The Lads Among Heather chords by The Corries

Chords with lyrics

E minorEm               G+G
Come all ye young lassies whar hae ye been

Sae sleepy and drowsy, I ken by your een

In all the wide world, you'll ne'er find a frien'

Like the lads that were reared among heather


REFRAIN:

G+G
Awa' wi' yer satins, yer silks and yer shawls
                      E minorEm
Yer soirees and yer parties and yer elegant balls
                 G+G
For a dance in the barn's worth ten in the hall
     C majorC       G+G      D MajorD  G+G
Wi' the lads that were reared among heather

E minorEm                 G+G
Tak' a walk roon yer cities, braw buildings ootside
                      E minorEm
Gaze on the splendors and the wonder with pride
                  G+G
Fine ships have been built, on the banks o' the Clyde
    C majorC       G+G      D MajorD  G+G
By the lads that were reared among heather


E minorEm                   G+G
When the queen wants some soldiers, she kens whaur to send
                         E minorEm
To the mountains and valleys, the hills and the glens
                      G+G
Wi' their bonnets and plaids, they're aye true tae the end
     C majorC       G+G      D MajorD  G+G
Are the lads that were reared among heather



E minorEm               G+G
Now England can boast for the sweet-scented rose
                      E minorEm
And Ireland can boast for the shamrock she grows
                G+G
But gi' me the land, where the clear water flows
     C majorC       G+G     D MajorD  G+G
And the mountains are covered with heather


2x

Awa' wi' yer satins, yer silks and yer shawls
Yer soirees and yer parties and yer elegant balls
For a dance in the barn's worth ten in the hall