{"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":2234353,"song":"The Scotsman","artist":"Misc Traditional","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11471311-the-scotsman-chords-by-misc-traditional/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2234353?type=chord","rating":4.45651,"votes":4,"content":"The Scotsman\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]B[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWell a Scotsman clad in kilt left a bar one evening fair[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]E[/ch]                   [ch]B[/ch]\r\nAnd one could tell by how he walked that he’d drunk more than his share[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]B[/ch]\r\nHe fumbled round until he could no longer keep his feet[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]B[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThen he stumbled off into the grass to sleep beside the street[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]B[/ch]\r\nRing ding diddle iddle I de oh ring di diddly I oh[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]B[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]\r\nHe stumbled off into the grass to sleep beside the street[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]B[/ch]                   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAbout that time two young and lovely girls just happened by[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]B[/ch]\r\nAnd one says to the other with a twinkle in her eye[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]B[/ch]\r\n
See yon sleeping Scotsman so strong and handsome built[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]B[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI wonder if it’s true what they don’t wear beneath the kilt[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]B[/ch]\r\nRing ding diddle iddle I de oh ring di diddly I oh[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]B[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI wonder if it’s true what they don’t wear beneath the kilt[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]B[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThey crept up on that sleeping Scotsman quiet as could be[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]B[/ch]\r\n
Lifted up his kilt about an inch so they could see[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]B[/ch]\r\n
And there behold for them to view beneath his Scottish skirt[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]B[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\n
Was nothing more than God had graced him with upon his birth[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]B[/ch]\r\nRing ding diddle iddle I de oh ring di diddly I oh[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]B[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWas nothing more than God had graced him with upon his birth[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]B[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThey marveled for a moment then one said we must be gone[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]B[/ch]\r\n
Let’s leave a present for our friend before we move along[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]B[/ch]\r\nAs a gift they left a blue silk ribbon tied into a bow[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]B[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAround the bonnie star the Scots kilt did lift and show[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]B[/ch]\r\n
Ring ding diddle iddle I de oh ring di diddly I oh[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]B[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\n
Around the bonnie star the Scots kilt did lift and show[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]B[/ch]                   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nNow the Scotsman woke to nature’s call and stumbled toward the trees[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]B[/ch]\r\nBehind a bush he lifts his kilt and gawks at what he sees[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]B[/ch]\r\n
And in a startled voice he says to what’s before his eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]B[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\nO lad I don’t know where you been but I see you won first prize[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]B[/ch]\r\nRing ding diddle iddle I de oh ring di diddly I oh[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]B[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\n
O lad I don’t know where you been but I see you won first prize[/tab]","plain_text":"The Scotsman","chords":["E","A","B"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}