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Sweet Lover Of Mine Chords by Emily Smith

Sweet Lover Of Mine by Emily Smith

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Key: C

Verse 1:
C                            C
As I cam o’er by Bonny Moor Hill*
C                                Cmaj7 Em7 Am
Every rose grows bonny in time
Am                                  Am
I met a wee lass, and they ca’ed her Nell
Am                                   Am  G  C
Longing to be a sweet lover o mine



Verse 2:
C                            C
It’s questions three I’ll ask o thee
C                                Cmaj7 Em7 Am
Every rose grows bonny in time
Am                                           Am
And it’s questions three you maun answer me
Am                                   Am  G  C
Before you are a sweet lover o mine
Verse 3:
C                            C
You maun mak me a cambric shirt
C                                Cmaj7 Em7 Am
Every rose grows bonny in time
Am                                  Am
Withoot one stitch o your needlework
Am                                   Am  G  C
Before you are a sweet lover o mine

Verse 4:
C                            C
You maun wash it in yonder well
C                                Cmaj7 Em7 Am
Every rose grows bonny in time
Am                                  Am
Where water ne’er ran and rain never fell
Am                                   Am  G  C
Before you are a sweet lover o mine

Verse 5:
C                            C
Then dry it oot on yonder thorn
C                                Cmaj7 Em7 Am
Every rose grows bonny in time
Am                                  Am
Where blossom ne’er bloomed since Adam was born
Am                                   Am  G  C
Before you are a sweet lover o mine

Verse 6:
C                            C
It’s questions three you’ve asked o me
C                                Cmaj7 Em7 Am
Every rose grows bonny in time
Am                                  Am
And it’s questions three you’ll noo answer me
Am                                   Am  G  C
Before you are a sweet lover o mine

Verse 7:
C                            C
You maun get me an acre of land
C                                Cmaj7 Em7 Am
Every rose grows bonny in time
Am                                  Am
Atween the saut sea and sea water strand
Am                                   Am  G  C
Before you are a sweet lover o mine

Verse 8:
C                            C
Then plough it aa wi an auld ram’s horn
C                                Cmaj7 Em7 Am
Every rose grows bonny in time
Am                                  Am
And then sow it o’er wi one grain of corn
Am                                   Am  G  C
Before you are a sweet lover o mine

Verse 9:
C                            C
You maun sheer it with a sickle of leather
C                                Cmaj7 Em7 Am
Every rose grows bonny in time
Am                                  Am
And bind it up wi a peacock’s feather
Am                                   Am  G  C
Before you are a sweet lover o mine



Verse 10:
C                            C
Then stook it o’er on yonder sea
C                                Cmaj7 Em7 Am
Every rose grows bonny in time
Am                                  Am
And bring the shell sheaf dry unto me
Am                                   Am  G  C
Before you are a sweet lover o mine



Verse 11:
C                            C
When you’ve done and finished your work
C                                Cmaj7 Em7 Am
Every rose grows bonny in time
Am                                  Am
You may call untae me for your cambric shirt
Am                                   Am  G  C
And you shall be a sweet lover o mine

Sweet Lover Of Mine Chords Info

Sweet Lover Of Mine Chords by Emily Smith
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Capo: 3
Difficulty: Beginner 👶
Chords: C, Cmaj7, Em7, Am, G