Banks Of Claudy chords by Loreena Mckennitt

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 2nd

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
A minorAm FF A minorAm G+G A minorAm

Verse:
N.C. A minorAm    G+G   FF       C majorC        E minorEm
As  I walked out one morning, all in the month of May
   A minorAm  G+G    FF     DmDm       A minorAm
Down by a flowery garden, I carelessly did stray
   G+G    FF       C majorC       E minorEm
I overheard a young maid, in sorrow did complain
  A minorAm   G+G   FF     DmDm         A minorAm
All for her absent lover, who ploughs the raging main

Verse:
     G+G     FF      C majorC       E minorEm
I boldly stepped up to her and put her in surprise
 A minorAm    G+G    FF     DmDm     A minorAm
I know she did not know me, I being in disguise
      G+G    FF      C majorC         E minorEm
I says, "Me charming creature, my joy, my heart's delight
  A minorAm    G+G   FF      DmDm       A minorAm
How far have you to travel this dark and dreary night?"

Verse:
    G+G        FF        C majorC       E minorEm
"I'm in search of a faithless young man, Johnny is his name
   A minorAm    G+G    FF      DmDm       A minorAm
And along the Banks of Claudy, I'm told he does remain"
       G+G    FF      C majorC         E minorEm
"This is the Banks of Claudy, fair maid, whereon you stand
  A minorAm   G+G    FF      DmDm         A minorAm
But don't depend on Johnny, for he's a false young man
      G+G    FF      C majorC         E minorEm
Oh, don't depend on Johnny, for he'll not meet you here
  A minorAm  G+G     FF         DmDm       A minorAm  FF A minorAm E minorEm A minorAm
But tarry with me in yon greenwood, no danger need you fear

Verse:
         G+G    FF      C majorC        E minorEm
Oh, it's six long weeks or better since Johnny left the shore
   A minorAm    G+G    FF        DmDm          A minorAm
He's crossing the wild ocean where the foam and the billows roar
       G+G    FF     C majorC       E minorEm
He's crossing the wild ocean for honour and for fame
  A minorAm    G+G     FF          DmDm       A minorAm   FF
But this I've heard, the ship was wrecked all on the coast of Spain"

Instrumental:
A minorAm C majorC FF A minorAm C majorC FF A minorAm G+G FF

Verse:
     A minorAm    G+G     FF          C majorC      E minorEm
Oh, it's when she heard this dreadful news, she flew into despair
    A minorAm    G+G   FF            DmDm       A minorAm
By the wringing of her milk white hands and the tearing of her hair
         G+G  FF      C majorC         E minorEm
"Say, if Johnny, he is drowned, no man on earth I'll take
      A minorAm    G+G     FF       DmDm       A minorAm
But through lonesome groves and valleys, I'll wander for his sake"

Verse:
         G+G   FF      C majorC        E minorEm
Oh, it's when he saw her loyalty, no longer could he stand
  A minorAm   G+G   FF       DmDm       A minorAm
He flew into her arms saying, "Betsy, I'm the man"
        G+G   FF        C majorC         E minorEm
Saying, "Betsy, I'm the young man, the cause of all your pain
  A minorAm     G+G   FF          DmDm     A minorAm   FF
But since we've met on Claudy Banks, we'll never part again"

Outro:
A minorAm C majorC FF A minorAm C majorC FF A minorAm G+G FF
A minorAm C majorC FF A minorAm C majorC FF A minorAm G+G FF