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Bonny Portmore
The Rails
[Intro]
D  Em   G   D
[Verse]
DO Bonny EmPortmore you Gshine where you Dstand
DAnd the more I think Emof you, 
The Gmore I think lDong
If I Ghave you Dnow as I Emhave once Bmbefore
All the GLords of Old DEngland 
Would not Empurchase PortAmore.
[Verse]
DO Bonny EmPortmore I am sGorry to Dsee
DSuch a woeful desEmtruction 
Of your Gornament Dtree
For it Gstood on your sDhore 
For Emmany’s the long Bmday
’Til the Glong boats from DAntrim 
Came to Emfloat it aAway.
[Instrumental]
D  Em  G  D
D  Em  G  D
G  D  Em  Bm
G  D  Em  A
[Verse]
DO Bonny EmPortmore you Gshine where you Dstand
DAnd the more I think Emof you 
The Gmore I think Dlong
If I Ghad you Dnow as I Emhad once Bmbefore
All the GLords of Old DEngland 
Would not Empurchase PortAmore.
[Verse]
DO Bonny EmPortmore you Gshine where you Dstand
DAnd the more I think Emof you 
The Gmore I think Dlong
If I Ghad you Dnow as I Emhad once bBmefore
All the GLords of Old DEngland 
Would not Empurchase PortmAore.
[Verse]
All the Dbirds in the Emforest they Gbitterly Dweep
DSaying “where shall we Emshelter 
And Gwhere shall we Dsleep?”
For the GOak and the DAsh
They are Emall cutten Bmdown
And the Gwalls of Bonny PortmDore 
Are Emdown to the gAround.
[Verse]
DO Bonny EmPortmore you Gshine where you Dstand
DAnd the more I think Emof you 
The Gmore I think Dlong
If I Ghad you Dnow as I Emhad once bBmefore
All the GLords of Old DEngland 
Would not Empurchase PortAmore.
[Outro]
D  Em  G  D
D  Em  G  D
G  D  Em  Bm
G  D  Em  A

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Bonny Portmore

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Bonny Portmore

The Rails

[Intro]

D Em G D

[Verse]

D Em G D

O Bonny Portmore you shine where you stand

D Em

And the more I think of you,

G D

The more I think long

G D Em Bm

If I have you now as I have once before

G D

All the Lords of Old England

Em A

Would not purchase Portmore.

[Verse]

D Em G D

O Bonny Portmore I am sorry to see

D Em

Such a woeful destruction

G D

Of your ornament tree

G D

For it stood on your shore

Em Bm

For many’s the long day

G D

’Til the long boats from Antrim

Em A

Came to float it away.

[Instrumental]

D Em G D

G D Em Bm

G D Em A

[Verse]

D Em G D

O Bonny Portmore you shine where you stand

D Em

And the more I think of you

G D

The more I think long

G D Em Bm

If I had you now as I had once before

G D

All the Lords of Old England

Em A

Would not purchase Portmore.

[Verse]

D Em G D

O Bonny Portmore you shine where you stand

D Em

And the more I think of you

G D

The more I think long

G D Em Bm

If I had you now as I had once before

G D

All the Lords of Old England

Em A

Would not purchase Portmore.

[Verse]

D Em G D

All the birds in the forest they bitterly weep

D Em

Saying “where shall we shelter

G D

And where shall we sleep?”

G D

For the Oak and the Ash

Em Bm

They are all cutten down

G D

And the walls of Bonny Portmore

Em A

Are down to the ground.

[Verse]

D Em G D

O Bonny Portmore you shine where you stand

D Em

And the more I think of you

G D

The more I think long

G D Em Bm

If I had you now as I had once before

G D

All the Lords of Old England

Em A

Would not purchase Portmore.

[Outro]

D Em G D

G D Em Bm

G D Em A

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