The Twa Corbies

	  		
Intro: Am  B7  C  D  Em 

verse 1 
As I was walking, oh a' my lane 
                                             Am 
I spied twa corbies, they were makin' mane 
                                   Em 
And een ontae the other did say-o 
                                         B7 
"Whar will we gang? Will we dine the day-o? 
Em                                  C      D  Em 
Whar will we gang? Will we dine the day?" 

verse 2 
It's in ahind yon oul fail dyke 
                                           Am 
I wot there lies, oh, a new-slain knight 
                                   Em 
Naebody kens that he lies there-o 
                                          B7 
But his hawk, his hound and his lady fair-o 
    Em                          C      D  Em 
His hawk, his hound and his lady fair 

verse 3 
His hawk is tae the hunting gane 
                                        Am 
His hound, to bring a' wild fowl hame 
                                 Em 
His lady's ta'en another mate-o 
                                B7 
So we can mak' our dinner sweet-o 
Em                       C       D  Em 
So we can mak' our dinner sweet 

Instrumental 
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Am     Em   B7   Em   C    D   Em 

verse 4 
It's you'll sit on his white horse bane 
                                        Am 
And I'll pick out his bonny blue e'en 
                                 Em 
Wi' a lock of his gowden hair-o 
                                      B7 
We'll thak our nest fan it grows bare-o 
Em                              C      D  Em 
We'll thak our nest fan it grows bare 

Verse 5 
There's mony's an ane now for him makes mane 
                                     Am 
But naebody kens where he has gane 
                                           Em 
Through his bare bones as they lie bare-o 
                                    B7 
The wind will blow aye forever mare-o 
Em                               C   Em 
The wind will blow, aye, forever mare___ 

Outro 
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