The Lammas Tide chords by The Corries

• Capo on 5th

Key: C

Verse 1:
    G       C   G
Now it fell about the Lammas Tide
     G    D     G
When the muirmen whin their hay
  G        C     G
The doughty Douglas bound him ride
   G         D
Into England to drive a prey
  G         C    G
He chose the Gordons and the Grahams
  G         D
The Lindsays light and gay
    G         C    G
But the Jardines wad’ not wi’ him ride
     G   D    G
And they rue it to this day

Verse 2:
  G           C    G
Now he has burned all the dales o’ Tyne
  G    D    G
And part o’ Bamburghshire
G          C     G
Three tall towers on Reedswire fells
  G        D
He left them all on fire
G         C  G
He marched up tae Newcastle
  G      D
And raided round about
    G         C    G
Sayin’ “Wha’s the Lord o’ this castle
  G     D   G
And wha’s the Lady o’t ”


Verse 3:
   G        C   G
Then up bespake proud Percy there
  G   D    G
And oh but he spake high
 G        C    G
“I am the Lord o’ this castle
  G        D
My wife’s the Lady gay”
  G          C    G
“If thou art the Lord o’ this castle
  G        D
Sae weel it pleases me
  G        C   G
For e’er I cross the border fells
  G   D    G
The ane o’ us shall dee”


Verse 4:
    G         C   G
Then he took a lang spear in his hand
G      D   G
Shod wi’ the metal free
G        C    G
For tae meet the Douglas there
  G         D
He rade right furiously
  G        C  G
But oh how pale his lady looked
   G       D
Frae off the castle wall
   G        C    G
When down before the Scottish spear
  G     D   G
She saw proud Percy fall


Verse 5:
    G       C   G
Now it fell about the Lammas Tide
     G    D     G
When the muirmen whin their hay
  G        C     G
The doughty Douglas bound him ride
   G         D
Into England to drive a prey
  G         C    G
He chose the Gordons and the Grahams
  G         D
The Lindsays light and gay
    G         C    G
But the Jardines wad’ not wi’ him ride
     G   D    G
And they rue it to this day