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By Yon Bonnie Banks

John Mcdermott
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D-DU-UDU
 By yon  bonnie banks and by yon  bonnie braes,
 Where the sun  shines bright  on Loch Lo mon'
 Where me  and my true  love will never  meet again
 On the bonnie,  bonnie banks  of Loch Lo mon'
 Oh, ye'll  tak' the high road and I'll  tak' the low,
 And I'll be in Scotland  afore ye;
 For me  and my true  love will never  meet again
 On the bonnie,  bonnie banks  of Loch Lo mon'
 'Twas there  that we parted in yon  shady glen,
 On the steep, steep sides  o' Ben Lo mon'
 Where in  a purple hue  the Heilan'  hills we view,
 An the moon  comin' out  in the gloamin'.
 Oh, ye'll  tak' the high road and I'll  tak' the low,
 And I'll be in Scotland  afore ye;
 For me  and my true  love will never  meet again
 On the bonnie,  bonnie banks  of Loch Lo mon'
 The wee  birdies sing and the wild  flowers spring
 And in sunshine  the waters  are sleepin'
 But the broken  heart it kens  nae second  spring again
 Tho' the waefu'  may cease  frae their greetin'.
 Oh, ye'll  tak' the high road and I'll  tak' the low  road,
 And I'll be in Scotland  afore ye;
 But me  and my true  love will never  meet again.
 On the bonnie,  bonnie banks  of Loch Lomon'

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Readable chord sheet for By Yon Bonnie Banks by John Mcdermott

By [E]yon bonnie banks and by [A]yon bonnie [F#m]braes,
Where the [E]sun shines [A]bright on Loch [F#m]Lo  [E]mon'
Where [A]me and my [E]true love will [F#m]never meet a[A]gain
On the [E]bonnie, bonnie [A]banks of Loch [F#m]Lo  [E]mon'

Oh, [E]ye'll tak' the high road and [A]I'll tak' the [E]low,
And I'll be in [A]Scotland a[F#m]fore [E]ye;
For [A]me and my [E]true love will [F#m]never meet a[A]gain
On the [E]bonnie, bonnie [A]banks of Loch [F#m]Lo  [E]mon'

'Twas [E]there that we parted in [A]yon shady [E]glen,
On the steep, steep [A]sides o' Ben [F#m]Lo  [E]mon'
Where [A]in a purple [E]hue the [F#m]Heilan' hills we [A]view,
An the [E]moon comin' [A]out in the [F#m]gloa[E]min'.

Oh, [E]ye'll tak' the high road and [A]I'll tak' the [E]low,
And I'll be in [A]Scotland a[F#m]fore [E]ye;
For [A]me and my [E]true love will [F#m]never meet a[A]gain
On the [E]bonnie, bonnie [A]banks of Loch [F#m]Lo  [E]mon'

The [G]wee birdies sing and the [C]wild flowers [Em]spring
And in [G]sunshine the [C]waters are [Em]slee[G]pin'
But the [C]broken heart it [G]kens nae [Em]second spring a[C]gain
Tho' the [G]waefu' may [C]cease frae their [D]gree[G]tin'.

Oh, [G]ye'll tak' the high road and [C]I'll tak' the [G]low road,
And I'll be in [C]Scotland a[Em]fore [G]ye;
But [C]me and my [G]true love will [Em]never meet a[C]gain.
On the [G]bonnie, bonnie [C]banks of Loch [D]Lo[G]mon'

[E]     [D]
[A]     [G]
[F#m]   [Em]
[G]     [F]
[C]     [Bb]
[D]     [C]
[Em]    [Dm]

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