Braes of Sutherland
[Intro] x2
Am Em F C Am Em F F
[Verse 1]
C Em F G
Farewell you braes o' Suther- land,
G F G C
I'll ne'er see you no more
C F C
For I must take a strangers path
C F C G
and leave my native shore
G F C
My friends and my acquaintances
C F C G
I'll give you now my hand
G C Em F G
For I will ne'er be back again on
G F G C
the Braes o' Suther- land
[Refrain] x2
Am Em F C Am Em F F
[Verse 2]
C Em F G
To the ridges of the old Ben More
G F G C
Ill bid a fond farewell
C F C
To Rosehall and to Bonar Bridge
C F C G
I'll leave my heart with you
G F C
To the rolling banks o' the Oykel
C F C G
and to Dornoch's gentle sands
G C Em F G
I wish you well my comrades there
G F G C
on the Braes of Suther- land
[Refrain] x2
Am Em F C Am Em F F
[Verse]
C Em F G
Farewell you roads to Spinning- dale,
G F G C
this chapter now will close
C F C
To the ghosts that they lie at Carbisdale
C F C G
and the downfall of Mon- trose
G F C
To Ardgay and to Invershin
C F C G Em
no more I'll walk your sands
Em C Em F G
For I have to leave my memo- ries
G F G C
on the Braes of Suther- land
[Refrain] x2
Am Em F C Am Em F F
[Verse]
C Em F G
I now will leave my native home
G F G C
for the shores of Ameri-ca
C F C
My love I leave behind me now
C F C G
I can no longer stay
G F C
The orders fromm the castle come
C F C G Em
by the Duke's right hand
Em C Em F G
I fear that I must leave thee there
G F G C
on the Braes of Suther- land
[Outro] x2
Am Em F C Am Em F F