Lovely Stornoway Lyrics Chords And Sheet Music
Words and music by Calum Kennedy and Bob Halfin. The youtube video is of Calum Kennedy and the first set of chords are set to the video. I have also provided sets of chords for the keys of G and D.
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Intro. chords [F][Bb][F][Am][F]
[C]Make your [F]way to [C]Storno[Bb]way
On the [F]road to [Dm]Orin[C]say,
[F]Where my thoughts re[Bb]turn each day,
By [F]lovely [C]Storno[F]way.
Where the folks are [C]truly [Bb]kind,
Where you [F]leave the world be[C]hind,
[F]Where each cloud is [Bb]silver lined,
By [F]lovely [C]Storno[F]way.
[F]The town Hall clock of [Bb]Stornoway,
Chimes it's [F]message [C]every day,
[F]Heaven can't be [Bb]far away,
From [F]lovely [C]Storno[F]way.
[F]And no matter [C]where you [Bb]are,
Hitch your [F]wagon to a [C]star,
[F]Heaven can't be [Bb]very far,
From [F]lovely [C]Storno[F]way.
Repeat chorus.
[F]No more worries, [Bb]no more care,
If you [F]choose to [C]settle there,
[F]Love will find you [Bb]ev'rywhere,
By [F]lovely [C]Storno[F]way.
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Intro. chords [F][Bb][F][Am][F]
[C]Make your [F]way to [C]Storno[Bb]way
On the [F]road to [Dm]Orin[C]say,
[F]Where my thoughts re[Bb]turn each day,
By [F]lovely [C]Storno[F]way.
Where the folks are [C]truly [Bb]kind,
Where you [F]leave the world be[C]hind,
[F]Where each cloud is [Bb]silver lined,
By [F]lovely [C]Storno[F]way.
[F]The town Hall clock of [Bb]Stornoway,
Chimes it's [F]message [C]every day,
[F]Heaven can't be [Bb]far away,
From [F]lovely [C]Storno[F]way.
[F]And no matter [C]where you [Bb]are,
Hitch your [F]wagon to a [C]star,
[F]Heaven can't be [Bb]very far,
From [F]lovely [C]Storno[F]way.
Repeat chorus.
[F]No more worries, [Bb]no more care,
If you [F]choose to [C]settle there,
[F]Love will find you [Bb]ev'rywhere,
By [F]lovely [C]Storno[F]way.
Alternative guitar chords in the key of G Major.
Intro. chords [G][C][G][Bm][G]
[D]Make your [G]way to [D]Storno[C]way
On the [G]road to [Em]Orin[D]say,
[G]Where my thoughts re[C]turn each day,
By [G]lovely [D]Storno[G]way.
Where the folks are [D]truly [C]kind,
Where you [G]leave the world be[D]hind,
[G]Where each cloud is [C]silver lined,
By [G]lovely [D]Storno[G]way.
[G]The town Hall clock of [C]Stornoway,
Chimes it's [G]message [D]every day,
[G]Heaven can't be [C]far away,
From [G]lovely [D]Storno[G]way.
[G]And no matter [D]where you [C]are,
Hitch your [G]wagon to a [D]star,
[G]Heaven can't be [C]very far,
From [G]lovely [D]Storno[G]way.
Repeat chorus.
[G]No more worries, [C]no more care,
If you [G]choose to [D]settle there,
[G]Love will find you [C]ev'rywhere,
By [G]lovely [D]Storno[G]way.
🎸 “Lovely Stornoway” – Guitar ArrangementTime: 3/4 Tempo: ~70 BPM
Strumming Pattern: ↓ ↓↑ ↓ (Down – Down-Up – Down)
Keep it smooth and swaying — accent beat 1 for the traditional folk feel.
🪕 Verse 1
[D]Make your [G]way to [D]Storno[C]way
e|--------2-----------|--------3-----------|--------2-----------|
B|------3---3---------|------0---0---------|------3---3---------|
G|----2-------2-------|----0-------0-------|----2-------2-------|
D|--0-----------------|--0-----------------|--0-----------------|
A|--------------------|--2-----------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--3-----------------|--------------------|
On the [G]road to [Em]Orin[D]say,
e|--------3-----------|--------0-----------|--------2-----------|
B|------0---0---------|------0---0---------|------3---3---------|
G|----0-------0-------|----0-------0-------|----2-------2-------|
D|--0-----------------|--2-----------------|--0-----------------|
A|--2-----------------|--2-----------------|--------------------|
E|--3-----------------|--0-----------------|--------------------|
[G]Where my thoughts re[C]turn each day,
e|--------3-----------|--------0-----------|--------0-----------|
B|------0---0---------|------1---1---------|------1---1---------|
G|----0-------0-------|----0-------0-------|----0-------0-------|
D|--0-----------------|--2-----------------|--2-----------------|
A|--2-----------------|--3-----------------|--3-----------------|
E|--3-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|
By [G]lovely [D]Storno[G]way.
e|--------3-----------|--------2-----------|--------3-----------|
B|------0---0---------|------3---3---------|------0---0---------|
G|----0-------0-------|----2-------2-------|----0-------0-------|
D|--0-----------------|--0-----------------|--0-----------------|
A|--2-----------------|--------------------|--2-----------------|
E|--3-----------------|--------------------|--3-----------------|
🎶 Verse 2
Where the folks are [D]truly [C]kind,
e|--------2-----------|--------0-----------|--------0-----------|
B|------3---3---------|------1---1---------|------1---1---------|
G|----2-------2-------|----0-------0-------|----0-------0-------|
D|--0-----------------|--2-----------------|--2-----------------|
A|--------------------|--3-----------------|--3-----------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Where you [G]leave the world be[D]hind,
e|--------3-----------|--------2-----------|--------2-----------|
B|------0---0---------|------3---3---------|------3---3---------|
G|----0-------0-------|----2-------2-------|----2-------2-------|
D|--0-----------------|--0-----------------|--0-----------------|
A|--2-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--3-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|
[G]Where each cloud is [C]silver lined,
e|--------3-----------|--------0-----------|--------0-----------|
B|------0---0---------|------1---1---------|------1---1---------|
G|----0-------0-------|----0-------0-------|----0-------0-------|
D|--0-----------------|--2-----------------|--2-----------------|
A|--2-----------------|--3-----------------|--3-----------------|
E|--3-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|
By [G]lovely [D]Storno[G]way.
e|--------3-----------|--------2-----------|--------3-----------|
B|------0---0---------|------3---3---------|------0---0---------|
G|----0-------0-------|----2-------2-------|----0-------0-------|
D|--0-----------------|--0-----------------|--0-----------------|
A|--2-----------------|--------------------|--2-----------------|
E|--3-----------------|--------------------|--3-----------------|
💡 Playing Tips
Fingerpicking (3/4 Waltz Pattern):
Use a gentle rolling motion: P–I–M–I–A–M
P (Thumb): plays the bass (E/A/D strings).
I, M, A: pick G, B, E strings in sequence.
Keep it steady — think “boom–chick–chick.”
Strumming:
Use Down – Down-Up – Down, accenting beat 1 for the folk waltz pulse.
You can alternate bass notes (root–fifth) for extra motion.
Style:
Soft, nostalgic tone — perfect for a fingerpicked verse and gently strummed refrain.
Let the bass strings resonate for a warm, Highland sound.
Ending:
Finish on a slow arpeggiated G chord, letting it fade naturally.And, here's another set of chords for the key of D.
Intro. chords [D][G][D][F#m][D]
[A]Make your [D]way to [A]Storno[G]way
On the [D]road to [Bm]Orin[A]say,
[D]Where my thoughts re[G]turn each day,
By [D]lovely [A]Storno[D]way.
Where the folks are [A]truly [G]kind,
Where you [D]leave the world be[A]hind,
[D]Where each cloud is [G]silver lined,
By [D]lovely [A]Storno[D]way.
[D]The town Hall clock of [G]Stornoway,
Chimes it's [D]message [A]every day,
[D]Heaven can't be [G]far away,
From [D]lovely [A]Storno[D]way.
[D]And no matter [A]where you [G]are,
Hitch your [D]wagon to a [A]star,
[D]Heaven can't be [G]very far,
From [D]lovely [A]Storno[D]way.
Repeat chorus.
[D]No more worries, [G]no more care,
If you [D]choose to [A]settle there,
[D]Love will find you [G]ev'rywhere,
By [D]lovely [A]Storno[D]way.
Intro. chords [G][C][G][Bm][G]
[D]Make your [G]way to [D]Storno[C]way
On the [G]road to [Em]Orin[D]say,
[G]Where my thoughts re[C]turn each day,
By [G]lovely [D]Storno[G]way.
Where the folks are [D]truly [C]kind,
Where you [G]leave the world be[D]hind,
[G]Where each cloud is [C]silver lined,
By [G]lovely [D]Storno[G]way.
[G]The town Hall clock of [C]Stornoway,
Chimes it's [G]message [D]every day,
[G]Heaven can't be [C]far away,
From [G]lovely [D]Storno[G]way.
[G]And no matter [D]where you [C]are,
Hitch your [G]wagon to a [D]star,
[G]Heaven can't be [C]very far,
From [G]lovely [D]Storno[G]way.
Repeat chorus.
[G]No more worries, [C]no more care,
If you [G]choose to [D]settle there,
[G]Love will find you [C]ev'rywhere,
By [G]lovely [D]Storno[G]way.
🎸 “Lovely Stornoway” – Guitar ArrangementTime: 3/4 Tempo: ~70 BPM
Strumming Pattern: ↓ ↓↑ ↓ (Down – Down-Up – Down)
Keep it smooth and swaying — accent beat 1 for the traditional folk feel.
🪕 Verse 1
[D]Make your [G]way to [D]Storno[C]way
e|--------2-----------|--------3-----------|--------2-----------|
B|------3---3---------|------0---0---------|------3---3---------|
G|----2-------2-------|----0-------0-------|----2-------2-------|
D|--0-----------------|--0-----------------|--0-----------------|
A|--------------------|--2-----------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--3-----------------|--------------------|
On the [G]road to [Em]Orin[D]say,
e|--------3-----------|--------0-----------|--------2-----------|
B|------0---0---------|------0---0---------|------3---3---------|
G|----0-------0-------|----0-------0-------|----2-------2-------|
D|--0-----------------|--2-----------------|--0-----------------|
A|--2-----------------|--2-----------------|--------------------|
E|--3-----------------|--0-----------------|--------------------|
[G]Where my thoughts re[C]turn each day,
e|--------3-----------|--------0-----------|--------0-----------|
B|------0---0---------|------1---1---------|------1---1---------|
G|----0-------0-------|----0-------0-------|----0-------0-------|
D|--0-----------------|--2-----------------|--2-----------------|
A|--2-----------------|--3-----------------|--3-----------------|
E|--3-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|
By [G]lovely [D]Storno[G]way.
e|--------3-----------|--------2-----------|--------3-----------|
B|------0---0---------|------3---3---------|------0---0---------|
G|----0-------0-------|----2-------2-------|----0-------0-------|
D|--0-----------------|--0-----------------|--0-----------------|
A|--2-----------------|--------------------|--2-----------------|
E|--3-----------------|--------------------|--3-----------------|
🎶 Verse 2
Where the folks are [D]truly [C]kind,
e|--------2-----------|--------0-----------|--------0-----------|
B|------3---3---------|------1---1---------|------1---1---------|
G|----2-------2-------|----0-------0-------|----0-------0-------|
D|--0-----------------|--2-----------------|--2-----------------|
A|--------------------|--3-----------------|--3-----------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Where you [G]leave the world be[D]hind,
e|--------3-----------|--------2-----------|--------2-----------|
B|------0---0---------|------3---3---------|------3---3---------|
G|----0-------0-------|----2-------2-------|----2-------2-------|
D|--0-----------------|--0-----------------|--0-----------------|
A|--2-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--3-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|
[G]Where each cloud is [C]silver lined,
e|--------3-----------|--------0-----------|--------0-----------|
B|------0---0---------|------1---1---------|------1---1---------|
G|----0-------0-------|----0-------0-------|----0-------0-------|
D|--0-----------------|--2-----------------|--2-----------------|
A|--2-----------------|--3-----------------|--3-----------------|
E|--3-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|
By [G]lovely [D]Storno[G]way.
e|--------3-----------|--------2-----------|--------3-----------|
B|------0---0---------|------3---3---------|------0---0---------|
G|----0-------0-------|----2-------2-------|----0-------0-------|
D|--0-----------------|--0-----------------|--0-----------------|
A|--2-----------------|--------------------|--2-----------------|
E|--3-----------------|--------------------|--3-----------------|
💡 Playing Tips
Fingerpicking (3/4 Waltz Pattern):
Use a gentle rolling motion: P–I–M–I–A–M
P (Thumb): plays the bass (E/A/D strings).
I, M, A: pick G, B, E strings in sequence.
Keep it steady — think “boom–chick–chick.”
Strumming:
Use Down – Down-Up – Down, accenting beat 1 for the folk waltz pulse.
You can alternate bass notes (root–fifth) for extra motion.
Style:
Soft, nostalgic tone — perfect for a fingerpicked verse and gently strummed refrain.
Let the bass strings resonate for a warm, Highland sound.
Ending:
Finish on a slow arpeggiated G chord, letting it fade naturally.And, here's another set of chords for the key of D.
Intro. chords [D][G][D][F#m][D]
[A]Make your [D]way to [A]Storno[G]way
On the [D]road to [Bm]Orin[A]say,
[D]Where my thoughts re[G]turn each day,
By [D]lovely [A]Storno[D]way.
Where the folks are [A]truly [G]kind,
Where you [D]leave the world be[A]hind,
[D]Where each cloud is [G]silver lined,
By [D]lovely [A]Storno[D]way.
[D]The town Hall clock of [G]Stornoway,
Chimes it's [D]message [A]every day,
[D]Heaven can't be [G]far away,
From [D]lovely [A]Storno[D]way.
[D]And no matter [A]where you [G]are,
Hitch your [D]wagon to a [A]star,
[D]Heaven can't be [G]very far,
From [D]lovely [A]Storno[D]way.
Repeat chorus.
[D]No more worries, [G]no more care,
If you [D]choose to [A]settle there,
[D]Love will find you [G]ev'rywhere,
By [D]lovely [A]Storno[D]way.
Calum Kennedy song Lovely Stornoway
The tin whistle sheet music with lyrics is in this ebook.
Lovely Stornoway sheet music
