C  F  C  F  C  F  C  F

[Chorus]
C                       F
Far are ye gan the day, my Willie-oh?
C                           F              G
Far are ye gan the day, sae blithe and bonnie?
     Am                 C
Gone o'er the knowe and doon the brae
    F                       C
Tae serve the king you were bound away
                          F   G  C   F
Fan will ye come hame tae oor Jamie?

[Verse]
   C
Ah mind o' aw the winter's nichts
     F                  C G
Ye'd keep me frae hairm
    C
The lang warm days in the summer's licht
F                 G
Doon on Hully's fairm
    Am                   C
Fan ye an' me wid be sae free
     F                C
Frae thochts and frae cares
         G                 Am
'Til the sairgeant, he cam roond
            F       C
And took ye frae ma airms

[Chorus]
C                       F
Far are ye gan the day, my Willie-oh?
C                           F              G
Far are ye gan the day, sae blithe and bonnie?
     Am                 C
Gone o'er the knowe and doon the brae
    F                       C
Tae serve the king you were bound away
                          F   G  C
Fan will ye come hame tae oor Jamie?

[Verse]
   C
Ah mind the day ye first cam by
     F                   C G
Ye'd cam for the shearin
       C
Dee ya mind how Ah caught yer rovin eye?
    F                  G
But noo Ah'm left here fearin
    Am                      C
For noo Ah da ken fan we'll be
F              C
Back again tae gither
    G              Am
Fur ye are far noo o'er the sea
             F               C
Fan will oor bairnie see his faither?

[Chorus]
C                       F
Far are ye gan the day, my Willie-oh?
C                           F              G
Far are ye gan the day, sae blithe and bonnie?
     Am                 C
Gone o'er the knowe and doon the brae
    F                       C
Tae serve the king you were bound away
                          F   G  F
Fan will ye come hame tae oor Jamie?

[Verse]
   C
Ah saa ye tak the lang road doon
    F                    C G
Yer claes aw in a bun'le
     C
Suin lost the soond o yer trampin shoon
   F               G
Ma he'rt ta'en a tum'le
      Am                      C
As Ah saa yer heid gang oot a sicht
      F                 C
As Ah luiked across the Mearns
G               Am
Fa will bide wi me the nicht?
F               C       G
Fa will haud ma bairn?

[Chorus]
C                       F
Far are ye gan the day, my Willie-oh?
C                           F              G
Far are ye gan the day, sae blithe and bonnie?
     Am                 C
Gone o'er the knowe and doon the brae
    F                       C
Tae serve the king you were bound away
                          F   G  C   F
Fan will ye come hame tae oor Jamie?

[Chorus]
N.C.
Far are ye gan the day, my Willie-oh?
N.C.
Far are ye gan the day, sae blithe and bonnie?
N.C.
Gone o'er the knowe and doon the brae
N.C.
Tae serve the king you were bound away
N.C.
Fan will ye come hame tae oor Jamie?