Lizzy Lindsay song lyrics and guitar chords

The sheet music notes for tin whistle are included in the key of D plus the Mandolin tab for Leezie Lindsay. Recorded by Danny Doyle and by The Fureys And Davie Arthur. The origins are Scottish. I have given the guitar chords in 2 different keys. The first is the easy version and the other is in C# which is the key The Fureys play the song in. Also recorded by Scottish group The Corries [ songs ].Leezie Lindsay tenor guitar / mandola tab in CGDA added.

[D]Will ye gang tae the hielands, Lizzie Lind[Bm]say,
Will ye[D] gang tae the hielands wi'[G] me?
[A]Will ye [D]gang tae the hielands, Lizzie Lind[Bm]say,
My[G] bride and my[A7] darling to[D] be?"

Then I spoke tae Lizzie's old mother,
And a cantie old body was she,
"Mon, if I was as young as my daughter,
I'd gang tae the hielands wi' thee."

Then I spoke tae Lizzie's wee sister,
And a bonnie wee lassie was she,
"Mon, if I was as old as my sister,
I'd gang tae the hielands wi' thee."

"But to gang to the hielands wi' you, sir,
I dinna ken who that may be,
For I ken no' the land that you live in,
Nor I ken no' the lad I'm goin' wi'."

"Oh, Lizzie, I you maun ken little,
When I see that you dinna ken me,
My name is Lord Ranald McDonald,
I'm the chief of the highland degree."

So she kilted her coats of green satin,
And she kilted them up to her knee,
And she's of wi' Lord Ranald McDonald
His bride and his darling tae be.

Here's the chords as played by The Fureys And Davie Arthur.
[C#]Will ye gang tae the hielands, Lizzie Lind[Bbm]say,
Will ye[C#] gang tae the hielands wi'[F#] me?
[Ab]Will ye [C#]gang tae the hielands, Lizzie Lind[Bbm]say,
My[F#] bride and my[Ab] darling to[C#] be?"

​🎵 Will Ye Gang Tae the Hielands (Lizzie Lindsay)

Key: G Major

Verse 1

Will ye [G]gang tae the hielands, Lizzie Lind[Em]say,
Will ye [G]gang tae the hielands wi’ [C]me?
Will ye [D]gang tae the hielands, Lizzie Lind[Em]say,
My [C]bride and my [A7]darling to [G]be?

Verse 2

Then I [G]spoke tae Lizzie’s old [Em]mother,
And a [G]cantie old body was [C]she,
“Mon, if [D]I was as young as my [Em]daughter,
I’d [C]gang tae the [A7]hielands wi’ [G]thee.”

Verse 3

Then I [G]spoke tae Lizzie’s wee [Em]sister,
And a [G]bonnie wee lassie was [C]she,
“Mon, if [D]I was as old as my [Em]sister,
I’d [C]gang tae the [A7]hielands wi’ [G]thee.”

Verse 4

“But to [G]gang tae the hielands wi’ [Em]you, sir,
I [G]dinna ken wha that may [C]be,
For I [D]ken nae the land that ye [Em]live in,
Nor I [C]ken nae the [A7]lad I’m goin’ [G]wi’.”

Verse 5

“Oh, [G]Lizzie, I you maun ken [Em]little,
When I [G]see that you dinna ken [C]me,
My name’s [D]Lord Ranald Mc[Em]Donald,
I’m the [C]chief o’ the [A7]Highland de[G]gree.”

Verse 6

So she [G]kilted her coats o’ green [Em]satin,
And she [G]kilted them up tae her [C]knee,
And she’s [D]off wi’ Lord Ranald Mc[Em]Donald,
His [C]bride and his [A7]darling tae [G]be.

🎸 Strumming Pattern (Traditional 4/4 Folk)

Smooth, steady rhythm — the feel of a walking ballad.

Pattern:

D – D U – U D U

Count:

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
D (1) – (2) D U (3 &) – (4) U D U (&)

Tips:

Lightly accent beats 2 and 4 for that lilting Scottish feel.

On the last line of each verse, let the chord ring out for one measure.

You can simplify for storytelling verses: just one downstroke per beat on the first verse.

🎶 Fingerpicking Tab (First Verse Only)

A gentle Travis picking style works perfectly here.

Pattern (general):

Thumb (P) = alternating bass  
Index (i) = G string  
Middle (m) = B string  
Pattern: P (bass) – i (G) – m (B) – i (G)

Verse 1 Fingerpicking Tab
[G]
e|----------------|----------------|
B|------0---------|------0---------|
G|----0---0-------|----0---0-------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|--2-------------|--2-------------|
E|3---------------|3---------------|
 Will ye gang tae the hielands, Lizzie Lindsay

[Em]
e|----------------|----------------|
B|------0---------|------0---------|
G|----0---0-------|----0---0-------|
D|2---------------|2---------------|
A|2---------------|2---------------|
E|0---------------|0---------------|
 Will ye gang tae the hielands wi’ me?

[C]
e|----------------|----------------|
B|------1---------|------1---------|
G|----0---0-------|----0---0-------|
D|2---------------|2---------------|
A|3---------------|3---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
 My bride and my...

[A7]
e|----------------|----------------|
B|------2---------|------2---------|
G|----0---0-------|----0---0-------|
D|2---------------|2---------------|
A|0---------------|0---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
 ...darling to be

[G]
e|----------------|----------------|
B|------0---------|------0---------|
G|----0---0-------|----0---0-------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|--2-------------|--2-------------|
E|3---------------|3---------------|
 (end line softly)

​Mandolin tab Leezie Lindsay

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​Leezie Lindsay tenor guitar tab in CGDA

Lizzy Lindsay song

Below is another version of the sheet music