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Lock Lomond – John McDermott
Quite Slow:
Intro –            G7           C        Am         F   Am    Em    Dm  C  
G7By Cyon bonnie Embanks and by Cyon Fbonnie Ambraes, Gwhere the Csun shines Ambright on EmLoch AmLo…mCond;
G7Where Amme and Gmy Emtrue love Gwill Fne-Emver Dmmeet Ca-Amgain, Gon the Cbonnie, Ambonnie Fbanks Amo' EmLoch DmLo…Cmond.
Chorus:
G7O  Cye'll tak the Amhigh road and CI'll Ftak' the Glow road, an' CI'll be in ScotlEmand Ama…fFore Gye;
For Fme and my Amtrue love Gwill Fne-Emver Dmmeet aAmgain, Gon the Cbonnie, Ambonnie Fbanks Amof  EmLoch DmLo…mCond.
G7Twas Cthere that we Emparted in Cyon Fshady Amglen, Gon the Csteep, steep Amside of EmBen  AmLo…Cmond;
G7Where Amin   Gpurple Emhue the GHieFland Emhills Dmwe  Amview, Gand the Cmoon Amcoming Fout Amfrae Emthe DmgloaCmin.
Chorus
G7O  Cye'll tak the Amhigh road and CI'll Ftak' the Glow road, an' CI'll be in ScotEmland Ama…fFore Gye;
For Fme and my Amtrue love Gwill Fne-Emver Dmmeet aAmgain, Gon the Cbonnie, Ambonnie Fbanks oAmf   EmLoch DmLo…mCond.
Interlude:             F    Am     Em    Dm     C  C#  
G#7The C#wee birdies Fmsing and the C#wild F#flowers A#mspring, G#an' in C#sunshine A#mthe waters Fmare  A#mslee..C#pin;
G#7But the A#mbroken G#heart it Fmkens, G#nae F#secFmond D#mspring aA#mgain, G#tho' the C#waefu' A#mmay F#cease A#mfrae Fmtheir D#mgree..C#tin'.
Chorus
 G#7              C#             A#m     C#         F#              G#               C#     Fm   A#m    F#G$
O   ye'll tak the high road and I'll tak' the low road, an' I'll be in Scotland a… fore ye;
            F#         A#m     G#   F#    Fm     D#m     A#mGG           C#      A#mFF     A#m     Fm   D#m     C#  
For me and my true love will ne-ver meet again, on the bonnie, bonnie banks of  Loch Lo…mond.

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Loch Lomond

by John McDermott

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G#7

A#m

D#m

Lock Lomond – John McDermott

Quite Slow:

G7 C Am F Am Em Dm C

Intro –

G7 C Em C F Am G C Am Em Am C

By yon bonnie banks and by yon bonnie braes, where the sun shines bright on Loch Lo…mond;

G7 Am G Em G F Em Dm C Am G C Am F Am Em Dm C

Where me and my true love will ne-ver meet a-gain, on the bonnie, bonnie banks o' Loch Lo…mond.

Chorus:

G7 C Am C F G C Em Am F G

O ye'll tak the high road and I'll tak' the low road, an' I'll be in Scotland a…fore ye;

F Am G F Em Dm Am G C Am F Am Em Dm C

For me and my true love will ne-ver meet again, on the bonnie, bonnie banks of Loch Lo…mond.

G7 C Em C F Am G C Am Em Am C

Twas there that we parted in yon shady glen, on the steep, steep side of Ben Lo…mond;

G7 Am G Em G F Em Dm Am G C Am F Am Em Dm C

Where in purple hue the Hieland hills we view, and the moon coming out frae the gloamin.

Chorus

G7 C Am C F G C Em Am F G

O ye'll tak the high road and I'll tak' the low road, an' I'll be in Scotland a…fore ye;

F Am G F Em Dm Am G C Am F Am Em Dm C

For me and my true love will ne-ver meet again, on the bonnie, bonnie banks of Loch Lo…mond.

F Am Em Dm C C#

Interlude:

G#7 C# Fm C# F# A#m G# C# A#m Fm A#m C#

The wee birdies sing and the wild flowers spring, an' in sunshine the waters are slee..pin;

G#7 A#m G# Fm G# F# Fm D#m A#m G# C# A#m F# A#m Fm D#m C#

But the broken heart it kens, nae second spring again, tho' the waefu' may cease frae their gree..tin'.

Chorus

G#7 C# A#m C# F# G# C# Fm A#m F#

O ye'll tak the high road and I'll tak' the low road, an' I'll be in Scotland a… fore ye;

F# A#m G# F# Fm D#m A#m C# A#m A#m Fm D#m C#

GG FF

For me and my true love will ne-ver meet again, on the bonnie, bonnie banks of Loch Lo…mond.

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