Chords and harmonica parts similar to Josh MacRae’s
version on
‘Border
Lands – The Best Of Scottish Folk’, lyrics vary slightly
Intro guitar & harmonica (C-harmonica,
draw underlines numbers, blow all others):
(C)4 (G)4 (C)4 3 3
(G7)2 3 3 (C)3
Some (C)ladies are (F)foo(C)lish
Some ladies are (G)gay(G7)
Some (C)ladies are (F)come(C)ly
Some live (G7)while they (C)may
Picked notes: C-A-H-C or single-strummed
chords: C-Am-G-C
My (Am)lady's a wild flying dove -Am-Dm
My lady is (G7)wine
She (C)whispers each (F)eve(C)ning
She's mine, (G7)mine, (C)mine
Bridge guitar & harmonica:
(C)4 5 (F)5 (C)5 4 4
(G7)3 3 3 (C)4
She (C)likes pretty (F)pic(C)tures
She loves singing (G)birds(G7)
She'll (C)watch them for (F)ho(C)urs
But I see (G7)only (C)her
Picked notes: C-A-H-C or single-strummed
chords: C-Am-G-C
Chorus
Bridge guitar & harmonica:
(C)4 (F)4 (C)4 3
3 3 4 (G)3 (G7)
(C)4 5 (F)5 (C)5 4 4
(G7)3 3 3 (C)4
(Am)3 4 3
3 (Dm)3 3 (G7) 2
(C)4 5 (F)5 (C)5 4 4
(G7)3 3 3 (C)4
She (C)tells me she's (F)lear(C)ning
Just how full her cup can (G)be(G7)
She (C)asks me to (F)teach (C)her
But I know, (G7)she's teaching (C)me
Picked notes: C-A-H-C or single-strummed
chords: C-Am-G-C
Chorus
Outro guitar and harmonica:
(C)4 (G)4 (C)4 3 3
(G7)2 3 3 (C)3
