Oh No John No Chords by Traditional

Oh No John No chords by Traditional

Guitar chords with lyrics

A rather 'bawdy' love ballad from 17th century England.
Various lyrics out there - these are the ones I use.

Verse 1
   C      G          C        Am
On yonder hill there stands a maiden
 C      G    C      Dm
Who she is I do not know
C       Dm        C       G
I shall court her for her beauty
C        Dm      G
She must answer yes or no
C  F       C       G       C
Oh no John no John no John no

Verse 2
C     G      C       Am
Madam on thy face is beauty
C      G         C     Dm
On thy lips wild roses grow
C       Dm    C     G
Madam I would be thy lover
C     Dm      G
Madam answer yes or no
C  F       C       G       C
Oh no John no John no John no

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Verse 3
C     G      C       Am
Madam on thy face is beauty
C      G     C      Dm
At thy bosom lilies grow
C       Dm    C        G
In your bower there is pleasure
C       Dm       G
Shall I view it yes or no
C  F       C       G       C
Oh no John no John no John no

Verse 4
C     G      C        Am
Madam I will give you jewels
C      G        C        Dm
I will make you rich and free
C      Dm       C         G
I will give you silks and satins
C     Dm      G
Madam if you lie with me
C  F       C       G       C
Oh no John no John no John no

Verse 5
C          G    C       Am
My husband is a Spanish captain
   C       G     C       Dm
He went to sea a month ago
C        Dm        C       G
First he kissed me then he left me
C       Dm      G
Bade me always answer no
C  F       C       G       C
Oh no John no John no John no

Verse 6
C     G     C        Am
Madam may I tie your garter
C       G     C         Dm
Just an inch above your knee
C     Dm          C             G
If my hand should slip a little farther
C         Dm        G
Would you think it ill of me?
C  F       C       G       C
Oh no John no John no John no

Verse 7
C           G         C     Am
My love and I went to bed together
C        G            C         Dm
There we lay till the cocks did crow
C         Dm      C       G
Open your arms my dearest darling
C         Dm        G
Open your arms and let me go
C  F       C       G       C
Oh no John no John no John no

Last updated: April 8, 2021

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