{"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":937209,"song":"Bonnie St Johnstone","artist":"Richard Thompson","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11614105-bonnie-st-johnstone-chords-by-richard-thompson/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/937209?type=chord","rating":4.77187,"votes":3,"content":"[tab]The Chords are right in my opinion. But it wont't sound like the album version, if \r\nyou just play them. \r\nYou have to alter the chords for example play this instead of an A chord:\r\n--------------|\r\n--------------|\r\n----2---2---2-|\r\n---2---1---2--|\r\n--0---0---0---|\r\n--------------|\r\nAnd use the powerchords for the D major.\r\nIf you get it right this is an awesome, sad and very hard song to sing.\r\ncheers, J.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dbm[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]B[/ch]\r\nLeaned her back against an oak, Edinburgh, Edinburgh[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dbm[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nLeaned her back against an oak, Stirling for ay[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]Dbm[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]                         [ch]B[/ch]\r\nLeaned her back against an oak, first it bent and then it broke[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dbm[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd Bonny St. Johnstone lies fair upon Tay[/tab]\r\n\r\nLeaned her back against a thorn, Edinburgh, Edinburgh\r\nLeaned her back against a thorn, Stirling for ay\r\nLeaned her back against a thorn, two bonniest babes that e’er were born\r\nAnd Bonny St. Johnstone lies fair upon Tay\r\n\r\nShe’s pulled out her snow-white breast, Edingburgh, Edinburg\r\nShe’s pulled out her snow-white breast, Stirling for ay\r\nShe’s pulled out her snow-white breast, and bid them suck, though it was the last\r\nAnd Bonny St. Johnstone lies fair upon Tay\r\n\r\nShe pulled out out her little knife, Edinburgh, Edinburgh\r\nShe pulled out out her little knife,  Stirling for ay\r\nShe pulled out out her little knife, And pirced away their tender life \r\nAnd Bonny St. Johnstone lies fair upon Tay\r\n\r\nShes Washed the knife all in a brook, Edinburgh, Edinburgh\r\nShes Washed the knife all in a brook,  Stirling for ay\r\nWashed the knife all in a brook, The more she washed, the redder it looked \r\nAnd Bonny St. Johnstone lies fair upon Tay\r\n\r\nShe looks over her father’s wall, Edinburgh, Edinburgh\r\nShe looks over her father’s wall,  Stirling for ay\r\nShe looks over her father’s wall, And sees two babes a-playing at ball\r\nAnd Bonny St. Johnstone lies fair upon Tay\r\n\r\nO babes, if you were mine, Edinburgh, Edinburgh\r\nO babes, if you were mine\r\nO babes, if you were mine, I’d dress you in the silk so fine \r\nAnd Bonny St. Johnstone lies fair upon Tay\r\n\r\nMother, when we were thine, Edinburgh, Edinburgh\r\nMother, when we were thine,  Stirling for ay\r\nMother, when we were thine, around our necks you pulled the twine\r\nAnd Bonny St. Johnstone lies fair upon Tay\r\n\r\nNow were in the heaven so high, Edinburgh, Edinburgh\r\nNow were in the heaven so high,  Stirling for ay\r\nNow were in the heaven so high, and in hell fires you shall die\r\nAnd Bonny St. Johnstone lies fair upon Tay","plain_text":"Leaned her back against a thorn, Edinburgh, Edinburgh\nLeaned her back against a thorn, Stirling for ay\nLeaned her back against a thorn, two bonniest babes that e’er were born\nAnd Bonny St. Johnstone lies fair upon Tay\n\nShe’s pulled out her snow-white breast, Edingburgh, Edinburg\nShe’s pulled out her snow-white breast, Stirling for ay\nShe’s pulled out her snow-white breast, and bid them suck, though it was the last\nAnd Bonny St. Johnstone lies fair upon Tay\n\nShe pulled out out her little knife, Edinburgh, Edinburgh\nShe pulled out out her little knife,  Stirling for ay\nShe pulled out out her little knife, And pirced away their tender life \nAnd Bonny St. Johnstone lies fair upon Tay\n\nShes Washed the knife all in a brook, Edinburgh, Edinburgh\nShes Washed the knife all in a brook,  Stirling for ay\nWashed the knife all in a brook, The more she washed, the redder it looked \nAnd Bonny St. Johnstone lies fair upon Tay\n\nShe looks over her father’s wall, Edinburgh, Edinburgh\nShe looks over her father’s wall,  Stirling for ay\nShe looks over her father’s wall, And sees two babes a-playing at ball\nAnd Bonny St. Johnstone lies fair upon Tay\n\nO babes, if you were mine, Edinburgh, Edinburgh\nO babes, if you were mine\nO babes, if you were mine, I’d dress you in the silk so fine \nAnd Bonny St. Johnstone lies fair upon Tay\n\nMother, when we were thine, Edinburgh, Edinburgh\nMother, when we were thine,  Stirling for ay\nMother, when we were thine, around our necks you pulled the twine\nAnd Bonny St. Johnstone lies fair upon Tay\n\nNow were in the heaven so high, Edinburgh, Edinburgh\nNow were in the heaven so high,  Stirling for ay\nNow were in the heaven so high, and in hell fires you shall die\nAnd Bonny St. Johnstone lies fair upon Tay","chords":["A","D","Dbm","E","B"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}