Chords for Brian Peters.Lay the Bent to the Bonny Broom

[G] _ [D] _ _ Lay the bent to the bonnie brood. _
_ _ _ There _ _ [Dm] _
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[Bb] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ _
was a lady [A] in the west, [F] lay the bent to the bonnie brood.
[D] She had three daughters of the west.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] A strange and knight came to [A] the gate, [F] lay the bent to the bonnie brood.
[D] He knocked loud and he knocked late.
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The eldest sister she [A] let in, [F] lay the bent to the bonnie brood.
[D] Pinned the door with a silver [A] pin.
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The second sister she made his [A] bed, [F] lay the bent to the bonnie brood.
[D] Lay soft pillows under his head.
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The youngest sister [A] was bold and bright, [F] lay the bent to the bonnie brood.
[D] She went to bed to the strange young knight.
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[D] _ [Bb] _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
Since you have [A] blamed me, lay [F] the bent to the bonnie brood.
[D] I am asking questions [Am] three times three.
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Answer me these [A] questions nine, [F] lay the bent to the bonnie brood.
[D] Or else surely he shall be mine.
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_ _ _ [Dm] What [A] is higher [G] than the [D] trees, lay the bent to the [G] bonnie [Dm] brood.
What is deeper [Am] than the seas, howl. _
[D] _ _ _ [Dm] What is louder than [Em] the wall, [D] lay the bent to the bonnie brood.
What is sharper than the fork, [B] howl.
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_ [Dm] _ What is whiter than the milk, [D] lay the bent to the bonnie brood.
[Dm] What is softer [A] than the silk, _ _ _ [D]
howl.
What is cleaner than [G] the grass, [D] lay the bent to the bonnie brood.
[Dm] What is worse than [A] a poor man's wall, [D] _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] [A] howl.
What [D] is stronger [B] than a ring, [D] lay the bent to the bonnie brood.
[Dm] Now to thee all [G] answers bring, [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Dm] howl.
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[Bb] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ _
What is stronger [A] than the trees, [D] lay the bent to [G] the bonnie [D] brood.
What is deeper than [G] the seas, [Dm] _ _ _ _ howl.
[A] What is louder [Dm] [G] than the wall, [D] lay the bent to the bonnie brood.
What is [G] sharper than the fork, [D] _
_ _ _ [Dm] howl.
[A] What is whiter than [G] the milk, [D] lay the bent to the bonnie brood.
[Dm] What is softer than [A] the silk, [Dm] howl.
_ _ _ What is cleaner than [Em] the [D] grass, lay the bent [G] to the bonnie brood.
[Dm] What is worse than [A] a poor man's wall, [D] _ _ _
_ [Dm] howl.
What is stronger than [Em] a ring, [D] lay the bent to the bonnie brood.
What is [Dm] soaty, my [G] answers bring, [D] howl. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Now that I have answered your [A] questions, I lay [F] the bent to the bonnie brood.
[D] You know I never shall be kind, _ _ _ _ howl.
If it clappeth me, and the [A] loud it fly, [F] lay the bent to the bonnie brood.
[D] In a blazing fire, a waving fly, [F] howl.
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