[Chorus]
C F
Up the claymore, up the standard!
G C
The pretender will cam nae mehr.
Am C
Stand your ground for Hieland honor,
F C
Nae deliverer frae the tyrant's force!
Am C
Up the targe, then, tae shield fair Scotland!
F G
Pride o' Wallace take the fore!
C F
Up the claymore, up the standard!
G C
The pretender will cam nae mehr!
[Verse]
F
Whan oppression's darkest hour came
G Am
Tyrant Geordie pressed the claim.
C
The hope o' Scotland lay in Charlie
F C
Raise the standard for old King James.
Am C
Gather 'round him, mighty chieftains...
F G
Gather 'round him, ye sons o' war...
C F
Listen close tae Lord George Murray
G C
And we'll knock on London's door!
[Chorus]
C F
Up the claymore, up the standard!
G C
The pretender will cam nae mehr.
Am C
Stand your ground for Hieland honor,
F C
Nae deliverer frae the tyrant's force!
Am C
Up the targe, then, tae shield fair Scotland!
F G
Pride o' Wallace take the fore!
C F
Up the claymore, up the standard!
G C
The pretender will cam nae mehr!
[Chorus]
F
Drunken Charlie, where's yer spirit?
G Am
Where's the French ye said would cam?
C
Where's the pride in Scotland's Hielands
F C
Ye proclaimed tae the pipes an' drums?
Am C
O, sad Culloden, scar upon us,
F G
Charlie failed tae understand
C F
Gather 'round now at Ruthven's calling
G C
'Round Lord George now, every clan!
[Chorus]
C F
Up the claymore, up the standard!
G C
The pretender will cam nae mehr.
Am C
Stand your ground for Hieland honor,
F C
Nae deliverer frae the tyrant's force!
Am C
Up the targe, then, tae shield fair Scotland!
F G
Pride o' Wallace take the fore!
C F
Up the claymore, up the standard!
G C
The pretender will cam nae mehr!