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The Bonny Swans by Loreena McKennitt
The Bonny Swans
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 2nd fret
[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
[Outro]
Am G Am G Am G Am G
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