Chords for THE HIGHLAND WIDOW'S LAMENT SHONA DONALDSON
Tempo:
100.85 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Bm
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] [Bm] [G] [Bm]
[D]
Oh I am come [B] to the low [D] country, Oh [A] hon, oh hon, [B] oh hree,
[D]
[A] With [D] a penny [Gm] in [D] my purse, To buy a meal [G] to me.
[Dm]
It [A] was n'er say [B] in the [D] highland house, Oh [F] hon, oh hon, [B] oh [D] hree,
[A] N'er were [D] men in [Gm] this world [D] wide, Say happy was [Gm] as me.
[D]
[Bm] [G] [D]
[Bm] For there [F#m] I had [G] a score [D] of kye, [Bm] Oh [F#m] hon, oh hon, [G] oh hree,
[A]
[Bm] With [F#m] an onion [G] hill [D] say hi, [G] N'gi an milk [Em] to [A] me.
[D] For there [A] I had [G] three score [D] of yowt, Oh [A] hon, oh hon, [G] oh [D] hree,
[A] Skip [Bm] an onion [G] for [D] an inners, [Bm] And cast [D] an oot [G] to me.
[A]
[Bm] [D]
[Bm] I was [F#m] the happiest [G] o'er the [D] clan, [Bm] Say I share [F#m] me [G] irie [A] pine,
[Bm] For Donald [F#m] was [G] a bravest [D] man, [G] And Donald he [Em] was [A] mine.
[D] Till Cherley [A] Stewart [G] come [D] at last, Say far [A] to set [G] us free,
[D]
[A] My [D] Donald's earring [G] was needed [D] then, [Bm] For Scotland [D] and [G] for [A] me.
[Bm] [D] [A]
[Bm] [D] [G] [D]
[Bm] N'er we [F#m] fufit [G] what need [D] I tell, [Bm] Right to [F#m] the rounded [G] ear,
[A]
[Bm] My Donald [F#m] and [G] his country [D] fair, [G] Upon Culloden [Em] [A] Hill.
[D] Oh hon, [A] oh hon, [G] oh hon, [D] oh
[A] [G] hree, [D]
[A] N'er were men [D] in [G] this world [D] wide,
[Bm] Say that yet [D] now [G] was me.
[A] [Bm] [D] [A]
[Bm] [D] [G] [Bm]
[D] [A]
[Bm] [D] [G] [A]
[D]
[D]
Oh I am come [B] to the low [D] country, Oh [A] hon, oh hon, [B] oh hree,
[D]
[A] With [D] a penny [Gm] in [D] my purse, To buy a meal [G] to me.
[Dm]
It [A] was n'er say [B] in the [D] highland house, Oh [F] hon, oh hon, [B] oh [D] hree,
[A] N'er were [D] men in [Gm] this world [D] wide, Say happy was [Gm] as me.
[D]
[Bm] [G] [D]
[Bm] For there [F#m] I had [G] a score [D] of kye, [Bm] Oh [F#m] hon, oh hon, [G] oh hree,
[A]
[Bm] With [F#m] an onion [G] hill [D] say hi, [G] N'gi an milk [Em] to [A] me.
[D] For there [A] I had [G] three score [D] of yowt, Oh [A] hon, oh hon, [G] oh [D] hree,
[A] Skip [Bm] an onion [G] for [D] an inners, [Bm] And cast [D] an oot [G] to me.
[A]
[Bm] [D]
[Bm] I was [F#m] the happiest [G] o'er the [D] clan, [Bm] Say I share [F#m] me [G] irie [A] pine,
[Bm] For Donald [F#m] was [G] a bravest [D] man, [G] And Donald he [Em] was [A] mine.
[D] Till Cherley [A] Stewart [G] come [D] at last, Say far [A] to set [G] us free,
[D]
[A] My [D] Donald's earring [G] was needed [D] then, [Bm] For Scotland [D] and [G] for [A] me.
[Bm] [D] [A]
[Bm] [D] [G] [D]
[Bm] N'er we [F#m] fufit [G] what need [D] I tell, [Bm] Right to [F#m] the rounded [G] ear,
[A]
[Bm] My Donald [F#m] and [G] his country [D] fair, [G] Upon Culloden [Em] [A] Hill.
[D] Oh hon, [A] oh hon, [G] oh hon, [D] oh
[A] [G] hree, [D]
[A] N'er were men [D] in [G] this world [D] wide,
[Bm] Say that yet [D] now [G] was me.
[A] [Bm] [D] [A]
[Bm] [D] [G] [Bm]
[D] [A]
[Bm] [D] [G] [A]
[D]
Key:
D
G
A
Bm
F#m
D
G
A
[B] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
Oh I am come [B] to the low [D] country, Oh [A] hon, oh hon, [B] oh hree,
[D] _ _
[A] With [D] a penny [Gm] in [D] my purse, To buy a meal [G] to me.
[Dm] _
It [A] was n'er say [B] in the [D] highland house, Oh [F] hon, oh hon, [B] oh [D] hree,
[A] N'er were [D] men in [Gm] this world [D] wide, Say happy was [Gm] as me.
[D] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _
[Bm] For there [F#m] I had [G] a score [D] of kye, [Bm] Oh [F#m] hon, oh hon, [G] oh hree,
[A] _
[Bm] With [F#m] an onion [G] hill [D] say hi, [G] N'gi an milk [Em] to [A] me.
[D] For there [A] I had [G] three score [D] of yowt, Oh [A] hon, oh hon, [G] oh [D] hree, _
[A] Skip [Bm] an onion [G] for [D] an inners, [Bm] And cast [D] an oot [G] to me.
[A] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] I was [F#m] the happiest [G] o'er the [D] clan, [Bm] Say I share [F#m] me [G] irie [A] pine,
[Bm] For Donald [F#m] was [G] a bravest [D] man, [G] And Donald he [Em] was _ [A] mine.
[D] Till Cherley [A] Stewart [G] come [D] at last, Say far [A] to set [G] us free,
[D] _
[A] My [D] Donald's earring [G] was needed [D] then, [Bm] For Scotland [D] and [G] for [A] me. _
[Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
[Bm] N'er we [F#m] fufit [G] what need [D] I tell, [Bm] Right to [F#m] the rounded [G] ear,
[A] _
[Bm] My Donald [F#m] and [G] his country [D] fair, [G] Upon Culloden [Em] _ [A] Hill.
[D] Oh hon, [A] oh hon, [G] oh hon, [D] oh _
_ _ [A] _ [G] hree, _ [D] _
[A] N'er were men [D] in [G] this world [D] wide,
[Bm] Say that yet [D] now [G] was me.
_ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
Oh I am come [B] to the low [D] country, Oh [A] hon, oh hon, [B] oh hree,
[D] _ _
[A] With [D] a penny [Gm] in [D] my purse, To buy a meal [G] to me.
[Dm] _
It [A] was n'er say [B] in the [D] highland house, Oh [F] hon, oh hon, [B] oh [D] hree,
[A] N'er were [D] men in [Gm] this world [D] wide, Say happy was [Gm] as me.
[D] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _
[Bm] For there [F#m] I had [G] a score [D] of kye, [Bm] Oh [F#m] hon, oh hon, [G] oh hree,
[A] _
[Bm] With [F#m] an onion [G] hill [D] say hi, [G] N'gi an milk [Em] to [A] me.
[D] For there [A] I had [G] three score [D] of yowt, Oh [A] hon, oh hon, [G] oh [D] hree, _
[A] Skip [Bm] an onion [G] for [D] an inners, [Bm] And cast [D] an oot [G] to me.
[A] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] I was [F#m] the happiest [G] o'er the [D] clan, [Bm] Say I share [F#m] me [G] irie [A] pine,
[Bm] For Donald [F#m] was [G] a bravest [D] man, [G] And Donald he [Em] was _ [A] mine.
[D] Till Cherley [A] Stewart [G] come [D] at last, Say far [A] to set [G] us free,
[D] _
[A] My [D] Donald's earring [G] was needed [D] then, [Bm] For Scotland [D] and [G] for [A] me. _
[Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
[Bm] N'er we [F#m] fufit [G] what need [D] I tell, [Bm] Right to [F#m] the rounded [G] ear,
[A] _
[Bm] My Donald [F#m] and [G] his country [D] fair, [G] Upon Culloden [Em] _ [A] Hill.
[D] Oh hon, [A] oh hon, [G] oh hon, [D] oh _
_ _ [A] _ [G] hree, _ [D] _
[A] N'er were men [D] in [G] this world [D] wide,
[Bm] Say that yet [D] now [G] was me.
_ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _