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Dainty Davie

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Barbara Dickson - Dainty Davie
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[INTRO:] C  
[VERSE 1:]
Twas in and Fthrough the Cwindow Fbroad 
CWeel the Fpleasure CI might aGdored C  
The sweetest Fkiss that Cever I Fgot 
Was Cfrom my Dmdainty GDaCvie 
[CHORUS:]
       Dm        G    C~  Am  
Leeze me on thy curly pow
F/ABonnie D/F#Davie, Cdainty GDavie
CLeeze me Fon thy Ccurly Fpow
He Cwas my Dmdainty GDaCvie
[VERSE 2:]
'Twas doon aFmong my Cfaither's Fpease
CIn a' beFlow the Ccherry Gtrees
CThere he Fkissed me Cas he Fpleased
He Cwas my Dmdainty GDaCvie
[CHORUS:]
       Dm        G    C~  Am  
Leeze me on thy curly pow
F/ABonnie D/F#Davie, Cdainty GDavie
CLeeze me Fon thy Ccurly Fpow
He Cwas my Dmdainty GDaCvie
[VERSE 3:]
While being pursuFed Cby a draFgoon
InCtae my Fbed he Cwas lain Gdoon
CWeel I Fwat he was Cworth the Fruin
He Cwas my Dmdainty GDaCvie
[CHORUS:]
       Dm        G    C~  Am  
Leeze me on thy curly pow
F/ABonnie D/F#Davie, Cdainty GDavie
CLeeze me Fon thy Ccurly Fpow
He Cwas my Dmdainty GDaCvie

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Dainty Davie

by Barbara Dickson

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F/A

D/F#

Barbara Dickson - Dainty Davie

CAPO: 2nd Fret

[INTRO:]

[VERSE 1:]

F C F

Twas in and through the window broad

C F C G C

Weel the pleasure I might adored

F C F

The sweetest kiss that ever I got

C Dm G C

Was from my dainty Davie

[CHORUS:]

Dm G C Am

Leeze me on thy curly pow

F/A D/F# C G

Bonnie Davie, dainty Davie

C F C F

Leeze me on thy curly pow

C Dm G C

He was my dainty Davie

[VERSE 2:]

F C F

'Twas doon among my faither's pease

C F C G

In a' below the cherry trees

C F C F

There he kissed me as he pleased

C Dm G C

He was my dainty Davie

[CHORUS:]

Dm G C Am

Leeze me on thy curly pow

F/A D/F# C G

Bonnie Davie, dainty Davie

C F C F

Leeze me on thy curly pow

C Dm G C

He was my dainty Davie

[VERSE 3:]

F C F

While being pursued by a dragoon

C F C G

Intae my bed he was lain doon

C F C F

Weel I wat he was worth the ruin

C Dm G C

He was my dainty Davie

[CHORUS:]

Dm G C Am

Leeze me on thy curly pow

F/A D/F# C G

Bonnie Davie, dainty Davie

C F C F

Leeze me on thy curly pow

C Dm G C

He was my dainty Davie

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