A^Amway to the^Em west ward I'm^C longing to^G be, Where the beauties of^Em heaven un^Gfold by the^D sea Where the^Am sweet purple^Em heather blooms^C fragrant and^G free On a hilltop high a^Dbove The Dark^C I^Gsland

Oh, ^Gisle of my childhood, I'm^C dreaming of^G thee, As the steamer leaves^Em Oban and^G passes Ti^Dree Soon I'll^Am capture the^Em magic that^C lingers for^G me When I'm back once more u^Dpon The Dark^C Is^Gland

So^Am gentle the^Em sea breeze that^C ripples the^G bay Where the stream joins the^Em ocean and^G young children^D play On the^Am strand of pure^Em silver I'll^C welcome each^G day And I'll roam forever^D more The Dark^C Is^Gland

Oh, ^Gisle of my childhood, I'm^C dreaming of^G thee, As the steamer leaves^Em Oban and^G passes Ti^Dree Soon I'll^Am capture the^Em magic that^C lingers for^G me When I'm back once more u^Dpon The Dark^C Is^Gland

True^Am gems of the^Em Hebrides^C bathed in the^G light Of the mid-summer^Em dawning that^G follows the ^Dnight How I^Am yearn for the^Em cries of the^C seagull in^G flight As they circle high a^Dbove The Dark^C Is^Gland

Oh, ^Gisle of my childhood, I'm^C dreaming of^G thee, As the steamer leaves^Em Oban and^G passes Ti^Dree Soon I'll^Am capture the^Em magic that^C lingers for^G me When I'm back once more u^Dpon The Dark^C Is^Gland