Chords for Bantry Girls Lament
Tempo:
109.35 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [A] [D]
O who will plough the fields now, and who will [Em] sell [A] the corn?
[D] And who will wash the sheep [G] now, [D] and keep [A] them safely [D] shorn?
And the stack that's in the haggard, untrashed it may [A]
remain,
[D] Since Johnny's gone a [G]-thrashing [D] all in [A] the wars [D] of Spain.
And the girls from the bono in sorrow [A] may retire,
[D] And the piper and his [G] bellows [D] may go [A] home and blow [D] the fire.
Since Johnny, lovely Johnny, is [G] sailing [A] o'er the main,
[D] Along with [A]
other [G] patriots [D] to [A] fight the King [D] of Spain.
And the boys will surely miss him when money more [A] comes round,
[D] And they'll grieve that their brave captain [G] is nowhere [A] to [D] be found.
And the peeler they must stand idle against their will [A] and grain,
[D] Since the gallant boy who gave [G] them work [D] now [A] peels the King [D] of Spain.
At wakes our hurling matches his light [A] will never see,
[D] Till you'll return again [G] to us [D] as the [A] old, vain [D] old McCree.
And won't you trouble the bookings that cause us [A] greatest pain,
[D] Because our eyes are not [G] as bright [D] as those [A] you'll meet [D] in Spain.
[G] [D] [A]
[D] And if cruel fate should not permit our Johnny [A] to return,
[D] His dreadful loss we [G] Bantry girls [D] will never [A] cease [D] to mourn.
We'll resign ourselves to our sad loss and die in [A] grief and pain,
[D] Since Johnny's died for [G] freedom [D] in the foreign [A] land [D] of Spain.
[N]
O who will plough the fields now, and who will [Em] sell [A] the corn?
[D] And who will wash the sheep [G] now, [D] and keep [A] them safely [D] shorn?
And the stack that's in the haggard, untrashed it may [A]
remain,
[D] Since Johnny's gone a [G]-thrashing [D] all in [A] the wars [D] of Spain.
And the girls from the bono in sorrow [A] may retire,
[D] And the piper and his [G] bellows [D] may go [A] home and blow [D] the fire.
Since Johnny, lovely Johnny, is [G] sailing [A] o'er the main,
[D] Along with [A]
other [G] patriots [D] to [A] fight the King [D] of Spain.
And the boys will surely miss him when money more [A] comes round,
[D] And they'll grieve that their brave captain [G] is nowhere [A] to [D] be found.
And the peeler they must stand idle against their will [A] and grain,
[D] Since the gallant boy who gave [G] them work [D] now [A] peels the King [D] of Spain.
At wakes our hurling matches his light [A] will never see,
[D] Till you'll return again [G] to us [D] as the [A] old, vain [D] old McCree.
And won't you trouble the bookings that cause us [A] greatest pain,
[D] Because our eyes are not [G] as bright [D] as those [A] you'll meet [D] in Spain.
[G] [D] [A]
[D] And if cruel fate should not permit our Johnny [A] to return,
[D] His dreadful loss we [G] Bantry girls [D] will never [A] cease [D] to mourn.
We'll resign ourselves to our sad loss and die in [A] grief and pain,
[D] Since Johnny's died for [G] freedom [D] in the foreign [A] land [D] of Spain.
[N]
Key:
D
A
G
Em
D
A
G
Em
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ O who will plough the fields now, _ and who will [Em] sell [A] the corn?
_ [D] And who will wash the sheep [G] now, [D] and keep [A] them safely [D] shorn?
And the stack that's in the _ haggard, untrashed it may [A] _
remain,
_ [D] Since Johnny's gone a [G]-thrashing _ [D] all in [A] the wars [D] of Spain.
And the girls from the bono _ in sorrow [A] may retire,
_ [D] And the piper and his [G] _ bellows [D] may go [A] home and blow [D] the fire.
Since Johnny, _ lovely Johnny, _ is [G] sailing [A] o'er the main,
[D] Along with [A]
other _ [G] patriots [D] to [A] fight the King [D] of Spain.
And the boys will surely miss him when money more [A] comes round,
_ [D] And they'll grieve that their brave captain _ [G] is nowhere [A] to [D] be found.
And the peeler they must stand idle _ against their will [A] and grain,
[D] Since the gallant boy who gave [G] them work [D] now [A] peels the King [D] of Spain.
At wakes our hurling matches his light [A] will never _ see,
[D] Till you'll return again [G] to us [D] as the [A] old, vain [D] old McCree.
_ And won't you trouble the _ bookings that cause us [A] greatest pain,
_ [D] Because our eyes are not [G] as bright [D] as those [A] you'll meet [D] in Spain. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ And if cruel fate should not permit our Johnny [A] to return,
_ [D] His dreadful loss we [G] Bantry girls [D] will never [A] cease [D] to mourn.
We'll resign ourselves to our sad loss and die in [A] grief and pain,
[D] Since Johnny's died for [G] freedom [D] in the foreign [A] land [D] of Spain. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ O who will plough the fields now, _ and who will [Em] sell [A] the corn?
_ [D] And who will wash the sheep [G] now, [D] and keep [A] them safely [D] shorn?
And the stack that's in the _ haggard, untrashed it may [A] _
remain,
_ [D] Since Johnny's gone a [G]-thrashing _ [D] all in [A] the wars [D] of Spain.
And the girls from the bono _ in sorrow [A] may retire,
_ [D] And the piper and his [G] _ bellows [D] may go [A] home and blow [D] the fire.
Since Johnny, _ lovely Johnny, _ is [G] sailing [A] o'er the main,
[D] Along with [A]
other _ [G] patriots [D] to [A] fight the King [D] of Spain.
And the boys will surely miss him when money more [A] comes round,
_ [D] And they'll grieve that their brave captain _ [G] is nowhere [A] to [D] be found.
And the peeler they must stand idle _ against their will [A] and grain,
[D] Since the gallant boy who gave [G] them work [D] now [A] peels the King [D] of Spain.
At wakes our hurling matches his light [A] will never _ see,
[D] Till you'll return again [G] to us [D] as the [A] old, vain [D] old McCree.
_ And won't you trouble the _ bookings that cause us [A] greatest pain,
_ [D] Because our eyes are not [G] as bright [D] as those [A] you'll meet [D] in Spain. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ And if cruel fate should not permit our Johnny [A] to return,
_ [D] His dreadful loss we [G] Bantry girls [D] will never [A] cease [D] to mourn.
We'll resign ourselves to our sad loss and die in [A] grief and pain,
[D] Since Johnny's died for [G] freedom [D] in the foreign [A] land [D] of Spain. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _