Capo
1
Difficulty
Beginner
Rate for accuracy
🎸
Key: Ab
Intro:
G
Chorus:
G C
Maxwellton braes are bonnie,
G D7
Where early fa's the dew,
G C
And it's there that Annie Laurie
G D G
Gave me her promise true.
G D G
Gave me her promise true,
G D7 G
Which ne'er forgot will be,
C G
And for bonnie Annie Laurie,
G D G
I lay me doon and dee.
Verse 1:
G C
Her brow is like the snowdrift,
G D7
Her throat is like a swan,
G C
Her face it is the fairest
G D G
That e'er the sun shone on.
G D G
That e'er the sun shone on,
G D7 G
And dark blue is her ee,
C G
And for bonnie Annie Laurie
G D G
I lay me doon and dee.
Chorus:
G C
Maxwellton braes are bonnie,
G D7
Where early fa's the dew,
G C
And it's there that Annie Laurie
G D G
Gave me her promise true.
Verse 2:
G C
Like dew on th' gowan lying,
G D7
Is the fa' o' her fairy feet,
G C
And like winds in summer sighing
G D G
Her voice is low and sweet.
G D G
Her voice is low and sweet,
G D7 G
And she's a' the world to me,
C G
And for bonnie Annie Laurie,
G D G
I lay me doon and dee.
Chorus:
G C
Maxwellton braes are bonnie,
G D7
Where early fa's the dew,
G C
And it's there that Annie Laurie
G D G
Gave me her promise true.
G D G
Gave me her promise true,
G D7 G
Which ne'er forgot will be,
C G
And for bonnie Annie Laurie,
G D G
I lay me doon and dee.
Song History
Published: September 27, 2024
Last Updated: September 10, 2025