Misc Traditional – Scotland The Brave (Ukulele)

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Written by Cliff Hanley 1950, [Verse 1]
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Hark when the night is falling,

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Hear! hear the pipes are calling,

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Loudly and  proudly calling,

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Down thro' the glen.

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There where the hills are sleeping,

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Now feel the blood a-leaping,

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High as the  spirits of the  old Highland  men.
[chorus]
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Towering in gallant fame,

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Scotland my mountain hame,

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High may your  proud standards  gloriously wave,

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Land of my high endeavour,

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Land of the shining river,

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Land of my  heart for ever,

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Scotland the  brave.
[Verse 2]
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High in the misty Highlands

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Out by the purple islands,

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Brave are the  hearts that beat

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Be neath Scottish skies.

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Wild are the winds to meet you,

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Staunch are the friends that greet you,

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Kind as the  love that shines from  fair maidens'  eyes.
[chorus]
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Towering in gallant fame,

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Scotland my mountain hame,

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High may your  proud standards  gloriously wave,

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Land of my high endeavour,

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Land of the shining river,

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Land of my  heart for ever,

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Scotland the  brave.
[Verse 3]
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Far off in sunlit places

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Sad are the Scottish faces

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Yearning to feel the kiss

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Of sweet Scottish rain

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Where tropic skies are beaming

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Love sets the heart a-dreaming

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Longing and dreaming for the homeland a-gain
[chorus]
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Towering in gallant fame,

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Scotland my mountain hame,

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High may your  proud standards  gloriously wave,

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Land of my high endeavour,

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Land of the shining river,

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Land of my  heart for ever,

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Scotland the  brave.
[Verse 4]
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Hot as a burning ember

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Flaming in bleak December

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Burning with-in the hearts

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Of clansmen a-far

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Calling to home and fire

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Calling the sweet desire

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Shining a light that beckons from every star
[chorus]
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Towering in gallant fame,

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Scotland my mountain hame,

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High may your  proud standards  gloriously wave,

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Land of my high endeavour,

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Land of the shining river,

Eb          Bb
Land of my  heart for ever,

F             Bb
Scotland the  brave.
[chorus]
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Towering in gallant fame,

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Scotland my mountain hame,

Eb             Bb               F          F7
High may your  proud standards  gloriously wave,

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Land of my high endeavour,

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Land of the shining river,

Eb          Bb
Land of my  heart for ever,

F             Bb
Scotland the  brave.
[Outro]
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Land of my  heart for ever,

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Scotland the  brave.