Bonnie St. Johnstone
Richard ThompsonVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
you just play them.
You have to alter the chords for example play this instead of an A chord:
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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.
Leaned her back against an oak, Edinburgh, Edinburgh
Leaned her back against an oak, Stirling for ay
Leaned her back against an oak, first it bent and then it broke
And Bonny St. Johnstone lies fair 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 eer were born
And Bonny St. Johnstone lies fair upon Tay
Shes pulled out her snow-white breast, Edingburgh, Edinburg
Shes pulled out her snow-white breast, Stirling for ay
Shes 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 fathers wall, Edinburgh, Edinburgh
She looks over her fathers wall, Stirling for ay
She looks over her fathers 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, Id 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
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Readable chord sheet for Bonnie St. Johnstone by Richard Thompson
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. [C#m]Leaned her back a[E]gainst an oak,[A] Edinburgh, [B]Edinburgh [C#m]Leaned her back [E]against an oak, S[A]tirling for ay [D]Leaned her back against [C#m]an oak, [A]first it bent and then it [B]broke [C#m]And Bonny [E]St. Johnstone lies [A]fair 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 eer were born And Bonny St. Johnstone lies fair upon Tay Shes pulled out her snow-white breast, Edingburgh, Edinburg Shes pulled out her snow-white breast, Stirling for ay Shes 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 fathers wall, Edinburgh, Edinburgh She looks over her fathers wall, Stirling for ay She looks over her fathers 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, Id 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