Lyrics

By the Shores o' the Tay
Capo: 1st fret
Intro: G A C D7 / C D7 G
[G] Curlews [A] call for [C] gull bal-[D7]-let
[G] Ears ha'e [Am7] seen the salmon [D7] play
[G] Sparrowhawk, And [A7] deer ap-[C]-pear
[D7] Here by the [C] shores [D7] o' the [B7] Tay [ C...D...]
Chorus:
[Em] By the shores o' the [G] Tay
We [Am] live the life we [D7] ha'e
[Em] Try t' nae gang as-[G]-tray
[Am] Here by the [C] shores o' the [D7]Tay.

[G] Some at-[A]-tend the [C] mosque or [D7] kirk
[G] Others [Am7] wallow in a [D7]murk
[G] I tak' myself [A7] up the [C] brae
[D7] Here by the [C] shores [D7] o' the [B7] Tay [ C...D...]

[G] Some will [A] drink un-[C]-til they're [D7] fu'
[G] Others [Am7] dance away the [D7] blue
[G] I get my gui-[A7]-tar and [C] play
[D7] Here by the [C] shores [D7] o' the [B7] Tay [ C...D...]

[G] Curlews [A] call for [C] gull bal-[D7]-let
[G] Ears ha'e [Am7] seen the salmon [D7] play
[G] Sparrowhawk, And [A7] deer ap-[C]-pear ...to disappear
[D7] Here by the [C] shores [D7] o' the [B7] Tay
[C] Here by the [D7] shores o' the [G] Tay