Misc Traditional – Lads Among The Heather (Guitar)

Capo 3
Key
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Chords

Up-strum on all downbeats except for the G and C in "heather." [Intro]
     F            C        Am           G
Come all ye young lassies, whar hae ye been

    F          C         Am          G
Sae sleepy and drowsy, I ken by your een

   F            C             Am           G
In all the wide world, you'll ne'er find a frien'

         F               C           G -p5-  C -h5-
Like the lads that were reared among hea  - ther
[Chorus]
 F           C           Am            G
Awa' wi' yer satins, yer silks and yer shawls

     F              C               Am      G
Yer soirees and yer parties and yer elegant balls

      F            C            Am         G
For a dance in the barn's worth ten in the hall

        F               C           G -p5-  C -h5-
Wi' the lads that were reared among hea  -  ther
[Verse 1]
       F              C            Am           G
Tak' a walk roun' yer cities, braw buildings outside

    F            C            Am          G
An' gaze on the splendors and wonder with pride

     F               C             Am           G
Fine ships have been built, on the banks o' tae Clyde

       F               C           G -p5-  C -h5-
By the lads that were reared among hea  -  ther
[Chorus]
 F           C           Am            G
Awa' wi' yer satins, yer silks and yer shawls

     F              C               Am      G
Yer soirees and yer parties and yer elegant balls

      F            C            Am         G
For a dance in the barn's worth ten in the hall

        F               C           G -p5-  C -h5-
Wi' the lads that were reared among hea  -  ther
[Verse 2]
         F                 C            Am            G
When the queen wants some soldiers, she kens whaur to send

       F             C            Am            G
To the mountains and valleys, the hills and the glens

           F          C                   Am           G
Wi' their bonnets and plaids, they're aye true tae the end

        F               C           G -p5-  C -h5-
Are the lads that were reared among hea  -  ther
[Chorus]
 F           C           Am            G
Awa' wi' yer satins, yer silks and yer shawls

     F              C               Am      G
Yer soirees and yer parties and yer elegant balls

      F            C            Am         G
For a dance in the barn's worth ten in the hall

        F               C           G -p5-  C -h5-
Wi' the lads that were reared among hea  -  ther
[ C x3 ] [Verse 3]
    F           C             Am            G
Now England can boast for the sweet-scented rose

     F          C            Am          G
And Ireland is proud of the shamrock she grows

     F              C               Am      G
But gi' me the land, where the clear water flows

        F              C           G -p5-  C        -h5-
And the mountains are covered with hea  -  ther