{"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":760872,"song":"The Scotsman","artist":"Jim Stafford","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11589070-the-scotsman-chords-by-jim-stafford/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/760872?type=chord","rating":4.49849,"votes":21,"content":"The Scotsman- Byran Bowers\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                          [ch]A[/ch]                          [ch]B7[/ch]                      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWell a Scotsman clad in kilt left the bar one evening fair[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                   [ch]A[/ch]                                      [ch]E[/ch]                    [ch]B7[/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]B7[/ch]\r\nHe fumbled round until he could no longer keep his feet[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                           [ch]B7[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]B7[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd he stumbled off into the grass to sleep beside the street[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                                [ch]E[/ch]                        [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nRing ding diddlediddle ay de o, ring di diddly ay o[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                           [ch]B7[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]B7[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd he stumbled off into the grass to sleep beside the street[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                        [ch]A[/ch]                                 [ch]B7[/ch]                          [ch]E[/ch] \r\nAbout that time two young and lovely girls just happened by[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]                      [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nOne said to the other with a twinkle in her eye[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                        \r\nSee yon sleeping Scotsman[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                                      [ch]B7[/ch] \r\nSo strong and handsome built[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]                               [ch]B7[/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]A[/ch]                                                 [ch]E[/ch]                         [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nRing ding diddlediddle ay de o, ring di diddly ay o[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]                              [ch]B7[/ch]                       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI wonder if it's true what they don't wear beneath the kilt[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThey crept up on that sleeping Scotsman[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B7[/ch]                   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nQuiet as could be[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]A[/ch]                           [ch]E[/ch]                    [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nAnd lifted up his Kilt an inch so they could see[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                             [ch]E[/ch]                                       [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nAnd there behold for them to view beneath his Scottish skirt[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                            [ch]A[/ch]                                       [ch]B7[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWas nothing more than God had graced him with upon his birth[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                                 [ch]E[/ch]                         [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nRing ding diddlediddle ay de o, ring di diddly ay o[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                            [ch]A[/ch]                                       [ch]B7[/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]\r\nThey marveled for a moment[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]B7[/ch]                      [ch]E[/ch] \r\nThen one said we must be gone[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]A[/ch]                      [ch]E[/ch]                                  [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nLet's leave a present for our friend before we move along[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                           [ch]E[/ch]                           [ch]B7[/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]B7[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAround the bonnie star the Scotsman's kilt did lift and show[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                                 [ch]E[/ch]                         [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nRing ding diddlediddle ay de o, ring di diddly ay o[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                            [ch]A[/ch]                                   [ch]B7[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAround the bonnie star the Scotsman's kilt did lift and show[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                                          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nNow the Scotsman woke to natures call[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]B7[/ch]                          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd stumbled toward a tree[/tab]\r\n[tab]                               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBehind the bush he lifts his kilt[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]                         [ch]B7[/ch] \r\nAnd gawks at what he sees[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                         \r\nAnd in a startled voice he says[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                               [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nTo what's before his eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                        [ch]A[/ch]                                      [ch]B7[/ch]                       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAch, lad I don't no where ya've been but I see ya won first prize[/tab]","plain_text":"The Scotsman- Byran Bowers","chords":["E","A","B7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,3,0,4],"frets":[-1,2,1,2,0,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}