The Corries – Braw Braw Lads (Guitar)

Capo 2
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Chords

[Intro] (Fade in) C C/B Am C G G G/F# Em G G Am C G [Chorus]
G
Braw, braw lads on Yarrow braes,

     C      D/F#    C        G
They rove amang the blooming heather;

    G
But Yarrow  braes nor Ettrick shaws

    G         D/F#    C     G
Can match the lads o' Galla Water.

G     D/F#  G
Braw, braw  lads.
[Verse 1]
G         G/F#  Em     G
But there is    one, a secret one,

 C    C/B  Am   C       G
Aboon them a' I loe him better;

G        G/F#  Em                G
And I'll be    his, and he'll be mine,

G         Am     C     G
The bonie lad o' Galla Water.
[Chorus]
G
Braw, braw lads on Yarrow braes,

     C      D/F#    C        G
They rove amang the blooming heather;

    G
But Yarrow  braes nor Ettrick shaws

    G         D/F#    C     G
Can match the lads o' Galla Water.

G     D/F#  G
Braw, braw  lads.
[Verse 2]
G      G/F#  Em     G
Altho' his   daddie was nae laird,

    C    C/B  Am      C      G
And tho' I    had nae meikle tocher,

G         G/F#  Em              G
Yet, rich in    kindest, truest love,

G              Am        C     G
We'll tent our flocks by Galla Water.
[Chorus]
G
Braw, braw lads on Yarrow braes,

     C      D/F#    C        G
They rove amang the blooming heather;

    G
But Yarrow  braes nor Ettrick shaws

    G         D/F#    C     G
Can match the lads o' Galla Water.

G     D/F#  G
Braw, braw  lads.
[Instrumental] G C D/F# C G G G D/F# C G G D/F# G [Verse 3]
G        G/F#  Em         G
It ne'er was   wealth, it ne'er was wealth,

     C    C/B Am       C          G
That coft contentment, peace, and pleasure:

G         G/F#  Em              G
The bands and   bliss o' mutual love,

G             D/F#     C       G
O, that's the chiefest warld's treasure!
[Chorus]
G
Braw, braw lads on Yarrow braes,

     C      D/F#    C        G
They rove amang the blooming heather;

    G
But Yarrow  braes nor Ettrick shaws

    G         D/F#    C     G
Can match the lads o' Galla Water.

G     D/F#  G
Braw, braw  lads.
[Outro] G G/F# Em G C C/B Am C G
G  G/F#  Em   G
(Fade out)
G Am C