Chords for DARK LOCHNAGAR JIM REID AND SYD SCROGGIE
Tempo:
128.5 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
F
Gm
Eb
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I will attempt a cable track, old, stiff, and retrograde, and get some pal to [Gb] push me
on, should resolution fade.
[D] For I must see black [A] Meikle Pap against a [F] starry sky, [N] and watch the dawn from Loch
Nagar once more before I die.
The golden plover whistled there before the fall of man, and you can hear the brittle
croak of lonely Ptarmigan.
No heather there but boulders bare, and quartz and granite grit, and ribs of snow bleak,
[Eb] old and grey, as I remember it.
And if I [Bb] do not make the top, then sit me on a [A] stone, some [D] lichened rock among the screes,
and leave me there [B]
alone.
Yes, leave me there alone, to hear where spout and buttress are, [Eb] the breeze that stirs the
little [Db] loch on [E] silent Loch Nagar.
[C] Away ye gay landscapes, [Gm] ye gardens [Bb] of roses, [F] and you [Bb] little minions [F] of luxury rove, [Bb] restore
me the rocks [Gm] where the snowflake [Bb] reposes, [Eb] if still they [Bb] are sacred to [F] freedom [Bb] and love.
Yet [Gm]
Caledonia, [F] beloved [Bb] are thy mountains, [F] round their [Bb] white summits [Gm] though elements [F] war.
[Bb] Though [Gm] cataracts form stead [Eb] of smooth [Bb] flowing fountains, I sigh for the [Dm]
valley of dark
[F] Loch [Bb] Nagar.
There my young [C] footsteps [F]
in [Gm] infancy [Bb]
wandered, [Eb] my cap [Bb] was the bonnet, [F] my cloak was the plaid.
On chieftains [C] departed, [Gm] my memory [Bb] pondered, [Eb] as daily [Bb] I strayed through [G] the pine-covered [Bb] glade.
I sought not [Gm] my home till [Eb] the day's [Bb] dying glory [F] gave place [Bb] to the rays of [Gm] the bright [F] polar star.
[Bb] For fancy was [Gm]
cheered [Eb] by traditional [Bb] story, disclosed by [Dm] the natives [Bb] of dark [F] Loch Nagar.
Years have [F] rolled on, [Gm] Loch Nagar, since [Bb] I left you, [Eb] years [Bb] must elapse ere I see you again.
Though [Bb] nature [C] of verdure [Gm] and flowers [Bb] has bereft you, [Eb] yet still thou [Bb] art dearer than [F] Albans [Bb] plain.
England [Gm] thy beauties [Eb] are tame [Bb] and domestic, [F] to one who has roved [Gm] on the mountains [F] afar.
And [Bb] it's all for the crags [Eb] that are wild and [Bb] majestic, the steep frowning [Dm] glories [Bb] of
dark [F]
Loch [Eb] Nagar.
on, should resolution fade.
[D] For I must see black [A] Meikle Pap against a [F] starry sky, [N] and watch the dawn from Loch
Nagar once more before I die.
The golden plover whistled there before the fall of man, and you can hear the brittle
croak of lonely Ptarmigan.
No heather there but boulders bare, and quartz and granite grit, and ribs of snow bleak,
[Eb] old and grey, as I remember it.
And if I [Bb] do not make the top, then sit me on a [A] stone, some [D] lichened rock among the screes,
and leave me there [B]
alone.
Yes, leave me there alone, to hear where spout and buttress are, [Eb] the breeze that stirs the
little [Db] loch on [E] silent Loch Nagar.
[C] Away ye gay landscapes, [Gm] ye gardens [Bb] of roses, [F] and you [Bb] little minions [F] of luxury rove, [Bb] restore
me the rocks [Gm] where the snowflake [Bb] reposes, [Eb] if still they [Bb] are sacred to [F] freedom [Bb] and love.
Yet [Gm]
Caledonia, [F] beloved [Bb] are thy mountains, [F] round their [Bb] white summits [Gm] though elements [F] war.
[Bb] Though [Gm] cataracts form stead [Eb] of smooth [Bb] flowing fountains, I sigh for the [Dm]
valley of dark
[F] Loch [Bb] Nagar.
There my young [C] footsteps [F]
in [Gm] infancy [Bb]
wandered, [Eb] my cap [Bb] was the bonnet, [F] my cloak was the plaid.
On chieftains [C] departed, [Gm] my memory [Bb] pondered, [Eb] as daily [Bb] I strayed through [G] the pine-covered [Bb] glade.
I sought not [Gm] my home till [Eb] the day's [Bb] dying glory [F] gave place [Bb] to the rays of [Gm] the bright [F] polar star.
[Bb] For fancy was [Gm]
cheered [Eb] by traditional [Bb] story, disclosed by [Dm] the natives [Bb] of dark [F] Loch Nagar.
Years have [F] rolled on, [Gm] Loch Nagar, since [Bb] I left you, [Eb] years [Bb] must elapse ere I see you again.
Though [Bb] nature [C] of verdure [Gm] and flowers [Bb] has bereft you, [Eb] yet still thou [Bb] art dearer than [F] Albans [Bb] plain.
England [Gm] thy beauties [Eb] are tame [Bb] and domestic, [F] to one who has roved [Gm] on the mountains [F] afar.
And [Bb] it's all for the crags [Eb] that are wild and [Bb] majestic, the steep frowning [Dm] glories [Bb] of
dark [F]
Loch [Eb] Nagar.
Key:
Bb
F
Gm
Eb
C
Bb
F
Gm
I will attempt a cable track, old, stiff, and retrograde, and get some pal to [Gb] push me
on, should resolution fade.
[D] For I must see black [A] Meikle Pap against a [F] starry sky, [N] and watch the dawn from Loch
Nagar once more before I die.
The golden plover whistled there before the fall of man, and you can hear the brittle
croak of lonely Ptarmigan.
No heather there but boulders bare, and quartz and granite grit, and ribs of snow bleak,
[Eb] old and grey, as I remember it.
And if I [Bb] do not make the top, then sit me on a [A] stone, some [D] lichened rock among the screes,
and leave me there [B]
alone.
Yes, leave me there alone, to hear where spout and buttress are, [Eb] the breeze that stirs the
little [Db] loch on [E] silent Loch Nagar.
_ [C] Away _ ye gay _ landscapes, [Gm] ye gardens [Bb] of _ roses, [F] and you [Bb] little minions [F] of luxury _ rove, [Bb] restore
me the rocks [Gm] where the _ snowflake [Bb] _ reposes, [Eb] if still they [Bb] are sacred to [F] _ freedom [Bb] and _ love.
Yet [Gm] _ _
Caledonia, [F] _ beloved [Bb] are thy _ mountains, [F] _ round their [Bb] white summits [Gm] though elements [F] war. _ _
[Bb] Though _ _ [Gm] cataracts form stead [Eb] of smooth [Bb] flowing _ fountains, I sigh for the _ [Dm]
valley of dark
[F] Loch [Bb] _ Nagar. _ _
There my young [C] footsteps [F]
in [Gm] _ infancy _ [Bb]
wandered, [Eb] my cap [Bb] was the bonnet, [F] my cloak was the plaid.
On chieftains [C] departed, [Gm] my _ memory [Bb] _ pondered, [Eb] as daily [Bb] I strayed through [G] the pine-covered [Bb] glade.
_ I sought not [Gm] my home till [Eb] the day's [Bb] dying glory _ [F] gave place [Bb] to the rays of [Gm] the bright [F] polar _ star.
[Bb] For fancy was [Gm]
cheered [Eb] by _ traditional [Bb] _ story, _ _ disclosed by [Dm] the natives [Bb] of dark [F] Loch _ _ Nagar. _
Years have [F] rolled on, [Gm] Loch Nagar, since [Bb] I left you, [Eb] _ years [Bb] must elapse ere I see you again.
Though [Bb] nature [C] of verdure [Gm] and flowers [Bb] has bereft you, [Eb] yet still thou [Bb] art dearer than [F] _ Albans [Bb] plain.
_ _ England [Gm] thy beauties [Eb] are tame [Bb] and domestic, [F] to one who has _ roved [Gm] on the mountains [F] afar. _ _
And [Bb] it's all for the crags [Eb] that are wild and [Bb] majestic, _ the steep frowning [Dm] _ glories [Bb] of
dark [F] _
Loch _ [Eb] Nagar. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
on, should resolution fade.
[D] For I must see black [A] Meikle Pap against a [F] starry sky, [N] and watch the dawn from Loch
Nagar once more before I die.
The golden plover whistled there before the fall of man, and you can hear the brittle
croak of lonely Ptarmigan.
No heather there but boulders bare, and quartz and granite grit, and ribs of snow bleak,
[Eb] old and grey, as I remember it.
And if I [Bb] do not make the top, then sit me on a [A] stone, some [D] lichened rock among the screes,
and leave me there [B]
alone.
Yes, leave me there alone, to hear where spout and buttress are, [Eb] the breeze that stirs the
little [Db] loch on [E] silent Loch Nagar.
_ [C] Away _ ye gay _ landscapes, [Gm] ye gardens [Bb] of _ roses, [F] and you [Bb] little minions [F] of luxury _ rove, [Bb] restore
me the rocks [Gm] where the _ snowflake [Bb] _ reposes, [Eb] if still they [Bb] are sacred to [F] _ freedom [Bb] and _ love.
Yet [Gm] _ _
Caledonia, [F] _ beloved [Bb] are thy _ mountains, [F] _ round their [Bb] white summits [Gm] though elements [F] war. _ _
[Bb] Though _ _ [Gm] cataracts form stead [Eb] of smooth [Bb] flowing _ fountains, I sigh for the _ [Dm]
valley of dark
[F] Loch [Bb] _ Nagar. _ _
There my young [C] footsteps [F]
in [Gm] _ infancy _ [Bb]
wandered, [Eb] my cap [Bb] was the bonnet, [F] my cloak was the plaid.
On chieftains [C] departed, [Gm] my _ memory [Bb] _ pondered, [Eb] as daily [Bb] I strayed through [G] the pine-covered [Bb] glade.
_ I sought not [Gm] my home till [Eb] the day's [Bb] dying glory _ [F] gave place [Bb] to the rays of [Gm] the bright [F] polar _ star.
[Bb] For fancy was [Gm]
cheered [Eb] by _ traditional [Bb] _ story, _ _ disclosed by [Dm] the natives [Bb] of dark [F] Loch _ _ Nagar. _
Years have [F] rolled on, [Gm] Loch Nagar, since [Bb] I left you, [Eb] _ years [Bb] must elapse ere I see you again.
Though [Bb] nature [C] of verdure [Gm] and flowers [Bb] has bereft you, [Eb] yet still thou [Bb] art dearer than [F] _ Albans [Bb] plain.
_ _ England [Gm] thy beauties [Eb] are tame [Bb] and domestic, [F] to one who has _ roved [Gm] on the mountains [F] afar. _ _
And [Bb] it's all for the crags [Eb] that are wild and [Bb] majestic, _ the steep frowning [Dm] _ glories [Bb] of
dark [F] _
Loch _ [Eb] Nagar. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _