The Bonnie Ship The Diamond chords by The Corries

Chords with lyrics

A minorAm      E minorEm
THE DIAMOND IS A augmentedA SHIP MY LADS
     A minorAm          E minorEm
FOR THE DAVIES STRAITS WE ARE BOUND
   A minorAm       E minorEm       C majorC   G+G    A minorAm
THE QUAY IT IS ALL GARNISH-ED WITH BONNIE LASSIES ROUND
     A minorAm        E minorEm    A minorAm       E minorEm
CAPTAIN THOMPSON GIVES THE ORDER TO SAIL THE OCEAN WIDE
    A minorAm       E minorEm
FOR THE SUN THAT NEVER SETS MY LADS
   C majorC    G+G    A minorAm
NOR DARKNESS DIMS THE SKY

     A minorAm
FOR ITS CHEER UP MY LADS LET YOUR HEARTS NEVER FAIL
     C majorC        E minorEm       C majorC   G+G   A minorAm
FOR THE BONNIE SHIP THE DIAMOND GOES A augmentedA HUNTING FOR A augmentedA WHALE

  A minorAm       E minorEm      A minorAm      E minorEm
ALONG THE QUAY AT PETERHEID THE LASSIES STAND AROON
A minorAm        E minorEm         C majorC     G+G   A minorAm
PULLOVER PULLED ABOOT THEM AND THE SALT-TEARS RUNNIN DOON
 A minorAm        E minorEm          A minorAm       E minorEm
DONT YOU WEEP MY BONNIE WEE LASS THOUGH YOU BE LEFT BEHIND
     A minorAm         E minorEm
FOR THE ROSE WILL GROW ON GREENLANDS ICE
  C majorC    G+G     A minorAm
BEFORE WE CHANGE OOR MINDS


HERES A augmentedA HEALTH TAE THE RESOLUTION, LIKEWISE THE ELIZA SWAN
THREE CHEERS FOR THE BATTLER O MONTROSE
AND THE DIAMOND, SHIP OF FAME
WE WEAR THE TROOSERS O THE WHITE & THE JACKETS O THE BLUE
WHEN WE GET GET TAE PETERHEID, WELL HAE SWEETHEARTS ANEW


IT WILL BE BRIGHT BY DAY AND NIGHT
WHEN THE GREENLAND LADS COME HAME
OOR SHIP FILLED UP WI OIL MY LADS AND MONEY TAE OOR NAME
WELL MAKE THE CRADLES FOR TAE ROCK
AND THE BLANKETS FOR TAE TEAR
AND EVERY LASS IN PETERHEID SING HUSH-A-BYE, MY DEAR