The Bonny Swans chords

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]A farmer there [F]lived in the [C]North [G]Country
[Am]Hey he [F]ho, lay me [C]Bonny [G]down
[Am]He had [G]daughters [F]one, two, [C]three
The [F]swans swim so bonny [G]o

[VERSE 2]
These [Am]daughters, they [F]walked by the [C]river's [G]brim
[Am]Hey he [F]ho, lay me [C]Bonny [G]down
The [Am]eldest [G]pushed the [F]youngest [C]in
The [F]swans swim so bonny [G]o

[INSTRUMENTAL]
[Am] [G] [Am] [G]

[VERSE 3]
"Oh [Am]sister, oh [F]sister, pray [C]lend me your [G]hand"
[Am]Hey he [F]ho, lay me [C]Bonny [G]down
"And [Am]I will [G]give you [F]house and [C]land"
The [F]swans swim so bonny [G]o

[VERSE 4]
"I'll [Am]give you [F]neither [C]hand nor [G]glove"
[Am]Hey he [F]ho, lay me [C]Bonny [G]down
"Un[Am]less you [G]give me your [F]own true [C]love"
The [F]swans swim so bonny [G]o

[INSTRUMENTAL]
[Am] [G] [Am] [G] [Am] [G] [Am] [G]

[VERSE 5]
Some[Am]times she [F]sank, some[C]times she [G]swam
[Am]Hey he [F]ho, lay me [C]Bonny [G]down
Un[Am]til she [G]came to a [F]miller's [C]dam
The [F]swans swim so bonny [G]o

[VERSE 6]
The [Am]miller's [F]daughter, [C]dressed in [G]red
[Am]Hey he [F]ho, lay me [C]Bonny [G]down
She [Am]went for some [G]water to [F]make her [C]bread
The [F]swans swim so bonny [G]o

[INSTRUMENTAL]
[Am] [G] [Am] [G]

[VERSE 7]
"Oh [Am]father, oh [F]daddy, here [C]swims a [G]swan"
[Am]Hey he [F]ho, lay me [C]Bonny [G]down
"It's [Am]very [G]like a [F]gentle[C]woman"
The [F]swans swim so bonny [G]o

[VERSE 8]
They [Am]laid her [F]on the [C]bank to [G]dry
[Am]Hey he [F]ho, lay me [C]Bonny [G]down
There [Am]came a [G]harper [F]passing [C]by
The [F]swans swim so bonny [G]o

[INSTRUMENTAL]
[Am] [G] [Am] [G] [Am] [G] [Am] [G]

[VERSE 9]
He [Am]made harp [F]pins of her [C]fingers [G]fair
[Am]Hey he [F]ho, lay me [C]Bonny [G]down
He [Am]made harp [G]strings of her [F]golden [C]hair
The [F]swans swim so bonny [G]o

[VERSE 10]
He [Am]made a [F]harp of [C]her breast [G]bone
[Am]Hey he [F]ho, lay me [C]Bonny [G]down
And [Am]straight it be[G]gan to [F]play a[C]lone
The [F]swans swim so bonny [G]o

[INSTRUMENTAL]
[Am] [G] [Am] [G]

[VERSE 11]
He [Am]brought it [F]to her [C]father's [G]hall
[Am]Hey he [F]ho, lay me [C]Bonny [G]down
And [Am]there was the [G]court, as[F]sembled [C]all
The [F]swans swim so bonny [G]o

[VERSE 12]
He [Am]laid the [F]harp u[C]pon a [G]stone
[Am]Hey he [F]ho, lay me [C]Bonny [G]down
And [Am]straight it be[G]gan to [F]play a[C]lone
The [F]swans swim so bonny [G]o

[INSTRUMENTAL]
[Am] [G] [Am] [G] [Am] [G] [Am] [G]

[VERSE 13]
And [Am]there does [F]sit my [C]father the [G]king
[Am]Hey he [F]ho, lay me [C]Bonny [G]down
And [Am]yonder [G]sits my [F]mother the [C]queen
The [F]swans swim so bonny [G]o

[VERSE 14]
And [Am]there does [F]sit my [C]brother [G]Hugh
[Am]Hey he [F]ho, lay me [C]Bonny [G]down
And [Am]by him [G]William, [F]sweet and [C]true
The [F]swans swim so bonny [G]o

[VERSE 15]
And [Am]there does [F]sit my [C]false sister [G]Anne
[Am]Hey he [F]ho, lay me [C]Bonny [G]down
Who [Am]drowned me [G]for the [F]sake of a[C] man
The [F]swans swim so bonny [G]o

[OUTRO]
[Am] [G] [Am] [G] [Am] [G] [Am] [G]