Now playing

Bonnie St Johnstone

Chords

4.83 votes

Listen

YouTubeYouTube SpotifySpotify AppleApple Music

C#minor

90BPM

Lyrics & ChordsClick chords to see diagrams

The Chords are right in my opinion. But it wont't sound like the album version, if 
you just play them. 
You have to alter the chords for example play this instead of an A chord:
--------------|
--------------|
----2---2---2-|
---2---1---2--|
--0---0---0---|
--------------|
And use the powerchords for the D major.
If you get it right this is an awesome, sad and very hard song to sing.
cheers, J.
DbmLeaned her back aEgainst an oak, AEdinburgh, BEdinburgh
DbmLeaned her back Eagainst an oak, SAtirling for ay
DLeaned her back against Dbman oak, Afirst it bent and then it Bbroke
DbmAnd Bonny ESt. Johnstone lies Afair upon Tay
Leaned her back against a thorn, Edinburgh, Edinburgh
Leaned her back against a thorn, Stirling for ay
Leaned her back against a thorn, two bonniest babes that e’er were born
And Bonny St. Johnstone lies fair upon Tay
She’s pulled out her snow-white breast, Edingburgh, Edinburg
She’s pulled out her snow-white breast, Stirling for ay
She’s pulled out her snow-white breast, and bid them suck, though it was the last
And Bonny St. Johnstone lies fair upon Tay
She pulled out out her little knife, Edinburgh, Edinburgh
She pulled out out her little knife,  Stirling for ay
She pulled out out her little knife, And pirced away their tender life 
And Bonny St. Johnstone lies fair upon Tay
Shes Washed the knife all in a brook, Edinburgh, Edinburgh
Shes Washed the knife all in a brook,  Stirling for ay
Washed the knife all in a brook, The more she washed, the redder it looked 
And Bonny St. Johnstone lies fair upon Tay
She looks over her father’s wall, Edinburgh, Edinburgh
She looks over her father’s wall,  Stirling for ay
She looks over her father’s wall, And sees two babes a-playing at ball
And Bonny St. Johnstone lies fair upon Tay
O babes, if you were mine, Edinburgh, Edinburgh
O babes, if you were mine
O babes, if you were mine, I’d dress you in the silk so fine 
And Bonny St. Johnstone lies fair upon Tay
Mother, when we were thine, Edinburgh, Edinburgh
Mother, when we were thine,  Stirling for ay
Mother, when we were thine, around our necks you pulled the twine
And Bonny St. Johnstone lies fair upon Tay
Now were in the heaven so high, Edinburgh, Edinburgh
Now were in the heaven so high,  Stirling for ay
Now were in the heaven so high, and in hell fires you shall die
And Bonny St. Johnstone lies fair upon Tay

All chords in this song (5)

🎸 Tips from players

Got a tip for playing this song — capo position, easier chords, strumming? Be the first to share one.

Chord Book

670,000+ free guitar chords · free-chords.com

Bonnie St Johnstone

by Richard Thompson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dbm

The Chords are right in my opinion. But it wont't sound like the album version, if

you just play them.

You have to alter the chords for example play this instead of an A chord:

--------------|

----2---2---2-|

---2---1---2--|

--0---0---0---|

--------------|

And use the powerchords for the D major.

If you get it right this is an awesome, sad and very hard song to sing.

cheers, J.

Dbm E A B

Leaned her back against an oak, Edinburgh, Edinburgh

Dbm E A

Leaned her back against an oak, Stirling for ay

D Dbm A B

Leaned her back against an oak, first it bent and then it broke

Dbm E A