Back Of The Moon - Laddie's Bedside
CAPO: 5th Fret
[Intro]
Am Em G Am Em G
[Verse 1]
Am G
"Oh, it's I am awa' tae my laddie's bedside
Am G
Oh, I am awa' for tae be my laddie's guide
Am G
Oh, I am awa' tae my laddie's bedside
Am
Though his faither and mither, they'll be angry"
[Verse 2]
Am G
"Oh, at my bedside, my lassie, ye'll no' sit
Am G
At my bedside, my lassie, ye'll no' sit
Am G
For it's I ha'e found a guide and a far better fit
Am
So awa', lassie, wha cares for ye?"
[Verse 3]
C G
"Well, ye micht a' courted yin, my love, ye micht a' courted seven
Am C G
Ye micht a' courted eight, nine, ten and eleven
Am C G
Ye can go and court another, that'll mak up the dozen
Am
But be kind tae yer auld love for a' that"
[Instrumental]
Am Em G Am Em G
[Verse 4]
Am C G
"Oh, come back, my bonnie lassie, ye dinna gang awa'
Am C G
Oh, come back, my bonnie lassie, ye dinna gang awa'
Am C G
Oh, come back, my bonnie lassie, ye dinna gang awa'
Am
I was only in a jest for to try ye"
[Verse 5]
F G
"Well, if ye were in a jest, my laddie, I was nane
F G
So lang, lang, my bonnie laddie, may ye lie yer lane
F G
Oh, lang, lang, my bonnie laddie, may ye lie yer lane
Am
And think upon the bonnie lass that lou'ed ye
[Verse 6]
G
For the trees, they are high, my love, the leaves, they are green
F C
The years are passing by, my love, that you and I hae seen
Dm7 G
Through the lang winter's nicht, when ye hae tae lie yer lane
Am
Ach, ye'll weary lang afore I come and see you"
[Verse 7]
F G
For it's I am awa' tae my laddie's bedside
F G
Oh, I am awa' for tae be my laddie's guide
F G
Oh, I am awa' tae my laddie's bedside
N.C. G Am
Though his faither and mither, they'll be angry
[Outro]
Am Em G Am Em G Am