Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
A augmentedA Gordon for Me
Verse:
C majorC DmDm
I'm Geordie MacKay of the H. L. I.
G+G C majorC
I'm fond of the lassies and a drappie forbye,
C majorC FF D MajorD
One day when out walking I chanced to see,
G+G C majorC
A augmentedA bonnie wee lass wi' a glint in her ee'
C majorC FF DmDm
Says I to the lassie "Will you walk foe a while?
G+G C majorC
I'll buy you a bonnet and we'll do it in style,
C majorC FF DmDm
My kilt is Mackenzie o' the H. L.I."
G+G C majorC
She look'd at me shyly and said wi' a sigh.
Chorus:
C majorC FF D MajorD
A augmentedA Gordon for me, a Gordon for me,
G+G C majorC
If ye're no a Gordon ye're no use to me.
C majorC FF D MajorD
The Black Watch are braw, the Seaforths and a'
G+G C majorC
But the cocky wee Gordon's the pride o' them a'.
Verse:
C majorC DmDm
I courted that girl on the banks of the Dee,
G+G C majorC
I made up my mind she was fashioned for me,
C majorC FF D MajorD
Soon I was a' thinking how nice it would be
G+G C majorC
If she would consent to get married to me.
C majorC FF DmDm
The day we were wed, the grass was so green,
G+G C majorC
The sun was as bright as the light in her 'een,
C majorC FF DmDm
Now we've two bonnie lassies who sit on her knee,
G+G C majorC
While she sings the song she once sang to me.
Chorus:
C majorC FF D MajorD
A augmentedA Gordon for me, a Gordon for me,
G+G C majorC
If ye're no a Gordon ye're no use to me.
C majorC FF D MajorD
The Black Watch are braw, the Seaforths and a'
G+G C majorC
But the cocky wee Gordon's the pride o' them a'.