Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Difficulty: Novice Capo on 3rd Verse 1: G Let Italy boast of her gay gilded waters, C G D Her vines and her bowers and her soft sunny skies. G Her sons drinking love, from the eyes of her daughters, C G D G Where freedom expires amid softness and sighs. Chorus: D G Scotland's blue mountains wild, where hoary cliffs are piled, C G D Towering in grandeur are dearer tae me. G Land of the misty cloud, land of the tempest loud, C G D G Land of the brave and proud, land of the free. Verse 2: G Enthroned on the peak of her own highland mountains, C G D The spirit of Scotia reigns fearless and free. G Her green tartan waving o'er blue rock and fountain, C G D G And proudly she sings, looking over the sea. Chorus 2: D G Here among my mountains wild, I have serenely smiled, C G D When armies and empires against me were hurled. G Firm as my native rock I have withstood the shock, C G D G Of England, of Denmark, of Rome and the world. Verse 3: A But see how proudly her war steeds are prancing, D A E Deep groves of steel trodden down in their path. A The eyes of my sons like their bright swords are glancing, D A E A Triumphantly riding through ruin and death. Chorus 3: E A Bold hearts and nodding plumes wave o'er their bloody tombs, D A E Deepeyed in gore is the green tartan's wave. A Shivering are the ranks of steel, dire is the horseman's wheel, D A E A Victorious in battlefield Scotland the brave. E A Bold hearts and nodding plumes wave o'er their bloody tombs, D A E Deepeyed in gore is the green tartan's wave. A Shivering are the ranks of steel, dire is the horseman's wheel, D A E A Victorious in battlefield Scotland the brave. D A E A Victorious in battlefield Scotland the brave.
Scotland The Brave by John Mcdermott guitar playing instructions.