The Bonny Swans chords by Loreena Mckennitt

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 2nd

Loreena McKennitt - The Bonny Swans

Capo 2

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

Verse 1:
A minorAm       FF      C majorC   G+G
A augmentedA farmer there lived in the North Country
A minorAm   FF     C majorC   G+G
Hey he ho, lay me Bonny down
A minorAm   G+G     FF     C majorC
He had daughters one, two, three
  FF          G+G
The swans swim so bonny o

Verse 2:
   A minorAm       FF       C majorC    G+G
These daughters, they walked by the river's brim
A minorAm   FF     C majorC   G+G
Hey he ho, lay me Bonny down
  A minorAm   G+G     FF    C majorC
The eldest pushed the youngest in
  FF          G+G
The swans swim so bonny o

Instrumental:
A minorAm  G+G  A minorAm  G+G

Verse 3:
  A minorAm     FF      C majorC      G+G
"Oh sister, oh sister, pray lend me your hand"
A minorAm   FF     C majorC   G+G
Hey he ho, lay me Bonny down
   A minorAm   G+G    FF     C majorC
"And I will give you house and land"
  FF          G+G
The swans swim so bonny o

Verse 4:
   A minorAm    FF    C majorC    G+G
"I'll give you neither hand nor glove"
A minorAm   FF     C majorC   G+G
Hey he ho, lay me Bonny down
  A minorAm    G+G      FF    C majorC
"Unless you give me your own true love"
  FF          G+G
The swans swim so bonny o

Instrumental:
A minorAm  G+G  A minorAm  G+G  A minorAm  G+G  A minorAm  G+G

Verse 5:
  A minorAm    FF     C majorC     G+G
Sometimes she sank, sometimes she swam
A minorAm   FF     C majorC   G+G
Hey he ho, lay me Bonny down
 A minorAm   G+G     FF    C majorC
Until she came to a miller's dam
  FF          G+G
The swans swim so bonny o

Verse 6:
  A minorAm    FF     C majorC     G+G
The miller's daughter, dressed in red
A minorAm   FF     C majorC   G+G
Hey he ho, lay me Bonny down
  A minorAm      G+G    FF    C majorC
She went for some water to make her bread
  FF          G+G
The swans swim so bonny o

Instrumental:
A minorAm  G+G  A minorAm  G+G

Verse 7:
  A minorAm     FF      C majorC    G+G
"Oh father, oh daddy, here swims a swan"
A minorAm   FF     C majorC   G+G
Hey he ho, lay me Bonny down
   A minorAm  G+G   FF   C majorC
"It's very like a gentlewoman"
  FF          G+G
The swans swim so bonny o

Verse 8:
   A minorAm    FF   C majorC    G+G
They laid her on the bank to dry
A minorAm   FF     C majorC   G+G
Hey he ho, lay me Bonny down
   A minorAm   G+G   FF    C majorC
There came a harper passing by
  FF          G+G
The swans swim so bonny o

Instrumental:
A minorAm  G+G  A minorAm  G+G  A minorAm  G+G  A minorAm  G+G

Verse 9:
  A minorAm    FF      C majorC    G+G
He made harp pins of her fingers fair
A minorAm   FF     C majorC   G+G
Hey he ho, lay me Bonny down
  A minorAm    G+G       FF   C majorC
He made harp strings of her golden hair
  FF          G+G
The swans swim so bonny o

Verse 10:
  A minorAm   FF    C majorC     G+G
He made a harp of her breast bone
A minorAm   FF     C majorC   G+G
Hey he ho, lay me Bonny down
  A minorAm      G+G   FF   C majorC
And straight it began to play alone
  FF          G+G
The swans swim so bonny o

Instrumental:
A minorAm  G+G  A minorAm  G+G

Verse 11:
  A minorAm     FF   C majorC    G+G
He brought it to her father's hall
A minorAm   FF     C majorC   G+G
Hey he ho, lay me Bonny down
  A minorAm      G+G    FF    C majorC
And there was the court, assembled all
  FF          G+G
The swans swim so bonny o

Verse 12:
  A minorAm    FF   C majorC   G+G
He laid the harp upon a stone
A minorAm   FF     C majorC   G+G
Hey he ho, lay me Bonny down
  A minorAm      G+G   FF   C majorC
And straight it began to play alone
  FF          G+G
The swans swim so bonny o

Instrumental:
A minorAm  G+G  A minorAm  G+G  A minorAm  G+G  A minorAm  G+G

Verse 13:
  A minorAm     FF   C majorC     G+G
And there does sit my father the king
A minorAm   FF     C majorC   G+G
Hey he ho, lay me Bonny down
  A minorAm   G+G    FF     C majorC
And yonder sits my mother the queen
  FF          G+G
The swans swim so bonny o

Verse 14:
  A minorAm     FF   C majorC    G+G
And there does sit my brother Hugh
A minorAm   FF     C majorC   G+G
Hey he ho, lay me Bonny down
  A minorAm   G+G    FF     C majorC
And by him William, sweet and true
  FF          G+G
The swans swim so bonny o

Verse 15:
  A minorAm     FF   C majorC      G+G
And there does sit my false sister Anne
A minorAm   FF     C majorC   G+G
Hey he ho, lay me Bonny down
  A minorAm     G+G    FF    C majorC
Who drowned me for the sake of a man
  FF          G+G
The swans swim so bonny o

Outro: