Chords for Loreena Mckennitt - The Bonny Swans [HQ + Lyrics]

Tempo:
140.95 bpm
Chords used:

A

G

Bm

D

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Loreena Mckennitt - The Bonny Swans [HQ + Lyrics] chords
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[B] [G] [A]
[Bm] [D]
[Bm] [A]
[Bm] [A]
[B] [G] [A]
[Bm] [G] [F#m]
[Bm] [A]
[Bm] [G] [A]
[Bm] [G] [A]
[G] [A]
[Bm] [A]
[Bm] [G] [A]
[Bm] I've lived in [A] the North Country
[B] [G] He howled at [D] me, but
[A] [B] he [A] had but his [G] one to [D] [G] flee
The smallest wings were [E] parting [A] the road
[Bm] His party [G] slim-walked by the [A] river's brink
[G] He [D] howled at me, but [A] he, [Bm] jealous, [A] pushed [G] the [D] youngest in
[G] The smallest wings were parting [A] the road
[Bm]
[G] [A] [B] [G]
[A] [Bm]
He seized a quill [A] and gave her
[Bm] [G] He howled at [D] me, [A] but he, down
[Bm] He'll [A] give [D] you a fancy dance
[G] The smallest wings were parting [D] the [A] road
[Bm] [G] Neither of them were [A] close
[B] [G] He howled at me, [D] but he, [A] down
[Bm] [A] [D]
[G] The smallest wings were parting [A] the road
[Bm] [A]
[B] [G] [Bm]
[A]
[G] [Bm]
[G] Just like [D] sometimes, he [A] swam
[G] He howled at me, [D] but he, [A] down
[B] Until [A] she came [D] to a [G]
miller's door
The smallest wings [E] were parting [A] the road
The [G] miller's daughter, dressed [A] in black
[Bm] He howled at me, but [A] he, down
She wept as he wanted [G] to make her bread
The smallest wings were parting [A] the road
[Bm]
[A] [Bm]
[A] [B]
[G] Daddy, his wheels [A] are small
[G] He howled at me, [A] [Bm]
[A] [D] but he, down
[G] The smallest wings were parting [D] the [A] road
[Bm] He laid her [D] on a bank of time
[Bm] He [D] howled at me, but [A] he,
[Bm] down
He [A] gave her [D] half the purse
[G] The smallest wings were parting [A] the road
[Bm]
[F#m] [Bm]
He [F#m] [G]
[Bm]
[A] [G]
[A] [Bm]
[G] made hot pins of [D] a [A] finger's fur
[Bm]
He [G] howled at [D] me, [A] but,
[Bm] He made [A] half strings of [G] a golden heel
The smallest wings were parting [A] the road
[Bm] He made [G] half a [D] [A] mast of a bow
[Bm] He [G] howled [D] at me, but,
[A]
[Bm] The string had begun to [G] blow
[D] The [G] smallest wings were parting [A] the road
The [Bm] [A]
[Bm] [G] [A]
[G] [D]
[A] father's heart
[G] He howled at [D] me, [A] but he, down
[Bm] There was [F#m] the [D] cord to a [G] sample
[D] The [G] smallest wings were parting [A] the road
[Bm] He laid the fire [D] bone [F#m] on the stone
[B] [G] He howled at me, [A] but he, down
[B] The [A] string had begun [G] [D] [G] to blow
The smallest wings were parting [A] the [Bm]
[G] road
[A]
[G] [F#m] [Bm]
[A] [Bm]
[G] [A] [B]
[G] I'll sit [D] my [A] father king
[Bm]
[G] He howled at me, [A] but he, down
[Bm]
[A] [G] [D] The [G]
smallest wings were parting [B] the [A] road
[Bm] There does sit [D] my brother, [A]
Hugh
[Bm] [G] He [A] howled at me, but he, [Bm] [A] [G] down
Sweet [D] and true
[G] The smallest wings were parting [A]
the road
[Bm] There does sit [G] my father's sister, Anne
He howled at me, [Dm] but he, down
The dry me [G]
[D] [G] bones
The smallest wings were parting [A]
[Bm] [A]
[Bm] [G] [A]
[Bm] [G] [A]
[Bm] [G] [A]
[Bm] [G] [A]
[Bm] [G] [A]
[Bm] [G] [A]
[Bm] the road
[G] [A]
[Bm] [G] [A]
[Bm] [A]
[Bm] [G] [A]
[Bm] [G] [A]
[B] [G] [A]
[Bm] [A]
[Bm] [G] [A]
[Bm] [G] [A]
[Bm] [G] [A]
[Bm] [G] [A]
[Bm] [G] [A]
[Bm] [A]
[Bm] [A]
[B] [Bm] [G] [B]
[Bm] [G] [A]
[Bm] [G] [A]
[Bm] [D] [A]
[Bm] [A]
[Bm] [Em] [D] Thanks
[A] [Bm] [F#m] for watching!
Key:  
A
1231
G
2131
Bm
13421112
D
1321
B
12341112
A
1231
G
2131
Bm
13421112
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To learn Loreena Mckennitt - The Bonny Swans chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: Bm, A, Bm, G, A, D and A. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 70 BPM and then match the original tempo of 141 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: D Major.

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_ [B] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [B] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ [F#m] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Bm] I've lived in [A] the North Country
_ [B] [G] He howled at [D] me, but _
[A] _ [B] he [A] had but his [G] one to [D] [G] flee
The smallest wings were [E] parting [A] the road
[Bm] His party [G] slim-walked by the [A] river's brink
[G] _ He [D] howled at me, but [A] he, _ _ [Bm] jealous, [A] pushed [G] the [D] youngest in
[G] The smallest wings were parting [A] the _ road
[Bm] _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ [G] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
He seized a quill [A] and gave her
[Bm] [G] He howled at [D] me, [A] but he, down
[Bm] He'll [A] give [D] you a fancy dance
[G] The smallest wings were parting [D] the [A] road _
[Bm] _ _ [G] Neither of them were [A] close
[B] _ [G] He howled at me, [D] but he, [A] down
[Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ The smallest wings were parting [A] the _ road
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [B] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [G] Just like [D] sometimes, he [A] swam
[G] He howled at me, [D] but he, [A] down
[B] Until [A] she came [D] to a [G]
miller's door
The smallest wings [E] were parting [A] the road
_ The [G] miller's daughter, dressed [A] in black
[Bm] He howled at me, but [A] he, down
She wept as he wanted [G] to make her bread
The smallest wings were parting [A] the road
_ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _ _
[G] _ Daddy, his wheels [A] are small
[G] He howled at me, [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[A] _ [D] but he, down
[G] The smallest wings were parting [D] the [A] road
[Bm] He laid her [D] on a bank of time
[Bm] He _ [D] howled at me, but [A] he, _
[Bm] down
He [A] gave her [D] half the purse
[G] The smallest wings were parting [A] the road
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ [Bm] _ _
He _ _ [F#m] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
[G] made hot pins of [D] a [A] finger's fur
[Bm]
He [G] howled at [D] me, [A] _ but,
[Bm] He made [A] half strings of [G] a golden heel
The smallest wings were parting [A] the road
[Bm] He made [G] half a [D] _ [A] mast of a bow
[Bm] He [G] howled [D] at me, but,
[A] _
[Bm] The string had begun to [G] blow
[D] The _ [G] _ smallest wings were parting [A] the road
The [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
[A] father's heart
[G] He howled at [D] me, [A] but he, down
_ [Bm] There was [F#m] the [D] cord to a [G] sample
[D] The _ [G] _ smallest wings were parting [A] the _ road
[Bm] He laid the fire [D] bone [F#m] on the stone
[B] [G] He howled at me, [A] but he, down
[B] The [A] string had begun [G] _ [D] _ _ [G] to blow
The smallest wings were parting [A] the _ _ [Bm] _
[G] road
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _
[G] I'll sit [D] my [A] father king
[Bm]
[G] He howled at me, [A] but he, down
[Bm] _
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ [D] The _ [G]
smallest wings were parting [B] the [A] road
_ [Bm] There does sit [D] my brother, [A]
Hugh
[Bm] _ [G] He [A] howled at me, but he, _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ [G] down
Sweet [D] and true
[G] The smallest wings were parting [A]
the road
_ [Bm] There does sit [G] my father's sister, Anne
He howled at me, [Dm] but he, down
The dry me _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ [G] bones
The smallest wings were parting [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Bm] the road
[G] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
_ [B] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [Em] [D] Thanks _
[A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#m] for watching!

Facts about this song

This song was composed by Loreena McKennitt.

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