [Cm] shines bright on [Ab] Loch _ _ _ [Eb] _ Lomond,
[Ab] where me and [Gm] my true love [F] were ever wont [Ab] to gay, _ [Eb] on the bonnie, [Ab] bonnie [Gm] banks [Bb] o' Loch _ _ [Eb] Lomond.
_ [Bb] _ [Eb] And you'll take the high road, [Ab] and I'll [Bb] take the low road, [Eb] and I'll be [Cm] in Scotland _ [Ab]
afore _ _ [Eb] ye,
_ [Ab] but me and [Eb] my true [Cm] love [F] will never meet [Ab] again, [Bb] on [Eb] the bonnie, [Ab] bonnie [Eb] banks o' [Bb] Loch _ _ [Eb] Lomond. _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ T'was there that we parted in [Ab]
yon shady [Bb] _ glen, on [Eb] the [G] steep, steep [Cm] sides o' Ben [Ab] _
_ [Eb] _ Lomond,
_ _ [Ab] where in [Eb] purple hue _ [Fm] the heeland hills [Ab] we view, [Bb] _ and [Eb] the moon _ coming [Ab] _ [Eb] out in the [Bb]
glow.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] And you'll take the high road, [Ab] and I'll take [Bb] the low road, [Eb] and I'll be in [Cm] Scotland [Ab] afore _ _ [Eb] _ ye,
_ [Ab] but me and [Gm] my true [Cm] love [Fm] will never meet again, [Bb] on [Ebm] the bonnie, bonnie [Ab] _ [Eb] banks o' Loch [Bb] Lomond.
[Eb] The _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
wee _ birdies sing, and the [Ab] _ _ wildflowers spring, [Eb] and in sunshine [Cm] the waters [Ab] are _ _ [Eb] sleeping,
_ but [Ab] the broken [Eb]-hearted kens [Ab] nay [Fm] second spring [Ab] again, [Eb] though the _ wayfoo [Ab] may see spray [Bb] their _ _ [Eb] greeting.
_ _ And you'll take the high road, [Ab] and I'll take the [Bb] low road, [Eb] and I'll be in [Cm] Scotland _ [Ab]
afore _ [Eb] _ ye,
_ [Ab] but me [Eb] and my true [F] love will never _ meet again, [Bb] _ [Eb] on the bonnie, bonnie _ banks o' [Bb] Loch Lomond.
_ [Eb] on _ _ the bonnie, [Ab] bonnie banks o' [Bb] Loch _ Lomond. _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ In [Eb] _ 1745, two Scottish soldiers were made captive in Carlisle, [Ab] _ one of whom was to be set free, [G] the other executed. _ _
It is the condemned man [F] who will return to Scotland by way of the [Fm] low road of death,
_ [D] and reach Loch Lomond before his friend, who must travel the earthly high road.
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ By yon _ bonnie banks and [Fm] by yon bonnie braes, [Eb] where the sun [Gm] _ [Cm] shines bright on [Ab] Loch _ _ _ [Eb] _ Lomond,
[Ab] where me and [Gm] my true love [F] were ever wont [Ab] to gay, _ [Eb] on the bonnie, [Ab] bonnie [Gm] banks [Bb] o' Loch _ _ [Eb] Lomond.
_ [Bb] _ [Eb] And you'll take the high road, [Ab] and I'll [Bb] take the low road, [Eb] and I'll be [Cm] in Scotland _ [Ab]
afore _ _ [Eb] ye,
_ [Ab] but me and [Eb] my true [Cm] love [F] will never meet [Ab] again, [Bb] on [Eb] the bonnie, [Ab] bonnie [Eb] banks o' [Bb] Loch _ _ [Eb] Lomond. _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ T'was there that we parted in [Ab]
yon shady [Bb] _ glen, on [Eb] the [G] steep, steep [Cm] sides o' Ben [Ab] _
_ [Eb] _ Lomond,
_ _ [Ab] where in [Eb] purple hue _ [Fm] the heeland hills [Ab] we view, [Bb] _ and [Eb] the moon _ coming [Ab] _ [Eb] out in the [Bb]
glow.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] And you'll take the high road, [Ab] and I'll take [Bb] the low road, [Eb] and I'll be in [Cm] Scotland [Ab] afore _ _ [Eb] _ ye,
_ [Ab] but me and [Gm] my true [Cm] love [Fm] will never meet again, [Bb] on [Ebm] the bonnie, bonnie [Ab] _ [Eb] banks o' Loch [Bb] Lomond.
[Eb] The _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
wee _ birdies sing, and the [Ab] _ _ wildflowers spring, [Eb] and in sunshine [Cm] the waters [Ab] are _ _ [Eb] sleeping,
_ but [Ab] the broken [Eb]-hearted kens [Ab] nay [Fm] second spring [Ab] again, [Eb] though the _ wayfoo [Ab] may see spray [Bb] their _ _ [Eb] greeting.
_ _ And you'll take the high road, [Ab] and I'll take the [Bb] low road, [Eb] and I'll be in [Cm] Scotland _ [Ab]
afore _ [Eb] _ ye,
_ [Ab] but me [Eb] and my true [F] love will never _ meet again, [Bb] _ [Eb] on the bonnie, bonnie _ banks o' [Bb] Loch Lomond.
_ [Eb] on _ _ the bonnie, [Ab] bonnie banks o' [Bb] Loch _ Lomond. _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _