{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1473052,"song":"The Scotsman","artist":"The Irish Rovers","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11265597-the-scotsman-chords-by-the-irish-rovers/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1473052?type=chord","rating":4.86071,"votes":182,"content":"[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWell Scotsman clad in kilt left the bar one evening fair[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nOne could tell by how he walked, that he'd drunk more than his share.[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]   \r\nHe stumbled on until he could no longer keep his feet,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThen he staggered off into the grass to sleep beside the street.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nRing ding diddle iddle I dee oh, ring di diddle I Oh[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe staggered off into the grass to sleep beside the street.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLater on two young and lovely girls just happened by,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nOne says to the other with a twinkle in her eye.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch] \r\nSee yon sleeping Scotsman, so strong and handsome built,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI wonder if it's true what they don't wear beneath the kilt.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nRing ding diddle iddle I dee oh, ring di diddle I Oh[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI wonder if it's true what they don't wear beneath the kilt.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey crept up to that sleeping Scotsman quiet as could be,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nLifted up his kilt above the waist so they could see.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch] \r\nAnd there behold for them to view beneath his Scottish skirt,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWas nothing more than God had graced him with upon his birth.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nRing ding diddle iddle I dee oh, ring di diddle I Oh[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWas nothing more than God had graced him with upon his birth.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey marveled for a moment then one said we'd best be gone,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nLet's leave a present for our friend before we move along.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch] \r\nAs a gift they left a blue silk ribbon, tied into a bow,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAround the bonnie star of the Scots kilt lifting show.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nRing ding diddle iddle I dee oh, ring di diddle I Oh[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAround the bonnie star of the Scots kilt lifting show.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe Scotsman woke to nature's call and stumbled towards a tree,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBehind a bush he lifts his kilt and gawks at what he sees.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch] \r\nThen in a startled voice he says to what's before his eyes,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMy friend I dunno where you've been but I see you've won first prize.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nRing ding diddle iddle I dee oh, ring di diddle I Oh[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMy friend I dunno where you've been but I see you've won first prize.[/tab]","plain_text":"[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["D","G","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}