{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2105693,"song":"The Bonny Swans","artist":"Loreena McKennitt","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11457008-the-bonny-swans-chords-by-loreena-mckennitt/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2105693?type=chord","rating":4.88552,"votes":22,"content":"Loreena McKennitt - The Bonny Swans\r\n\r\nCapo 2\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nA farmer there lived in the North Country[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHey he ho, lay me Bonny down[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe had daughters one, two, three[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe swans swim so bonny o[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThese daughters, they walked by the river's brim[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHey he ho, lay me Bonny down[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe eldest pushed the youngest in[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe swans swim so bonny o[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\"Oh sister, oh sister, pray lend me your hand\"[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHey he ho, lay me Bonny down[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\"And I will give you house and land\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe swans swim so bonny o[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\"I'll give you neither hand nor glove\"[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHey he ho, lay me Bonny down[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\"Unless you give me your own true love\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe swans swim so bonny o[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSometimes she sank, sometimes she swam[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHey he ho, lay me Bonny down[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nUntil she came to a miller's dam[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe swans swim so bonny o[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 6]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe miller's daughter, dressed in red[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHey he ho, lay me Bonny down[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nShe went for some water to make her bread[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe swans swim so bonny o[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 7]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\"Oh father, oh daddy, here swims a swan\"[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHey he ho, lay me Bonny down[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\"It's very like a gentlewoman\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe swans swim so bonny o[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 8]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey laid her on the bank to dry[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHey he ho, lay me Bonny down[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThere came a harper passing by[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe swans swim so bonny o[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 9]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe made harp pins of her fingers fair[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHey he ho, lay me Bonny down[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe made harp strings of her golden hair[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe swans swim so bonny o[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 10]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe made a harp of her breast bone[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHey he ho, lay me Bonny down[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd straight it began to play alone[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe swans swim so bonny o[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 11]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe brought it to her father's hall[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHey he ho, lay me Bonny down[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd there was the court, assembled all[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe swans swim so bonny o[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 12]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe laid the harp upon a stone[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHey he ho, lay me Bonny down[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd straight it began to play alone[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe swans swim so bonny o[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 13]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd there does sit my father the king[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHey he ho, lay me Bonny down[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd yonder sits my mother the queen[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe swans swim so bonny o[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 14]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd there does sit my brother Hugh[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHey he ho, lay me Bonny down[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd by him William, sweet and true[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe swans swim so bonny o[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 15]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd there does sit my false sister Anne[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHey he ho, lay me Bonny down[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWho drowned me for the sake of a man[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe swans swim so bonny o[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]","plain_text":"Loreena McKennitt - The Bonny Swans\n\nCapo 2\n\n[Intro]\nAm  G   Am  G   Am  G   Am  G\nAm  G   Am  G   Am  G   Am  G\nAm  G   Am  G   Am  G   Am  G\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nAm   G   Am   G\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nAm   G   Am   G   Am   G   Am   G\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 6]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nAm   G   Am   G\n\n[Verse 7]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 8]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nAm   G   Am   G   Am   G   Am   G\n\n[Verse 9]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 10]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nAm   G   Am   G\n\n[Verse 11]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 12]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nAm   G   Am   G   Am   G   Am   G\n\n[Verse 13]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 14]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 15]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\nAm   G   Am   G   Am   G   Am   G","chords":["Am","G","F","C","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}