Braes O Balquhidder chords by The Tannahill Weavers

Chords with lyrics

THE BRAES O' BALQUHIDDER
A augmentedA traditional Scottish song that was adapted into "Wild Mountain Thyme (Will Ye Go, Lassie)"
Based on a poem by Robert Tannahill (1774-1810).
This version is as performed by the Tannahill Weavers


Intro:

C majorC  E minorEm  A minorAm  G+G   C majorC E minorEm A minorAm Fadd9Fadd9


Chorus:

      C majorC      E minorEm
   Let us go, lassie, go
       A minorAm     G+G
   Tae the braes o' Balquhidder
       C majorC      E minorEm
   Whar the blueberries grow
        FF       G+G
   'Mang the bonnie Hielan' heather
       C majorC      E minorEm
   Whar the deer and the rae
       A minorAm      G+G
   Lichtly bounding thegither
        C majorC      E minorEm
   Sport the lang summer day
      FF      G+G
   On the braes o' Balquhidder

Verse 1:

    C majorC      E minorEm
I will twin thee a bow'r
    A minorAm      G+G
By the clear silver fountain
     C majorC    E minorEm
And I'll cover it o'er
    FF       G+G
Wi' the flooers o' the mountain
    C majorC         E minorEm
I will range through the wilds
    A minorAm       G+G
And the deep glens sae dreary
  C majorC        E minorEm
And return wi' their spoils
    FF      G+G
Tae the bow'r o' my dearie

Chorus:

         C majorC      E minorEm
   Let us go, lassie, go
       A minorAm     G+G
   Tae the braes o' Balquhidder
       C majorC      E minorEm
   Whar the blueberries grow
        FF       G+G
   'Mang the bonnie Hielan' heather


Interlude:

C majorC FF G+G  C majorC FF G+G


Verse 2:

     C majorC      E minorEm
When the rude wintry win'
   A minorAm       G+G
Idly raves roun' oor dwellin'
    C majorC      E minorEm
And the roar o' the linn
    FF        G+G
On the nicht breeze is swellin'
  C majorC       E minorEm
So merrily we'll sing
    A minorAm      G+G
As the storm rattles o'er us
     C majorC       E minorEm
Till the dear shielin' ring
    FF       G+G
Wi' the licht liltin' chorus


Chorus:

         C majorC      E minorEm
   Let us go, lassie, go
       A minorAm     G+G
   Tae the braes o' Balquhidder
       C majorC      E minorEm
   Whar the blueberries grow
        FF       G+G
   'Mang the bonnie Hielan' heather


Verse 3:

    C majorC      E minorEm
Noo the summer's in prime
    A minorAm       G+G
Wi' the flooers richly bloomin'
    C majorC       E minorEm
Wi' the wild mountain thyme
    FF      G+G
A' the moorlan's perfumin'
    C majorC      E minorEm
Tae oor dear native scenes
    A minorAm     G+G
Let us journey thegither
     C majorC     E minorEm
Whar glad innocence reigns
     FF      G+G
'Mang the braes o' Balquhidder


Chorus:

      C majorC      E minorEm
   Let us go, lassie, go
       A minorAm     G+G
   Tae the braes o' Balquhidder
       C majorC      E minorEm
   Whar the blueberries grow
        FF       G+G
   'Mang the bonnie Hielan' heather
       C majorC      E minorEm
   Whar the deer and the rae
       A minorAm      G+G
   Lichtly bounding thegither
        C majorC      E minorEm
   Sport the lang summer day
      FF      G+G