Capo: 3 Tuning: E A D G B E

Chords with a slash (like E/G#) describe the bass line to the previous chord. Listen to the Corries playing this tune here: https://youtu.be/XTIfCO-ttfA Tremolo - Capo III

With ou^Ar nets and gear we're ^Bmfarin^Ag On the w^Aild and was^Bmteful o^Acean^E. It's out t^Ahere on the d^Bmeep we har^Avest and re^Bmap - our bre^Aad ^A ^A/G# ^F#m As we h^Aunt the bonny ^Dshoals o ^Eherr^Ain

O it ^Awas a fine and ^Da pleasant ^Asummers day ^AOut of Yarmo^Auth ha^A/G#rbour I w^A/F#as faring^E ^E/F#As a c^G#abi^An boy o^Dn a sailing lug^Ager ^F#m We were u^Ap to hunt the s^Dhoals of h^Eerrin^Ag

Now t^Ahe work was har^Dd and the h^Aours long ^Aand the trea^Atment ^A/G#surely to^A/F#ok some b^Eearing ^E/F#there ^A/G#was l^Aittle kindness and^D the kicks were man^Ay ^A ^A/G# ^F#m as we hun^Ated for the sho^Dals o ^Eherri^An

Now w^Ae fished the Swarth a^Dnd the Brok^Aen Bank ^AI was cook a^And I'd^A/G# a quarte^A/F#r share i^En ^E/F#And I ^E/G#used ^Ato sleep st^Danding on me fe^Aet ^A ^A/G# ^F#m And I dre^Aamed about the s^Dhoals o h^Eerrin^A

We le^Aft the home grounds ^Din the month of J^Aune ^AAnd for Cann^Ay Shie^A/G#ls we soo^A/F#n were be^Earing ^E/F#With a^E/G# hund^Ared cran of^D the silver dar^Alin^Ags ^A/G# ^F#m That we'd^A taken from the s^Dhoals o h^Eerrin^A

In t^Ahe stormy seas a^Dnd the living g^Aales ^AJust to earn^A your ^A/G#daily bre^A/F#ad you're^E daring ^E/F#From t^E/G#he Do^Aver Straits^D to the Faroe I^Asla^Ands ^A/G# ^F#m And you'r^Ae following the s^Dhoals o h^Eerrin^A

Now^A you're up on deck, yo^Du're a fish^Aerman ^AYou can swea^Ar and ^A/G#show a ma^A/F#nly beari^Eng ^E/F#Take y^E/G#our t^Aurn on deck^D with the other^A fe^Allow^A/G#s ^F#m As you're^A following the s^Dhoals o h^Eerrin^A

[Tremolo]

Night a^And day we’re ^Bmfari^An Come win^Ater w^Bmind or ^Awinter ga^Eles. S^Aweat or c^Bmold, growing u^Ap, growing ^Bmold, or d^Aying ^A ^A/G# ^F#m As you ^Ahunt the bonny s^Dhoals o h^Eerri^An.

The Corries - The shoals o herrin