G5                    C5         G5 
Oh cruel is the snow that sweeps Glencoe 
G5                          D5 
And covers the grave o' Donald 
          G5               C5           G5 
And cruel was the foe that raped Glencoe 
          C5      D5                 G5 
And murdered the house o' MacDonald  

Verse 1 
  

      G5                   D5                     G5 
They came through the blizzard, we offered them heat 
       D5                    G5                   D5 
 A roof o?wer their heads, dry shoes for their feet. 
        G5            D5               G5 
  We wined them and dined them , they ate of our meat 
       C5                D5         G5 
  And slept in the house O' MacDonald  

Chorus


         G5              D5              G5 
   They came from Fort William with murder mind 
           D5                            G5           D5 
     The Campbell's had orders, King William had signed 
          G5           D5                     G5 
     Put all to the sword, these words underlined 
          C5                     D5       G5 
     And leave none alive called MacDonald 

    Chorus 
               

      G5           D5              G5 
They came in the night when the men were asleep 
      D5                        G5             D5 
That band of Argyles, through snow soft and deep. 
       G5        D5        G5 
Like murdering foxes, amongst  helpless sheep 
       C5                  D5         G5 
They slaughtered the house O'MacDonald  
 
Chorus  
            G5           D5            G5 
    Some died in their beds at the hands of the foe 
           D5                         G5             D5 
    Some fled in the night, and were lost in the snow. 
        G5                D5           G5 
    Some lived to accuse him , that struck the first blow 
          C5                  D5       G5 
    But gone was the house of MacDonald 
 
Chorus 

Repeat Chorus