The Bonny Swans chords by Loreena Mckennitt
Guitar chords with lyrics
- Capo on 2nd
Loreena McKennitt - The Bonny Swans
Capo 2
Intro:
Am G Am G Am G Am G
Am G Am G Am G Am G
Am G Am G Am G Am G
Verse 1:
Am F C G
A farmer there lived in the North Country
Am F C G
Hey he ho, lay me Bonny down
Am G F C
He had daughters one, two, three
F G
The swans swim so bonny o
Verse 2:
Am F C G
These daughters, they walked by the river's brim
Am F C G
Hey he ho, lay me Bonny down
Am G F C
The eldest pushed the youngest in
F G
The swans swim so bonny o
Instrumental:
Am G Am G
Verse 3:
Am F C G
"Oh sister, oh sister, pray lend me your hand"
Am F C G
Hey he ho, lay me Bonny down
Am G F C
"And I will give you house and land"
F G
The swans swim so bonny o
Verse 4:
Am F C G
"I'll give you neither hand nor glove"
Am F C G
Hey he ho, lay me Bonny down
Am G F C
"Unless you give me your own true love"
F G
The swans swim so bonny o
Instrumental:
Am G Am G Am G Am G
Verse 5:
Am F C G
Sometimes she sank, sometimes she swam
Am F C G
Hey he ho, lay me Bonny down
Am G F C
Until she came to a miller's dam
F G
The swans swim so bonny o
Verse 6:
Am F C G
The miller's daughter, dressed in red
Am F C G
Hey he ho, lay me Bonny down
Am G F C
She went for some water to make her bread
F G
The swans swim so bonny o
Instrumental:
Am G Am G
Verse 7:
Am F C G
"Oh father, oh daddy, here swims a swan"
Am F C G
Hey he ho, lay me Bonny down
Am G F C
"It's very like a gentlewoman"
F G
The swans swim so bonny o
Verse 8:
Am F C G
They laid her on the bank to dry
Am F C G
Hey he ho, lay me Bonny down
Am G F C
There came a harper passing by
F G
The swans swim so bonny o
Instrumental:
Am G Am G Am G Am G
Verse 9:
Am F C G
He made harp pins of her fingers fair
Am F C G
Hey he ho, lay me Bonny down
Am G F C
He made harp strings of her golden hair
F G
The swans swim so bonny o
Verse 10:
Am F C G
He made a harp of her breast bone
Am F C G
Hey he ho, lay me Bonny down
Am G F C
And straight it began to play alone
F G
The swans swim so bonny o
Instrumental:
Am G Am G
Verse 11:
Am F C G
He brought it to her father's hall
Am F C G
Hey he ho, lay me Bonny down
Am G F C
And there was the court, assembled all
F G
The swans swim so bonny o
Verse 12:
Am F C G
He laid the harp upon a stone
Am F C G
Hey he ho, lay me Bonny down
Am G F C
And straight it began to play alone
F G
The swans swim so bonny o
Instrumental:
Am G Am G Am G Am G
Verse 13:
Am F C G
And there does sit my father the king
Am F C G
Hey he ho, lay me Bonny down
Am G F C
And yonder sits my mother the queen
F G
The swans swim so bonny o
Verse 14:
Am F C G
And there does sit my brother Hugh
Am F C G
Hey he ho, lay me Bonny down
Am G F C
And by him William, sweet and true
F G
The swans swim so bonny o
Verse 15:
Am F C G
And there does sit my false sister Anne
Am F C G
Hey he ho, lay me Bonny down
Am G F C
Who drowned me for the sake of a man
F G
The swans swim so bonny o
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