(traditional Scottish)
[Verse 1]
C Am F G
By yon bonnie banks and by yon bonnie braes
C Am F G
Where the sun shines bright on Loch Lomond
F Am Dm F(1/2)
Where me and my true love were ever wont to gae
G7(1/2) C Am Dm(1/2) G(1/2) C(x2)
On the bonnie, bonnie banks of Loch Lo - mond
[Chorus]
C Am F G
Oh! Ye'll tak' the high road, and I'll tak' the low road
C Am F G
And I'll be in Scotland afore ye
F Am Dm F(1/2)
But me and my true love will never meet again
G7(1/2) C Am Dm(1/2) G(1/2) C(x2)
On the bonnie, bonnie banks o' Loch Lo - mond
[Verse 2]
C Am F G
'Twas there that we parted, in yon shady glen
C Am F G
On the steep, steep side o' Ben Lomond
F Am Dm F(1/2)
Where in purple hue, the hieland hills we view
G7(1/2) C Am Dm(1/2) G(1/2) C(x2)
And the moon coming out in the gloam - ing
[Chorus]
C Am F G
Oh! Ye'll tak' the high road, and I'll tak' the low road
C Am F G
And I'll be in Scotland afore ye
F Am Dm F(1/2)
But me and my true love will never meet again
G7(1/2) C Am Dm(1/2) G(1/2) C(x2)
On the bonnie, bonnie banks o' Loch Lo - mond
[Verse 3]
C Am F G
The wee birdies sing, and the wildflowers spring
C Am F G
And in sunshine the waters are sleeping
F Am Dm F(1/2)
But the broken heart it kens nae second spring again
G7(1/2) C Am Dm(1/2) G(1/2) C(x2)
Tho' the waeful may cease frae their grie - ving
[Chorus]
C Am F G
Oh! Ye'll tak' the high road, and I'll tak' the low road
C Am F G
And I'll be in Scotland afore ye
F Am Dm F(1/2)
But me and my true love will never meet again
G7(1/2) C Am Dm(1/2) G(1/2) C
On the bonnie, bonnie banks o' Loch Lo - mond
