Chord/Tab song: By Yon Bonnie Banks

By Yon Bonnie Banks (O Loch Lomond) chords
John McDermott (traditional Scottish song, poet Andrew Lang 1876, from song of 1746)



By [E]yon bonnie banks and by [A]yon bonnie [F#m]braes,
Where the [E]sun shines [A]bright on Loch [F#m]Lo [E]mon'
Where [A]me and my [E]true love will [F#m]never meet a[A]gain
On the [E]bonnie, bonnie [A]banks of Loch [F#m]Lo [E]mon'

Oh, [E]ye'll tak' the high road and [A]I'll tak' the [E]low,
And I'll be in [A]Scotland a[F#m]fore [E]ye;
For [A]me and my [E]true love will [F#m]never meet a[A]gain
On the [E]bonnie, bonnie [A]banks of Loch [F#m]Lo [E]mon'

'Twas [E]there that we parted in [A]yon shady [E]glen,
On the steep, steep [A]sides o' Ben [F#m]Lo [E]mon'
Where [A]in a purple [E]hue the [F#m]Heilan' hills we [A]view,
An the [E]moon comin' [A]out in the [F#m]gloa[E]min'.

Oh, [E]ye'll tak' the high road and [A]I'll tak' the [E]low,
And I'll be in [A]Scotland a[F#m]fore [E]ye;
For [A]me and my [E]true love will [F#m]never meet a[A]gain
On the [E]bonnie, bonnie [A]banks of Loch [F#m]Lo [E]mon'

The [G]wee birdies sing and the [C]wild flowers [Em]spring
And in [G]sunshine the [C]waters are [Em]slee[G]pin'
But the [C]broken heart it [G]kens nae [Em]second spring a[C]gain
Tho' the [G]waefu' may [C]cease frae their [D]gree[G]tin'.

Oh, [G]ye'll tak' the high road and [C]I'll tak' the [G]low road,
And I'll be in [C]Scotland a[Em]fore [G]ye;
But [C]me and my [G]true love will [Em]never meet a[C]gain.
On the [G]bonnie, bonnie [C]banks of Loch [D]Lo[G]mon'

Alternate:

Capo II

E D
A G
F#m Em
G F
C Bb
D C
Em Dm

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