#--------------------------------------------------------# # This song was written before copyrights were imagined. # # So sing it in the pub, record it, whatever. # #--------------------------------------------------------# Loch Lomond - Traditional Scottish Transposed by Kyle Giffin - kdgiffin@csolve.net

^GBy yon bonnie banks, and ^Cby yon bonnie ^Gbraes ^GWhere the sun shines bright on Loch ^EmLo-^Dmond ^GThere me and my true love spent ^Cmony happy ^Gdays ^GOn the bonnie, bonnie banks o' Loch ^DLo-^Gmond.

Chorus

^GOh, ye'll tak' the high road, and ^CI'll tak' the ^Glow road ^GAnd I'll be in Scotland be^Emfore ^Dye ^GBut trouble it is there, and ^Cmony hearts are ^Gsair ^GOn the bonnie, bonnie ^Cbanks o' Loch ^DLo-^Gmond.

^G'Twas there that we parted in yon ^Cbonnie ^Gglen ^GOn the steep, steep side o' Ben ^EmLo-^Dmond ^GWhere in purple hue the ^CHighland hills we ^Gview ^GAnd the moon glints out in the ^Dgloa^Gmin'.

^GThere the wild flowers spring and the ^Cwee birdies ^Gsing ^GAnd in sunshine the waters are ^Emsleep-^Din' ^GBut the broken heart it kens nae second ^Cspring ^Gagain ^GThough resigned we may be while we're ^Dgreet^Gin'.

Too high' Key of F Chords: (G -> F) (C -> Bb) (Em -> Dm) (D -> C) Author's note: I tabbed the whole song, because one thing that really annoyed me when I first started playing was when I had to try to figure out where chord changes went. So just read it off the sheet and enjoy the tune without any needless aggravation. Runrig does a great version of this song, but unless you're in the UK, you'll probably never find any of their CDs in any record stores, and get a blank stare from the clerks when you ask. I'm also working on a tabbed version of the lead part I play. It sounds great on an electric, or conversely, on an acoustic too. Feel free to experiment with it until you find a sound you like. As a brief side note, the tune is based on the older song, Robin Cushie, from around 1740. The words are generally credited to Lady John Scott (1810-1900), and first appeared in 1876, although this version is paraphrased into a more modern vernacular. Folklore has it that the words speak of two captured Jacobite soldiers in Carlisle Castle. The one who lived took the high road, and the other was executed, taking the low road. Maybe. I realise that this is quite high for someone who is not a natural tennor (unlike me) or soprano (definately not me!). If you're a baritone or alto, drop it down into the key of F. Enjoy it, and share it with others.