Misc Traditional – Will Ye No Come Back Again (Guitar)
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An ode to Bonnie Prince Charlie written some years after the 1745 Battle of Culloden.
Verse 1
D G D Bonnie Charlie's noo awa D A Safely o'er the friendly main D G D Mony a heart will break in twa A D Should he no come back again
Chorus
D G A [tab]G D A Will ye no come back again D G D Better lo'ed ye canna be G A D Will ye no come back again
Verse 2
D G D Ye trusted in your Hielan' men D A They trusted you dear Charlie D G D They kent your hiding in the glen A D Death or exile braving
Chorus
D G A Will ye no come back again G D A Will ye no come back again D G D Better lo'ed ye canna be G A D Will ye no come back again
Verse 3
D G D We watched you in the gloamin' hour D A We watched thee in the mornin' grey D G D Though thirty thousand pounds they'd gie A D Oh there was nane that would betray
Chorus
D G A Will ye no come back again G D A Will ye no come back again D G D Better lo'ed ye canna be G A D Will ye no come back again
Verse 4
D G D Many a traitor 'mong the isles D A Brak the band o' nature's laws D G D Many a traitor wi' his wiles A D Sought to wear his life awa'
Chorus
D G A Will ye no come back again G D A Will ye no come back again D G D Better lo'ed ye canna be G A D Will ye no come back again
Verse 5
D G D Many's the gallant soldier fought D A Many's the gallant chief did fall D G D Death itself was dearly bought A D All for Scotland's king and lord
Chorus
D G A Will ye no come back again G D A Will ye no come back again D G D Better lo'ed ye canna be G A D Will ye no come back again
Verse 6
D G D Whene'er I hear the blackbird sing D A Unto the evening sinking down D G D Or merl that makes the wood to ring A D To me they hae no other sound
Chorus
D G A Will ye no come back again G D A Will ye no come back again D G D Better lo'ed ye canna be G A D Will ye no come back again
Verse 7
D G D Sweet's the laverock's note and lang D A Lilting wildly up the glen D G D But aye to me he sings ae sang A D Will ye no come back again
Chorus
D G A Will ye no come back again G D A Will ye no come back again D G D Better lo'ed ye canna be G A D Will ye no come back again