The Bonny Swans chords by Loreena Mckennitt

• 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

Outro: