MISC TRADITIONAL - JOCK O BRAIDOSLY CHORDS

Tuning: E A D G B E

A breathtaking song. In my interpretation I follow The Corries ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v15wEsHg3gY ), though they play it in D#m (capo in 6th fret, respectively); I prefer it with capo in 3rd fret. The lyrics are taken from here: http://www.kinglaoghaire.com/lyrics/658-jock-o-braidislee comments to the text there: "The place names mentioned in this version of the ballad, Monymusk and Esslemont, suggest that it comes from Aberdeenshire although the two locations are about 30 miles apart. There is a ruined castle at Esslemont, presumably this is where the "silly auld man" went to fetch the foresters. Another similar version places the story in Durisdeer in Dumfriesshire. dool = grief, worry scruggs = scrub, bushes"

^AmJohnny got ^Amup on a ^AmMay morn^Amin' Called for ^Gwater to ^Gwash his ^Ghands ^G Says "Gie ^Amloose ^Amtae me my ^Gtwa grey ^Amdugs That ^Amlie in ^Giron ^Cbands - ^Ambands That ^Amlie in ^Gir^Emon ^Ambands" ^Am

^AmJohnny's ^Ammother she ^Amheard o' ^Amthis Her ^Ghands for ^Gdool she ^Gwrang ^G Sayin' "^AmJohnny ^Amfor your ^Gvenis^Amon Tae the ^Amgreenwood ^Gdinnae ^Cgang - ^Amgang Tae the ^Amgreenwood ^Gdin^Emnae ^Amgang" ^Am

But ^AmJohnny has ^Amta'en his ^Amguid bend ^Ambow His ^Garrows ^Gone by ^Gone ^G And ^Amhe's a^Amwa' tae the ^Ggreenwood ^Amgane Tae ^Amding the ^Gdun deer ^Cdoon - ^Amdoon Tae ^Amding the d^Gun ^Emdeer ^Amdoon ^Am

Noo ^AmJohnny ^Amshot and the ^Amdun deer ^Amleapt And he ^Gwounded her ^Gin the ^Gside ^G And ^Amthere bet^Amween the ^Gwater and the ^Amwoods The ^Amgrey hounds ^Glaid her ^Cpride - ^Amher pride The ^Amgrey hounds ^Glaid ^Emher ^Ampride ^Am

They ^Amate so ^Ammuch o' the ^Amvenis^Amon They ^Gdrank so ^Gmuch o' the ^Gblood ^G That ^AmJohnny ^Amand his ^Gtwa grey ^Amdugs Fell a^Amsleep as ^Gthough were ^Cdeid - were ^Amdeid Fell a^Amsleep as ^Gthough ^Emwere ^Amdeid ^Am

Then ^Amby there ^Amcam' a ^Amsilly auld ^Amman An ^Gill death ^Gmay he ^Gdee ^G For ^Amhe's aw^Ama' tae ^GEsslem^Amont The seven ^Amforesters ^Gfor tae ^Csee - tae ^Amsee The ^Amforesters ^Gfor ^Emtae ^Amsee ^Am

As ^AmI cam' ^Amin by ^AmMonym^Amusk ^GDoon amo^Gng yon ^Gscruggs ^G Well ^Amthere I ^Amspied the ^Gbonniest ^Amyouth Lyin' ^Amsleepin' atw^Geen twa ^Cdugs - twa ^Amdugs Lyin' ^Amsleepin' atw^Geen ^Emtwa ^Amdugs ^Am

The ^Ambuttons ^Amthat were up^Amon his ^Amsleeve Were ^Go' the ^Ggowd sae ^Gguid ^G And the ^Amtwa grey ^Amhounds that he ^Glay bet^Amween Their ^Ammouths were ^Gdyed wi' ^Cblood - wi' ^Amblood Their ^Ammouths were ^Gdyed ^Emwi' ^Amblood ^Am

Then ^Amup and ^Amjumps the ^Amfirst fores^Amter He was c^Gaptain ^Go' them ^Ga' ^G Sayin "If ^Amthat be J^Amock o' ^GBraidisl^Amee ^AmUnto ^Ghim we'll ^Cdraw - we'll ^Amdraw ^AmUnto ^Ghim ^Emwe'll ^Amdraw" ^Am

The ^Amfirst shot ^Amthat the ^Amforesters ^Amfired It ^Ghit Johnny ^Gon the ^Gknee ^G And the ^Amsecond ^Amshot that the ^Gforesters ^Amfired His ^Amheart's blood ^Gblint his ^Ce'e - his ^Ame'e His ^Amheart's blood ^Gblint ^Emhis ^Ame'e ^Am

Then ^Amup jumps ^AmJohnny fae ^Amoot o' his ^Amsleep And an ^Gangry ^Gman was ^Ghe ^G Sayin "Ye ^Ammicht have ^Amwoken me ^Gfae my ^Amsleep Ere my ^Amheart's blood ^Gblint my ^Ce'e - my ^Ame'e Ere my ^Amheart's blood ^Gblint ^Emmy ^Ame'e" ^Am

But he's ^Amrested his ^Amback aga^Aminst an ^Amoak His ^Gfit up^Gon a s^Gtane ^G And ^Amhe has ^Amfired at the ^Gseven o' ^Amthem He's ^Amkilled them ^Ga' but ^Cane - but ^Amane He's ^Amkilled them ^Ga' ^Embut ^Amane ^Am

He's ^Ambroken ^Amfour o' that ^Amone's ^Amribs His ^Gairm and his ^Gcollar ^Gbane ^G And ^Amhe has ^Amset him up^Gon his ^Amhorse Wi' the ^Amtidings ^Gsent him ^Chame - ^Amhame Wi' the ^Amtidings ^Gsent ^Emhim ^Amhame ^Am

But ^AmJohnny's ^Amguid bend ^Ambow is ^Ambroke His ^Gtwa grey ^Gdugs are ^Gslain ^G And his ^Ambody ^Amlies in ^GMony^Ammusk His ^Amhuntin' ^Gdays are ^Cdane - are ^Amdane His ^Amhuntin' ^Gdays ^Emare ^Amdane ^Am

Misc Traditional - Jock o braidosly