Corries - The Standard On The Braes O Mar Chords

[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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The standard on the braes o' Mar,
   Am               D
Is up and streaming rarely,
    G
The gath'ring pipe on Lochnagar,
                     D     G
Is sounding loud and clearly,
    Em                Bm       Em
The Hieland men, frae hill and glen,
                    D
In martial hue with bonnet blue
    Em                G
Wi' belted plaids and burnished blades,
           D        G
Are comin' late and early
 
 
[Chorus]
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So up and join your noble chief,
     Am              D
Your banner flies so fairly
    G
Wha wadna say we’ll win the day,
                 D   G
Or dee for royal Jamie
 
 
[Verse 2]
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Wha wadna join our noble chief
    Am               D
The Drummond and Glengarry
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McGregor, Murray, Rollo, Keith,
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Panmure and Gallant Harry
  Em                 Bm       Em
McDonald's men, Clan Ran*ld's men
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Mckenzie's men, McGillvary's men
Em                     G
Strathallan's men, The Lowlan' men,
                 D  G
Of Callender and Airly.
 
 
[Chorus]
   G
So up and join your noble chief,
     Am              D
Your banner flies so fairly
    G
Wha wadna say we’ll win the day,
                 D   G
Or dee for royal Jamie
 
 
[Verse 3]
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Fy! Donald, up and let's awa
   Am           D
We canna langer parley,
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When Jamie's back is at the wa'
                    D   G
The lad we lo'e sae dearly.
      Em                Bm       Em
We'll go, we'll go, And meet the foe
                         D
And fling the plaid, And swing the blade,
    Em                G
And forward dash, And hack and slash,
                    D   G
And fley the German carlie!
 
 
[Chorus]
   G
So up and join your noble chief,
     Am              D
Your banner flies so fairly
    G
Wha wadna say we’ll win the day,
                 D   G
Or dee for royal Jamie
 
 
[Verse 4]
    G
The standard on the braes o' Mar,
   Am               D
Is up and streaming rarely,
    G
The gath'ring pipe on Lochnagar,
                     D     G
Is sounding loud and clearly,
    Em                Bm       Em
The Hieland men, frae hill and glen,
                    D
In martial hue with bonnet blue
    Em                G
Wi' belted plaids and burnished blades,
           D        G
Are comin' late and early
 
 
[Chorus]
   G
So up and join your noble chief,
     Am              D
Your banner flies so fairly
    G
Wha wadna say we’ll win the day,
                 D   G
Or dee for royal Jamie
 
 
[Outro]
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Wha wadna say we’ll win the day,
                 D   G
Or dee for royal Jamie