Chords for ♫ Scottish Music - Highland Widow's lament ♫ LYRICS
Tempo:
131.4 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
G
Em
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Why he come to the low country?
O'con, O'con, O'free
I've got a penny in my purse
To buy a meal to me
[Am]
[F#] [Em]
[Am]
[F#] [G]
[F#] [Em] [B]
[Em] [A]
[D] It was [F#m] nursey in [C#] the heathen [A] house
[D] O'con, [A] O'con, [G] O'free
[A]
[D] Me woman, [C#m] west [Bm]
country [D] wife
[G] So happy was [E] I [B] me
[A] [D] For there I [F#m]
had [Em] a score of [A] chive
[D] O'con, [A] O'con, [G] O'free
[A]
[D] [A] Feedin' on youn' [Bm] health so high
[G] And givin' [D]
love [E] to me
[A]
[D] And there I [C#m]
had to [B] ask for [A] a youse
[D] O'con, [A] O'con, [G] O'free
[A]
[D] [F#m] Skippin' [Bm] on [A] bonnie nouse
[Em] And [F#m] castin' [Em] gold to [A] me
[F#]
[A] [D] I was the happiest [G] o'er the [A] land
[D] Sir, sir, [A] may I [G] re-pond
[A]
[D] For Donald [C#] was [Bm] the [A] bravest man
[Em] And Donald [F#m]
he [E] was [A] mine
[F#]
[A] [D] There's [F#m] nothing [Em] left to me of [A] our
[D] O'con, [A] O'con, [G] O'free
[A]
[D] But [F#m] [Bm] my he's to out [G] to seek their grief [E] in me
[B]
O'con, O'con, O'free
I've got a penny in my purse
To buy a meal to me
[Am]
[F#] [Em]
[Am]
[F#] [G]
[F#] [Em] [B]
[Em] [A]
[D] It was [F#m] nursey in [C#] the heathen [A] house
[D] O'con, [A] O'con, [G] O'free
[A]
[D] Me woman, [C#m] west [Bm]
country [D] wife
[G] So happy was [E] I [B] me
[A] [D] For there I [F#m]
had [Em] a score of [A] chive
[D] O'con, [A] O'con, [G] O'free
[A]
[D] [A] Feedin' on youn' [Bm] health so high
[G] And givin' [D]
love [E] to me
[A]
[D] And there I [C#m]
had to [B] ask for [A] a youse
[D] O'con, [A] O'con, [G] O'free
[A]
[D] [F#m] Skippin' [Bm] on [A] bonnie nouse
[Em] And [F#m] castin' [Em] gold to [A] me
[F#]
[A] [D] I was the happiest [G] o'er the [A] land
[D] Sir, sir, [A] may I [G] re-pond
[A]
[D] For Donald [C#] was [Bm] the [A] bravest man
[Em] And Donald [F#m]
he [E] was [A] mine
[F#]
[A] [D] There's [F#m] nothing [Em] left to me of [A] our
[D] O'con, [A] O'con, [G] O'free
[A]
[D] But [F#m] [Bm] my he's to out [G] to seek their grief [E] in me
[B]
Key:
A
D
G
Em
F#m
A
D
G
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Why he come to the low country?
_ O'con, O'con, O'free _ _ _
I've got a penny in my _ purse
To buy a meal to me
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [D] It was [F#m] nursey in [C#] the heathen [A] house
[D] O'con, [A] O'con, [G] O'free
[A] _
_ [D] Me woman, [C#m] _ west [Bm]
country [D] wife
[G] So happy _ was [E] I _ _ [B] me _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] For there I [F#m]
had [Em] a score of [A] chive
_ [D] O'con, [A] O'con, [G] O'free
_ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ [A] Feedin' on youn' [Bm] health so high
[G] And givin' [D]
love [E] to me
[A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] And there I [C#m]
had to [B] ask for [A] a youse
[D] O'con, [A] O'con, [G] O'free
_ [A] _
_ _ [D] _ [F#m] Skippin' _ [Bm] on [A] bonnie nouse
[Em] And _ [F#m] castin' [Em] gold to _ [A] me
_ _ [F#] _
_ [A] _ _ [D] I was the happiest [G] o'er the [A] land
[D] Sir, sir, [A] may I [G] re-pond
_ [A] _
_ [D] For Donald [C#] _ was [Bm] the [A] bravest man
[Em] And Donald [F#m]
he [E] was _ _ [A] mine
_ [F#] _
_ [A] _ _ [D] There's [F#m] nothing _ [Em] left to me of [A] our
[D] O'con, [A] O'con, [G] O'free
_ [A] _
[D] But _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] my he's to out [G] to seek their grief [E] in me
[B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Why he come to the low country?
_ O'con, O'con, O'free _ _ _
I've got a penny in my _ purse
To buy a meal to me
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [D] It was [F#m] nursey in [C#] the heathen [A] house
[D] O'con, [A] O'con, [G] O'free
[A] _
_ [D] Me woman, [C#m] _ west [Bm]
country [D] wife
[G] So happy _ was [E] I _ _ [B] me _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] For there I [F#m]
had [Em] a score of [A] chive
_ [D] O'con, [A] O'con, [G] O'free
_ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ [A] Feedin' on youn' [Bm] health so high
[G] And givin' [D]
love [E] to me
[A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] And there I [C#m]
had to [B] ask for [A] a youse
[D] O'con, [A] O'con, [G] O'free
_ [A] _
_ _ [D] _ [F#m] Skippin' _ [Bm] on [A] bonnie nouse
[Em] And _ [F#m] castin' [Em] gold to _ [A] me
_ _ [F#] _
_ [A] _ _ [D] I was the happiest [G] o'er the [A] land
[D] Sir, sir, [A] may I [G] re-pond
_ [A] _
_ [D] For Donald [C#] _ was [Bm] the [A] bravest man
[Em] And Donald [F#m]
he [E] was _ _ [A] mine
_ [F#] _
_ [A] _ _ [D] There's [F#m] nothing _ [Em] left to me of [A] our
[D] O'con, [A] O'con, [G] O'free
_ [A] _
[D] But _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] my he's to out [G] to seek their grief [E] in me
[B] _ _ _ _