The Corries – The News Frae Moidart (Guitar)

    Am                C      Em
The news from Moidart cam yestreen,

     Am
Will soon gar mony ferlie

    C                Em        G
For ships o' war hae just come in,

    Am       Em  Am
And landed royal Chairlie.

     Am             Em     Am          Em
Come through the heather, around him gather,

       Am        Em    G
You're a' the welcomer early,

 C                   Em      G
Around him cling wi' a' your kin',

    Am             Em  Am
For wha'll be king but Chairlie.

    Am                 C        Em
The Highland clans wi' sword in hand,

     Am
Frae John o' Groats to Airlie,

    C           Em        G  
Ha' tae a man declared to stand,

   Am        Em  Am
Or fa' wi' royal Chairlie.

     Am             Em     Am          Em
Come through the heather, around him gather,

       Am        Em    G
You're a' the welcomer early,

 C                   Em      G
Around him cling wi' a' your kin',

    Am             Em  Am
For wha'll be king but Chairlie.

    Am                C         Em
The Lowlands a' baith great an' sma'

    Am
Wi' mony's a lord an' laird hae

  C                   Em       G
Declared for Scotia's king an' law

         Am             Em  Am
Aye, an' wha d'ye think but Chairlie

     Am             Em     Am          Em
Come through the heather, around him gather,

       Am        Em    G
You're a' the welcomer early,

 C                   Em      G
Around him cling wi' a' your kin',

    Am             Em  Am
For wha'll be king but Chairlie.

        Am              C      Em
There's ne'er a lass in a' the land,

    Am
But vows baith late and early,

    C                    Em       G
Tae man she'll ne'er gie heart or han',

    Am          Em  Am
Wha wadna fight for Chairlie.

     Am             Em     Am          Em
Come through the heather, around him gather,

       Am        Em    G
You're a' the welcomer early,

 C                   Em      G
Around him cling wi' a' your kin',

    Am             Em  Am
For wha'll be king but Chairlie.

     Am                  C          Em
Then here's a health tae Chairlie's cause,

    Am
An' be't complete and early,

    C             Em            G
His very name our heart's blood warms,

   Am          Em  Am
Tae arms for royal Chairlie.

     Am             Em     Am          Em
Come through the heather, around him gather,

       Am        Em    G
You're a' the welcomer early,

 C                   Em      G
Around him cling wi' a' your kin',

    Am             Em  Am
For wha'll be king but Chairlie.

     Am             Em     Am          Em
Come through the heather, around him gather,

     Am           G            C    Em
Come Ronald, come Donald, come a' together,

  C                   Em     G
Declare him rightful, lawful king,

    Am             Em  Am
For wha'll be king but Chairlie.