Chorus                                              

(C)Fare ye well ye Mormond Braes

Where oft times I've been (F)chee(G)ry

(C)Fare ye well ye (Am)Mormond Braes

For it’s (F)there I lost my (G)dea(C)rie

 

As (C)I gaed down by Strichen town

I heard a fair maid (F)cry(G)ning

(C)She was making (Am)sair complaint

For her (F)true love ne'er re(G)tur(C)ning

 

Chorus                                               

F-F-G-C

 

There’s (C)aye good fish into the sea
As ever yet’s been (F)tak(G)en
I'll (C)cast my line and (Am)try again
For I'm (F)only once for(G)sa(C)ken

 

Chorus

F-F-G-C

 

There’s (C)many a horse has snappert and fa'n
And risen again richt (F)ear(G)ly
There’s (C)many's the lass has (Am)lost her lad
And (F)gotten another right (G)ear(C)ly

 

Chorus

F-F-G-C

 

Well (C)I'll put on my dress o'green,

That’s all forsaken (F)to(G)ken,

And (C)that's tae let the (Am)young lads ken,

That the (F)bonds o' love are (G)bro(C)ken.

 

Chorus

F-F-G-C

 

Well (C)I'll go back to Strichen town
Where I was bred and (F)born (G)in
And (C)there I'll get a(Am)nother lad
To (F)marry me in the (G)mor(C)ning

 

Chorus 2x