The Battle Of Harlaw (CHORDS) by Misc Traditional

[Verse]~
   C            F            C              F
As I cam' in by Dunideer and doon by Nether Ha'

           C               F            Am
There were fifty thoosand' heilan' men a-marchin' tae Harlaw


[Chorus]~
      F
Wi' a durum a drue an a dree an a drum

        G         C
Durum a drue drum drey


[Verse]~
   C              F              C               F
As I gaed on an' farther on and doon an' by Balquhain

           C               F             Am
Oh it's there I saw Sir James the Rose and wi' him John the Graeme


[Chorus]~
      F
Wi' a durum a drue an a dree an a drum

        G         C
Durum a drue drum drey


[Verse]~
      C               F             C              F
"It's cam' ye fae the Heilan's man,, cam' ye a' the wye..?

    C                F              Am
Saw ye MacDonald and his men as they cam' in fae Skye..?"


[Chorus]~
      F
Wi' a durum a drue an a dree an a drum

        G         C
Durum a drue drum drey


[Verse]~
      C              F                C               F
"It's I was near and near eneuch that I their numbers saw

           C               F            Am
There was fifty thoosan' heilan' men a-marchin' tae Harlaw"


[Chorus]~
      F
Wi' a durum a drue an a dree an a drum

        G         C
Durum a drue drum drey


[Verse]~
     C                   F                      C              F
"Gin that be true,," says James the Rose,, "We'll no cam' muckle speed

       C           F            Am
We'll cry upon wir merry men and turn wir horse's heid"


[Chorus]~
      F
Wi' a durum a drue an a dree an a drum

        G         C
Durum a drue drum drey


[Verse]~
    C                F                      C                 F
"Oh na,, o' na,," says John the Graeme,, "This thing will nivver be

    C                   F               Am
The gallant Graemes wis nivver beat,, we'll try fit we can dae"


[Chorus]~
      F
Wi' a durum a drue an a dree an a drum

        G         C
Durum a drue drum drey


[Verse]~
         C             F              C           F
Well,, as I gaed on an' further on an' doon an' by Harlaw

     C                  F               Am
There fell fu' close on ilka side sic straiks ye nivver saw


[Chorus]~
      F
Wi' a durum a drue an a dree an a drum

        G         C
Durum a drue drum drey


[Verse]~
      C                 F             C                 F
There fell fu' close on ilka side sic straiks ye nivver saw

     C               F                    Am
An' ilka sword gaed clash for clash at the Battle of Harlaw


[Chorus]~
      F
Wi' a durum a drue an a dree an a drum

        G         C
Durum a drue drum drey


[Verse]~
    C               F                       C               F
The Heilan' men wi' their lang swords,, they laid on us fu' sair

     C                  F               Am
And they drave back wir merry men three acres breadth and mair


[Chorus]~
      F
Wi' a durum a drue an a dree an a drum

        G         C
Durum a drue drum drey


[Verse]~
    C              F                     C                  F
An' Forbes tae his brither did say,, "Noo brither,, can't ye see

        C                 F             Am
They've beaten us back on ilka side and we'll be forced tae flee"


[Chorus]~
       F
Wi' a durum a drue an a dree an a drum

        G         C
Durum a drue drum drey


[Verse]~
    C          F                  C                 F
"Oh na,, na,, my brither bold,, this thing will nivver be

      C                  F              Am
Ye'll tak yer guid sword in yer haun',, ye'll gang in wi' me"


[Chorus]~
      F
Wi' a durum a drue an a dree an a drum

        G         C
Durum a drue drum drey


[Verse]~
           C                 F                  C              F
Well,, it's back tae back the brithers bold gaed in amangst the thrang

     C                  F               Am
And they drave back the heilan' men wi' swords baith sharp and lang


[Chorus]~
      F
Wi' a durum a drue an a dree an a drum

        G         C
Durum a drue drum drey


[Verse]~
        C                   F                 C              F
An' the firstan stroke that Forbes struck,, he gart MacDonald reel

        C                   F                 Am
An' the neistan straik that Forbes struck,, the brave MacDonald fell


[Chorus]~
     F
Wi' a durum a drue an a dree an a drum

        G         C
Durum a drue drum drey


[Verse]~
   C           F              C                F
An siccan a ptlairchie o' the likes ye nivver saw

   C               F                   Am
As wis amangst the Heilan' men fan they saw MacDonald fa'


[Chorus]~
     F
Wi' a durum a drue an a dree an a drum

        G         C
Durum a drue drum drey


[Verse]~
     C                  F                   C               F
Some rade,, some ran and some did gang,, they were o' sma' record

     C              F             Am
For Forbes and his merry men,, they slew them on the road


[Chorus]~
      F
Wi' a durum a drue an a dree an a drum

        G         C
Durum a drue drum drey


[Verse]~
    C             F                C                F
O' fifty thoosan' Heilan' men,, but fifty-three gaed hame

     C             F           Am
And oot o' a' the Lawlan' men,, fifty marched wi' Graeme


[Chorus]~
      F
Wi' a durum a drue an a dree an a drum

        G         C
Durum a drue drum drey


[Verse]~
    C       F               C                 F
Gin onybody spier at ye for them that marched awa'

       C                    F                Am
Ye can tell them plain and very plain they're sleepin' at Harlaw


[Chorus]~
      F
Wi' a durum a drue an a dree an a drum

        G         C
Durum a drue drum drey