Mc Pherson's Lament/Marie's Wedding (Key E Capo 4th Fret) 
               
Intro: 1 2 3 4 
C                    G               
Farewell ye dungeons dark and strong 
     C                 Am   
Fare-well, farewell to thee 
   C                   G          
Mc Pherson's life will no be long 
   C      F       G    
On yonder gallows tree 
        
Chorus: 
    C             G                C              Am 
Sae rantinly, sae wantinly and sae dauntinly gaed he 
   C                    G                C       F       G    
He played a tune and he danced around be-low the gallows tree 
C                             G           
There's some come here for to see me hung 
    C              Am     
And some to buy my fiddle 
       C              G             
But be-fore that I do part with her 
     C         F           G      
I'll break her through the middle 
    C             G                C              Am 
Sae rantinly, sae wantinly and sae dauntinly gaed he 
   C                    G                C       F       G    
He played a tune and he danced around be-low the gallows tree 
C                     G                 
He took his fiddle in both of his hands 
       C               Am    
And he broke it o'er a stone 
                C                    G            
Saying 'There's nae ither hand shall play on thee 
     C    F        G    
When I am dead and gone 
    C             G                C              Am 
Sae rantinly, sae wantinly and sae dauntinly gaed he 
   C                    G                C       F       G    
He played a tune and he danced around be-low the gallows tree 
       C                          G              
The re-prieve was coming o'er the Brigg of Banff 
       C              Am   
For to set Mc Pherson free 
         C               G              
But they put the clock a quarter before 
         C          F      G    
And they hanged him from a tree 
    C             G                C              Am 
Sae rantinly, sae wantinly and sae dauntinly gaed he 
   C                    G                C       F       G    
He played a tune and he danced around be-low the gallows tree 
    C             G                C              Am 
Sae rantinly, sae wantinly and sae dauntinly gaed he 
   C                    G                C       F       G    
He played a tune and he danced around be-low the gallows tree 
C                      
Step we gaily on we go 
F                 C           
Heel for heel and toe for toe 
C                       
Arm in arm and on we go 
F               G       
All for Marie's wedding 
C                          
Over hill ways up and down 
F                C             
Myrtle green and bracken brown 
C                                 
Past the sheeling though the town 
F               G     
All for sake of Marie 
C                      
Step we gaily on we go 
F                 C           
Heel for heel and toe for toe 
C                       
Arm in arm and on we go 
F               G       
All for Marie's wedding 
C                           
Plenty herring, plenty meal 
F              C              
Plenty peat to fill her creal 
C                           
Plenty bonny bairns as well 
F                    G     
That's the toast for Marie 
C                      
Step we gaily on we go 
F                 C           
Heel for heel and toe for toe 
C                       
Arm in arm and on we go 
F               G       
All for Marie's wedding 
C                               
Cheeks are bright as rowans are 
F                 C        
Brighter far than any star 
C                          
Fairest of them all by far 
F             G     
Is my darling Marie 
C                      
Step we gaily on we go 
F                 C           
Heel for heel and toe for toe 
C                       
Arm in arm and on we go 
F               G       
All for Marie's wedding 
C                      
Step we gaily on we go 
F                 C           
Heel for heel and toe for toe 
C                       
Arm in arm and on we go 
F               G       
All for Marie's wedding 
C                      
Step we gaily on we go 
F                 C           
Heel for heel and toe for toe 
C                       
Arm in arm and on we go 
F               G         
All for Marie's wedding C