Tom: C
G
(with hammer-ons)
[Verse 1]
C G Em G
You fell asleep with your head down
C G
I fell asleep saying please
C G Em G
The banjos and fiddles played breakdowns
Am
And we slept like babies
[Verse 2]
C G Em G
Out in the bar room you sang songs
C G
Songs from another time
C G Em G
And when you got the words wrong
Am
I woke up and sang your lines
[Chorus]
D Em C G C
You take the high road - and I'll take the low road
G D
I'll get there before you
D Em C
We'll make it to Scotland
G C G D
Or have we forgotten what we're going there for?
C G Em G
[Verse 3]
C G Em G
You fell in love with your hands out
C G
Your hands made a peace sign
C G Em G
So I fell apart when you pulled out
Am
We ought to try to try
[Verse 4]
C G Em G
Everything's broken around me
C G
The heather dies when I pass
C G Em G
The sky looks like a foundry
Am
Where my heart is metal cast
[Chorus]
D Em C G C
You take the high road - and I'll take the low road
G D
I'll get there before you
D Em C
We'll make it to Scotland
G C G D
Or have we forgotten what we're going there for?
C G Em G
[Bridge]
Bb F
I'll swim 'cross the coldest sea
Em Bb
In a transatlantic reverie
C G D
Just to see your face when I wash up
Bb F
On the barren shores of Skye
Em Bb
Then to the lowlands we'll fly
C G D
Take my hand, walk side by side
D
Side by side
[Solo]
C G Em G
C G
C G Em G
Am
[Verse 5]
C G Em G
Jamie, try me
C G
Pour me another I'm dry
C G Em G
Hold on to whatever will be
Am
And we'll raise our glasses high
[Chorus]
D Em C G C
You take the high road - and I'll take the low road
G D
I'll get there before you
D Em C
We'll make it to Scotland
G C G D
Or have we forgotten what we're going there for?
