The Shearings Not For You chords by James Yorkston

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 5th

🎸 Intro:

G+G  D MajorD  C majorC  G+G


🎸 Verse 1:
G+G             D MajorD       C majorC   G+G
O the shearing's not for you, my bonnie lassie O
G+G             D MajorD       C majorC   G+G
O the shearing's not for you, my bonnie lassie O
C majorC                 G+G       E minorEm
O the shearing's not for you, for your back it wouldna' bow
G+G           D MajorD       C majorC   G+G
And your belly's o'er full, my bonnie lassie O.

🎸 Verse 2:
G+G            D MajorD       C majorC   G+G
It was in the month of May, my bonnie lassie O
G+G            D MajorD       C majorC   G+G
It was in the month of May, my bonnie lassie O
C majorC               G+G         E minorEm
It was in the month of May, when the flowers they were gay
G+G              D MajorD       C majorC    G+G
And the lambs did sport and play, my bonnie lassie O'

🎸 Verse 3:
G+G           D MajorD       C majorC   G+G
Do you mind on yonder hill, my bonnie laddie O
G+G           D MajorD       C majorC   G+G
Do you mind on yonder hill, my bonnie laddie O
C majorC               G+G         E minorEm
D'you mind on yonder hill where you swore you would me kill
G+G            D MajorD       C majorC   G+G
If you did'na have your will? my bonnie laddie O.

🎸 Verse 4:
G+G            D MajorD       C majorC   G+G
Do you mind the banks of Ayr, my bonnie laddie O
G+G            D MajorD       C majorC   G+G
Do you mind the banks of Ayr, my bonnie laddie O
C majorC                G+G         E minorEm
Do you mind the banks of Ayr, where you drew me in your snare
G+G           D MajorD        C majorC   G+G
And you left me in despair, my bonnie laddie O?

🎸 Verse 5:
G+G            D MajorD       C majorC   G+G
O it's you may kill me dead, my bonnie laddie O
G+G            D MajorD       C majorC   G+G
O it's you may kill me dead, my bonnie laddie O
C majorC                G+G  E minorEm
O I'll not kill you dead nor make your body bleed
G+G          D MajorD       C majorC   G+G
Nor marry you with speed my bonnie lassie O.

🎸 Verse 6:
G+G             D MajorD       C majorC   G+G
For the pipes do sweetly play, my bonnie lassie O
G+G             D MajorD       C majorC   G+G
For the pipes do sweetly play, my bonnie lassie O
C majorC              G+G        E minorEm
O the pipes do sweetly play and the troops do march away
G+G             D MajorD       C majorC   G+G
And it's here I will not stay, my bonnie lassie O.

🎸 Verse 7:
G+G             D MajorD       C majorC   G+G
O the shearing's not for you, my bonnie lassie O
G+G             D MajorD       C majorC   G+G
O the shearing's not for you, my bonnie lassie O
C majorC                G+G        E minorEm
O the shearing's not for you, for your back it wouldna' bow
G+G           D MajorD       C majorC   G+G
And your belly's o'er full my bonnie lassie O.

🎸 Outro:
G+G  D MajorD  C majorC  G+G X2
C majorC    G+G  E minorEm
G+G  D MajorD  C majorC  G+G