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[Intro]
C
[Verse]
Bonnie Mae a-Dm7shepherding's Cgone
To Dm7call the Csheep to the Gfold
And Caye, as she sang, her bonny voice, it Dm7rang
Right Gover the tops of the downs, Cdowns
Over the tops of the GdownsC  
[Verse]
There came a troop of Dm7gentleCmen
As Dm7they were Criding Gby
And Cone of them has lighted Dm7down
And he's Gasked of her the way, the Cway
He's asked of her the Gway
[Verse]
"Ride Con, ride on, you Dm7rank riCders
Your Dm7steeds are Cstout and Gstrong
For it's Cout of the fold I will not Dm7go
For Gfear you'll do me wrong, Cwrong
Fear you'll do me Gwrong"
[Verse]
Now he's Ctaken her Dm7by the middle Cjip
And Dm7by the Cgreen gown Gsleeve
And Cthere he's had his will of Dm7her
And he's Gasked of her no leave, no Cleave
He's asked of her no Gleave
[Verse]
"Oh, CI've ridden east and Dm7I've ridden Cwest
And Dm7I've ridden Co'er the Gdowns
But the Cbonniest lass that ever I Dm7saw
Is Gcalling her sheep to the fold"
[Verse]
She has Ctaken the milk pail Dm7on her Chead
And Dm7she's gone Clingering Ghome
And all her Cfather said to Dm7her
Was, "GDaughter, you've done me wrong, Cwrong
Daughter, you've done me Gwrong"
[Verse]
Now Ctwenty weeks were Dm7gone and Cpast
Dm7Twenty Cweeks and Gthree
And the Classie began to fret and to Dm7frown
And to Glong for his twinkling eye, bright Ceye
Long for his twinkling Geye
[Instrumental]
F  G  C  F  G  C  F  G  C  G
[Verse]
Now it Cfell on a day, and a Dm7bonny summer's Cday
For Dm7she walked Cout aGlone
That Cselfsame troop of gentleDm7men
Came a-Griding o'er the downs, Cdowns
Riding o'er the GdownsC  
[Verse]
"Who got the babe with Dm7thee, Bonnie CMae?
Who Dm7got the Cbabe in thy Garms?"
For shame she Cblushed and aye, she Dm7said
"I've a Ggood man of my own"
[Verse]
"You Clie, you lie, you Dm7bonny, bonny CMae
So Dm7loud I Chear you Glie
ReCmember the misty, murky Dm7night
I Glay in the fold with thee, with Cthee
I lay in the fold with Gthee
[Verse]
Now he's Clighted off his Dm7berry-brown Csteed
He's Dm7set the Cfair Mae Gon
"Go Ccall out your fold, good father, yourDm7self
She'll Gne'er call them again, aCgain
She'll ne'er call them aGgain"
[Verse]
For Che's the Lord of Dm7AchenCtrioch
With Dm7fifty Cplough and Gthree
And he's Ctaken away the bonniest Dm7lass
In Gall the south country, counCtry
In all the south counGtry

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Bonnie Mae

by Solas

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Dm7

[Intro]

[Verse]

Dm7 C

Bonnie Mae a-shepherding's gone

Dm7 C G

To call the sheep to the fold

C Dm7

And aye, as she sang, her bonny voice, it rang

G C

Right over the tops of the downs, downs

G C

Over the tops of the downs

[Verse]

Dm7 C

There came a troop of gentlemen

Dm7 C G

As they were riding by

C Dm7

And one of them has lighted down

G C

And he's asked of her the way, the way

He's asked of her the way

[Verse]

C Dm7 C

"Ride on, ride on, you rank riders

Dm7 C G

Your steeds are stout and strong

C Dm7

For it's out of the fold I will not go

G C

For fear you'll do me wrong, wrong

Fear you'll do me wrong"

[Verse]

C Dm7 C

Now he's taken her by the middle jip

Dm7 C G

And by the green gown sleeve

C Dm7

And there he's had his will of her

G C

And he's asked of her no leave, no leave

He's asked of her no leave

[Verse]

C Dm7 C

"Oh, I've ridden east and I've ridden west

Dm7 C G

And I've ridden o'er the downs

C Dm7

But the bonniest lass that ever I saw

Is calling her sheep to the fold"

[Verse]

C Dm7 C

She has taken the milk pail on her head

Dm7 C G

And she's gone lingering home

C Dm7

And all her father said to her

G C

Was, "Daughter, you've done me wrong, wrong

Daughter, you've done me wrong"

[Verse]

C Dm7 C

Now twenty weeks were gone and past

Dm7 C G

Twenty weeks and three

C Dm7

And the lassie began to fret and to frown

G C

And to long for his twinkling eye, bright eye

Long for his twinkling eye

[Instrumental]

F G C F G C F G C G

[Verse]

C Dm7 C

Now it fell on a day, and a bonny summer's day

Dm7 C G

For she walked out alone

C Dm7

That selfsame troop of gentlemen

G C

Came a-riding o'er the downs, downs

G C

Riding o'er the downs

[Verse]

Dm7 C

"Who got the babe with thee, Bonnie Mae?

Dm7 C G

Who got the babe in thy arms?"

C Dm7

For shame she blushed and aye, she said

"I've a good man of my own"

[Verse]

C Dm7 C

"You lie, you lie, you bonny, bonny Mae

Dm7 C G

So loud I hear you lie

C Dm7

Remember the misty, murky night

G C

I lay in the fold with thee, with thee

I lay in the fold with thee

[Verse]

C Dm7 C

Now he's lighted off his berry-brown steed

Dm7 C G

He's set the fair Mae on

C Dm7

"Go call out your fold, good father, yourself

G C

She'll ne'er call them again, again

She'll ne'er call them again"

[Verse]

C Dm7 C

For he's the Lord of Achentrioch

Dm7 C G

With fifty plough and three

C Dm7

And he's taken away the bonniest lass

G C

In all the south country, country

In all the south country

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