Verse
G
Hark when the night is falling
G
Hear! hear the pipes are calling,
C C
Loudly and proudly calling,
D
Down through the glen.
G
There where the hills are sleeping,
G
Now feel the blood a-leaping,
C G
High as the spirits
D G
of the old Highland men.
G
Towering in gallant fame,
G
Scotland my mountain hame,
Em D A7 D D7
High may your proud standards, Gloriously wave,
G
Land of my high endeavour,
G
Land of the shining rivers,
C C
Land of my heart for ever,
D G
Scotland the brave.
Verse
G
High in the misty Highlands,
G
Out by the purple islands,
C C
Brave are the hearts that beat
D
Beneath Scottish skies.
G
Wild are the winds to meet you,
G
Staunch are the friends that greet you,
C G
Kind as the love that shines
D G
from fair maidens' eyes.
G
Towering in gallant fame,
G
Scotland my mountain hame,
Em D A7 D D7
High may your proud standards, Gloriously wave,
G
Land of my high endeavour,
G
Land of the shining rivers,
C C
Land of my heart for ever,
D G
Scotland the brave.
Verse
G
Far off in sunlit places,
G
Sad are the Scottish faces,
C C
Yearning to feel the kiss
D
Of sweet Scottish rain.
G
Where tropic skies are beaming,
G
Love sets the heart a-dreaming,
C G D G
Longing and dreaming for the homeland again.
G
Towering in gallant fame,
G
Scotland my mountain hame,
Em D A7 D D7
High may your proud standards, Gloriously wave,
G
Land of my high endeavour,
G
Land of the shining rivers,
C C
Land of my heart for ever,
D G
Scotland the brave.