I Once Loved A Lass chords by The Corries

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
G

Verse:
I once loved a lass
        C
I loved her sae weel
 G          C
I hated all others who spoke of her ill
  G                 C
But now she's rewarded me well for my love
     G     D    Em
For she's gone to be wed to another

Verse:
 G             C
I saw my love to the church go
   G                 C
With bridesgroom and bridesmaidens they made a fine show
   G                 C
And I followed on with my heart full of woe
    G     D    Em
She was gone to be wed to another

Verse:
 G            C
I saw my love sit down to dine
   G           C
As I sat down beside her I poured out the wine
 G                     C
I drank to the lassie that should have been mine
   G         D    Em
Even though she'd been wed to another

Verse:
  G
The men o' the forest
        C
They ask it o' me
  G           C
How many strawberries grow in the south sea?
 G                C
I answer them a' with a tear in my ee'
  G     D      Em
How many ships sail in the forest

Verse 5:
G
Dig me a grave
      C
Dig it sae deep
  G       C
And cover me over wi' flo'ers sae sweet
      G            C
And I will lay down and tak' a long sleep
  G       D    Em
And maybe in time I'll forget her