Donna Donna Chords by Joan Baez

Tempo:
186.65 bpm
Chords used:

Bm

F#

A

D

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Donna Donna chords
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[Bm]
[F#]
[Bm]
On [F#] a [Bm] wagon bound for [F#] [Bm] market, [E] there's a calf with a [F#] mournful [Bm] eye.
[F#] High above [Bm] him [F#] there's a swallow, [Bm]
[E] winging swiftly [F#] through [B]
the sky.
[A] How the winds [D] are laughing, [Bm]
[A] they laugh with all [D] their
[Bm] might.
[A] Laugh and laugh [D] the [F#m] whole [Bm] day through, [F#] and half the [C#] summer's night.
[D] [Bm]
[F#] Dona, dona, [Bm] dona, dona, [A] dona, dona, [D] dona, dona, [Bm] dona,
[F#] dona, dona, [Bm]
dona, dona, dona.
[A#] [Bm]
[F#]
[Bm]
[F#] Stop complaining, [Bm] said the [F#] [B] farmer who [E] told you a calf to [F#] be.
[B] [F#] Why don't you [Bm] have wings to [F#] fly [Bm] with, [E] like the swallow [F#] so proud [B] and free?
[A]
How the [D] winds are [Bm] laughing, [A] they laugh with all [D] their [Bm] might.
[A]
Laugh and [D] laugh the whole [B] day through, [F#] and half the
[C#] summer's [D] [Bm] night.
[F#] Dona, dona, [Bm] dona, dona, [A] dona, dona, [D] dona, [Bm] dona,
[F#] dona, dona, [Bm]
dona, dona, dona, dona, dona, dona.
[F#]
[Bm]
Calves [F#] are easily [Bm] bound and [F#]
[Bm] slaughtered, [E] never knowing the reason [F#] why.
[Bm] But [F#] whoever [B] treasures [F#]
[B] freedom, [E] like the swallow [F#]
has learned [Bm] to fly.
[A]
How the winds [D] are [B] laughing, [A] they laugh with all [Bm] their might.
[A] Laugh and [Dm] laugh the [C#m] whole [Bm] day through, [F#] and half the [C#] summer's night.
[Bm]
[F#] Dona, dona, dona, [B] dona, [A]
dona, dona, [D] dona,
[Bm] dona, [F#] dona,
[Bm] dona, dona, dona, dona, [C#] dona, dona, dona.
[Bm]
[N]
Key:  
Bm
13421112
F#
134211112
A
1231
D
1321
B
12341112
Bm
13421112
F#
134211112
A
1231
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To start learning Joan Baez - Donna Donna chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: Bm, F#, Bm, A and D. Start with a comfortable 93 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 187. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of F# Minor in mind.

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[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ On [F#] a [Bm] wagon bound for [F#] _ _ [Bm] market, _ [E] there's a calf with a _ [F#] mournful _ [Bm] eye.
_ [F#] High above [Bm] him _ [F#] there's a swallow, _ [Bm] _ _
[E] winging swiftly [F#] _ through [B]
the sky.
[A] _ How the winds [D] are _ laughing, [Bm] _ _
[A] they _ laugh with all [D] their _
_ [Bm] might.
_ [A] _ _ Laugh and laugh [D] the [F#m] whole [Bm] day through, [F#] and _ half the [C#] summer's night.
[D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[F#] Dona, dona, _ [Bm] dona, _ dona, _ _ _ [A] dona, dona, _ [D] dona, dona, [Bm] dona, _ _
[F#] _ dona, dona, _ _ [Bm] _
dona, _ _ _ _ _ dona, dona.
[A#] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] Stop complaining, [Bm] _ said the [F#] _ [B] farmer _ who [E] told you a calf to [F#] be.
_ [B] _ _ [F#] Why don't you [Bm] have wings to [F#] fly [Bm] with, _ [E] like the swallow [F#] so proud [B] and free?
[A] _ _
How the [D] winds are [Bm] laughing, _ [A] they _ laugh with all [D] their _ [Bm] might.
_ _ [A] _ _
Laugh and [D] laugh the whole [B] day through, [F#] and half the _
[C#] summer's _ _ [D] [Bm] night. _ _
[F#] _ Dona, dona, _ [Bm] dona, dona, _ _ _ _ [A] dona, dona, _ [D] dona, _ [Bm] dona, _
_ [F#] dona, dona, _ _ _ [Bm]
dona, _ _ _ _ _ dona, dona, dona, dona, dona. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Calves [F#] are easily [Bm] _ bound and [F#] _ _
[Bm] slaughtered, _ [E] never knowing the reason [F#] _ why.
[Bm] _ _ But [F#] _ whoever [B] _ treasures [F#] _ _
[B] freedom, _ [E] like the swallow [F#]
has learned [Bm] to _ fly.
[A] _
How the winds [D] are _ [B] laughing, _ _ [A] they laugh with all [Bm] their _ _ _ might.
[A] _ Laugh and [Dm] laugh the [C#m] whole [Bm] day through, [F#] and _ half the [C#] summer's _ night.
[Bm] _ _
_ [F#] _ _ Dona, dona, dona, [B] dona, _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
dona, dona, _ [D] dona, _ _
[Bm] dona, _ [F#] _ dona, _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ dona, _ _ _ _ dona, dona, dona, [C#] dona, dona, dona. _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _

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