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Chords and Lyrics for The Blue Bells of Scotland

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Words and Music by Dorothea Jordan

VERSE 1

    D      G       D     G       D        A7     D 
Oh! where, tell me where is your highland laddie gone?

           G       D     G       D        A7     D 
Oh! where, tell me where is your highland laddie gone?

                         Bm E           A     E7        A 
He's gone with streaming banners, where noble deeds are done,

         D   G     D     G D        A7      D 
And it's oh! in my heart I wish him safe at home,

                         Bm  E         A     E7        A 
He's gone with streaming banners where noble deeds are done,

         D   G     D     G D        A7      D 
And it's oh! in my heart I wish him safe at home.

VERSE 2

    D      G       D     G        D        A7     D 
Oh! where, tell me where did your highland laddie dwell?

           G       D     G        D        A7     D 
Oh! where, tell me where did your highland laddie dwell?

                   Bm  E           A          E7         A 
He dwelt in bonnie Scotland, where blooms the sweet blue bell,

         D   G     D     G D       A7     D 
And it's oh! in my heart I love my laddie well,

                   Bm  E           A          E7         A 
He dwelt in bonnie Scotland, where blooms the sweet blue bell,

         D   G     D     G D       A7     D 
And it's oh! in my heart I love my laddie well.

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