The Bonny Swans Chords by Loreena Mckennitt

Tempo:
140.4 bpm
Chords used:

A

G

Bm

D

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Loreena McKennitt - The Bonny Swans chords
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[B] [G]
[A] [G]
[A] [Bm]
[A] [Bm]
[G] [A] [B] [G] I've been [A] weaved in the mauve country
[B] [G]
Yee [D]-haw and me budding [A] up
[B] [A] Yee-haw and me [G] [D] budding [G] up
The swan that swims upon a yule [A] -pole
In [G] this part of Slimwok by the [A] river's bleak
[G]
Yee-haw [D] and me [A] budding [Bm] up
[A] Yellows push [G] the youngest [D] in
[G] The swan that swims upon [A] a yule [G]-pole
[A]
[B] [G] [A]
[G] Sister, sister, friend and [A] dear [G] friend
Yee-haw and me [A] budding up
[Bm] And I [A] will give [D] you a handsome man
[G] The swan that swims upon [A] a yule-pole
[Bm] [G] And I will follow [A] you up
[G] Yee-haw and me [D] budding [A] up
[Bm] [A] Give [D] me your own to love
[G] The swan that swims upon [A] a yule [Bm]-pole
[A] [Bm]
[F#m] [B] [G]
[A] [G]
[A] [Bm] [A]
[D] [G] The swan that swims upon a [D] yule [A]-pole
[Bm] He laid [G] her on the [D] bank to [A] dry [G] her
Yee-haw and me [A] budding up
[Bm] The king [A] of [D] love replied
[G] The swan that swims upon a [A] yule
[Bm]
[F#m] [Bm]
[F#m] [G]
-pole
[Bm]
[A] [G]
[A] [Bm] He made [G] her pins of a [D] few that was [A] fair
[Bm] [G] Yee-haw and me [D] [A] budding up
[Bm] He made her [A] strings [G] of a golden [Bm] hair
[G] The swan that swims upon a [A] yule-pole
[Bm] He made [G] her [D] bob of a [A] brassed bow
[Bm]
[G] Yee-haw and me [D] [A] budding [Bm] up
And straight it began [G] to do
The swan that swims upon [D] a yule [A]
-pole
[Bm] [A]
[Bm] [A] [G]
[D] [G] The swan that swims upon [A] a yule-pole
[Bm] They [G] deceived my [D] brother, [A] you
[G] Yee-haw and [A] me budding [Bm] [A]
[G] up
Sweet and true
The swan that swims upon [A] a yule [Bm]-pole
They [G] deceived my false sister, Ben
Yee-haw and me budding up
They dragged me for the sake of a man
Swans [A] may yule
[Bm] [G]
[A] [Bm]
[G]
[A]
Key:  
A
1231
G
2131
Bm
13421112
D
1321
B
12341112
A
1231
G
2131
Bm
13421112
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Let's start jamming Loreena Mckennitt - (Album Edit, Deluxe Edition) The Bonny Swans chords, practice the chord sequence Bm, G, A, G, D, A, Bm, A and G. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 70 BPM and then match the original tempo of 140 BPM. Considering the song's key of D Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[G] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ [G] I've been [A] weaved in the mauve country
[B] _ _ [G]
Yee [D]-haw and me budding [A] up
[B] _ [A] Yee-haw and me [G] _ [D] budding [G] up
The swan that swims upon a yule [A] _ -pole
In [G] this part of Slimwok by the [A] river's bleak
[G] _
Yee-haw [D] and me [A] budding [Bm] up
[A] Yellows push [G] the youngest [D] in
[G] The swan that swims upon [A] a yule _ _ _ [G]-pole
_ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [B] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [G] Sister, _ sister, friend and [A] dear [G] friend
Yee-haw and me [A] budding up
[Bm] And I [A] will give [D] you a handsome man
[G] The swan that swims upon [A] a yule-pole
[Bm] _ [G] And I will follow [A] you up
_ [G] _ _ Yee-haw and me [D] budding [A] up
[Bm] _ _ [A] Give [D] me your own to love
[G] The swan that swims upon [A] a yule _ [Bm]-pole _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] The swan that swims upon a [D] yule [A]-pole
[Bm] He laid [G] her on the [D] bank to [A] dry [G] her
Yee-haw and me [A] budding up
[Bm] The king [A] of [D] love replied
_ [G] The swan that swims upon a [A] yule _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ -pole _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] He made [G] her pins of a [D] few that was [A] fair
[Bm] _ [G] Yee-haw and me [D] [A] budding up
[Bm] He made her [A] strings [G] of a golden [Bm] hair
[G] The swan that swims upon a [A] yule-pole
[Bm] He made [G] her [D] bob of a [A] brassed bow
[Bm] _
[G] Yee-haw and me [D] _ [A] budding [Bm] up
And straight it began [G] to do
_ _ The swan that swims upon [D] a yule _ [A]
-pole
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
[D] _ _ [G] The swan that swims upon [A] a yule-pole
[Bm] They [G] deceived my [D] brother, [A] you
_ [G] _ Yee-haw and [A] me budding _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
[G] up
Sweet and true
The swan that swims upon [A] a yule _ _ [Bm]-pole
They [G] deceived my false sister, Ben _
Yee-haw and me budding up
They dragged me for the sake of a man _ _
Swans _ [A] may yule _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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The album The Journey So Far - The Best of Loreena Mckennitt includes this song, written by Loreena McKennitt.

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