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Loch Lomond

Capo 4

tabbed by opalinski (dopal19@gmail.com)

Had trouble making out the last line, feel free to edit it for correctness

A D

A                                  D
  Taste autumn in the air, you can feel it in your throat
A                           D          E 
  Coming over you now like a warm overcoat
          A                           D
  And the   rain will be here, and the monsoon
A                    D                 E
  But I won’t be here to see it, you know, yeah 

A                       D
  You take the high road and I’ll take the low
A                        D       E
  And I’ll be in Scotland before you
F#m                       D
  Me and my true love will never meet again
         A              Asus2           E     A
  On the bonnie, bonnie banks of Loch Lomond

A D A E A 

             A                      D
  You’ve been the best company I’d ever hope to find
A                    D            E      
  You cool my nerves, you ease my mind but 
A                               D
  I’m betting all ??? (beneath?) the setting sun
A                       D                      E             
  There’s two of us now, there’s only gonna be one, yeah

A                       D
  You take the high road and I’ll take the low
A                        D       E
  And I’ll be in Scotland before you
F#m                       D
  Me and my true love will never meet again
         A              Asus2           E     A
  By the bonnie, bonnie banks of Loch Lomond

A D A E A D A-E A

A              D   
  Put quarters on my eyes, 
A                 E
  demand that I apologize
A                       D
 Buy me a cup of coffee, shake my hand
A             E 
  And wish me good luck, man

  A                          D
  You take the high road and I’ll take the low
A                        D       E
  And I’ll be in Scotland before you
  F#m                       D
For me and my true love will never meet again
         A              Asus2           E     A
  By the bonnie, bonnie banks of Loch Lomond 

A D A D w/ him messing around on the higher strings