Capo: 3 Tuning: E A D G B E

This is a slightly changed and adjusted version of what can be found here: http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/c/corries/loch_tay_boat_song_crd.htm "Nighean ruach" means "red haired lass", it's pronounced something like 'nee-an roo-a'. Killen and Aberfeldy are two villages on both sides of the loch, where in between the ferry man rows his boat. I have not yet figured out, what colour of hair "lint" could mean. I like to play the song with capo on 3ed or 5th fret. It's even easier to play when transposed into C (5 steps up), but that doesn't fit my voice. The Corries (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sITr3lXzN8Y) play it in D# (capo on 8th, or 3ed when transposed to C).

When I've ^Gdone my work of ^Bmday And I ^Crow my ^Dboat a^Gway ^Em Doon the ^Cwaters ^Do' Loch ^GTay ^Em As the ^Amevening light is ^Dfadin' ^D7 And I ^Glook upon Ben ^BmLawers Where the ^Cafter ^Dglory ^Gglows ^Em And I ^Cthink on ^Dtwo bright ^Geyes ^Em And the ^Ammelting ^Dmouth be^Glow

She's my ^Cbeauteous ^Dnighean ^Gruach ^Em She's my ^Cjoy and ^Dsorrow ^Gtoo ^Em And al^Cthough she ^Dis unt^Grue ^Em Ah, but I ^Amcannot live wit^Dhout her ^D7 For my ^Gheart's a boat in ^Bmtow And I'd ^Cgive the ^Dworld to ^Emknow Why she ^Cmeans to ^Dlet me ^Ggo ^Em As I ^Amsing hor^Dee, ho^Gro

Nighean ^Gruach, your lovely ^Bmhair Has more ^Cglamour ^DI decl^Gare ^Em Than ^Call the ^Dtresses ^Grare ^Em From Kil^Amlen to Aberf^Deldy ^D7 Be they ^Glint, white, brown, or ^Bmgold Be they ^Cblacker ^Dthan the ^Gsloe ^Em They have ^Cno more ^Dworth to ^Gme ^Em Than a ^Ammeltin ^Dflake o' ^Gsnow

And her ^Ceyes are ^Dlike the ^Ggleam ^Em O' the ^Csunlight ^Don the ^Gstream ^Em And the ^Csongs the ^Dfaeries ^Gsing ^Em Seem like ^Amsongs she sings at ^Dmilkin'^D7 But my ^Gheart is full of ^Bmwoe For last ^Cnight she ^Dbade me ^Emgo And the ^Ctears beg^Din to ^Gflow ^Em As I ^Amsing hor^Dee, ho^Gro

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