Donna Donna Chords by Joan Baez

Tempo:
101.7 bpm
Chords used:

F#

Bm

B

A

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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JOAN BAEZ  ~ Donna Donna ~ chords
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[B] Do you know Dona?
[Bm] Yes, I do.
[F#] [C] Sing the chorus to Dona with [F#] me, okay?
[F#m]
[F#]
[Bm]
[F#]
[Bm] [A]
[D] [Bm] [F#]
[Bm] [F#]
[Bm]
[F#] Oh no, [Bm] [F#] [Bm]
where's the calf with the [F#] moon full [Bm] eyes?
[F#] [Bm] Where's [F#] the swallow, [Bm] [E]
winging [F#] swiftly through [B] the [A] sky?
How the winds [D] are [B] laughing, [A] they love with all [D] their [B] might
[A] Laughing [E]
[D] [A] [B] day through [F#] and half the [B]
summer's night
[Bm] [F#] Dona, Dona, [Bm] Dona, Dona
[A] Dona, Dona, [D] Dona, [Bm] [F#] Dona
Dona, Dona, [Bm] Dona, [F#]
[Bm] Dona
Stop [F#] complaining, [Bm] said [F#] the farmer
[Bm]
[E] Who told you a calf [F#] to be
[Bm] Why [F#] don't [Bm] you have [F#] wings to fly [B] with
[E] Like the swallow [F#] so proud [B] and free?
[A] How the winds [D] are [Bm] laughing, [A] they love with [D] all their [B] [A] might
Laughing
[D] [F#m] [B] day through [F#] and half the [B]
summer's night
[D] [B] [F#] Dona, Dona, [Bm] Dona, Dona
[A] Dona, Dona, [D] Dona, [Bm] [F#]
[Bm] [F#] Dona
[Bm]
[F#] Calfs are easily [Bm] bound [F#] and [Bm] slaughtered
[Em] Never knowing the [F#] reason [Bm] why
[F#] But whoever [Bm] treasures [F#] [Bm] freedom
[E] Like the [F#] swallow has learned [B] to [A] fly
How the [D] winds are [B] laughing, [A] they love with [E] all [D] their [A] [B] might
[F#m] Laughing [E] day [D] [B] through [F#] and half the [B] summer's night
[Bm] [F#] Dona, Dona, [Bm] Dona, Dona
[A] Dona, Dona, [D] Dona, Dona
[F#] Dona, Dona, [Bm] [F#] Dona, Dona
[Bm] Thank [C] you.
Key:  
F#
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Bm
13421112
B
12341112
A
1231
D
1321
F#
134211112
Bm
13421112
B
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To start learning Joan Baez - Donna Donna chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: F#, Bm and F#. Begin your practice at a relaxed 50 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 102. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of G Minor.

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[B] _ Do you know Dona?
[Bm] Yes, I do. _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [C] Sing the chorus to Dona with [F#] me, okay?
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] Oh no, _ [Bm] _ _ [F#] _ _ [Bm] _
where's the calf with the [F#] moon full [Bm] eyes? _
[F#] _ _ [Bm] Where's [F#] the swallow, [Bm] _ [E]
winging [F#] swiftly through [B] the [A] sky?
How the winds [D] are [B] laughing, [A] they love with all [D] their [B] might
[A] _ Laughing [E] _
[D] _ [A] [B] day through [F#] and half the [B]
summer's night
[Bm] _ _ _ [F#] Dona, Dona, [Bm] Dona, Dona
_ [A] Dona, Dona, [D] Dona, _ [Bm] _ [F#] Dona
Dona, Dona, [Bm] Dona, _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[Bm] Dona _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Stop [F#] complaining, [Bm] said [F#] the farmer
[Bm]
[E] Who told you a calf [F#] to be
[Bm] Why [F#] don't [Bm] you have [F#] wings to fly [B] with
[E] Like the swallow [F#] so proud [B] and free?
[A] How the winds [D] are [Bm] laughing, [A] they love with [D] all their _ [B] _ [A] might
Laughing _
[D] _ [F#m] [B] day through [F#] and half the _ [B]
summer's night
[D] _ [B] _ _ [F#] Dona, Dona, [Bm] Dona, Dona
_ [A] Dona, Dona, [D] Dona, _ [Bm] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ Dona
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] Calfs are easily [Bm] bound [F#] and [Bm] slaughtered
[Em] Never knowing the [F#] reason [Bm] why
[F#] But whoever [Bm] treasures [F#] [Bm] freedom
[E] Like the [F#] swallow has learned [B] to [A] fly
How the [D] winds are [B] laughing, [A] they love with [E] all [D] their [A] _ [B] might
[F#m] _ Laughing [E] day [D] _ [B] through [F#] and half the [B] summer's night
[Bm] _ _ [F#] _ Dona, Dona, [Bm] Dona, Dona
_ [A] Dona, Dona, [D] Dona, Dona
_ _ [F#] _ Dona, Dona, [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] Dona, Dona
_ [Bm] _ _ _ Thank [C] you. _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was featured on the This Land Is Our Land: The Pop-Folk Years album.

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