Chords for Planxty- The Bonny Light Horseman
Tempo:
114.5 bpm
Chords used:
D
C
G
Em
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] Holy and Bonaparte, you're the cause of my woe
Since my bonnie light horseman to the wars he did go
Broken hearted I'll wander, [Em] broken hearted I'll remain
Since my bonnie light horseman in the wars he was [G] slain
[C] [G] When Pony [C]
[D] commanded [G] his armies to [D]
stand
[C] And [G] proud waved [C] his banners, [D] all gaily in grand
[G] He levelled [C] his [D] cannons [G] right over [D] the plain
[C] And my bonnie light horseman [D] in the [C] wars he [Em] was [D]
[C] slain
[G] Oh, Napoleon Bonaparte, you're the cause of my woe
Since my bonnie [C] light horseman [D] to the wars he did go
[G] Broken hearted I'll wander, broken hearted I'll remain
[C] Since my bonnie light horseman [D] in the wars he was [Em]
slain
[C] [D] [G] If I was [C] some [D] small bird [G] and had wings and [D] could fly
I [C] would fly over the salt sea [D] where my true love does fly
[G] Three years and [C] [D] six months now since [G] he left this bright [D] shore
[C] Oh, my bonnie light horseman, [D] will I ne'er [C] see [Em] him [D] more
[C] Oh, [G] Napoleon Bonaparte, you're the cause of my woe
[C] Since my bonnie light horseman [D] to the wars he did go
[G] Broken [C] hearted I'll [G] wander, broken hearted I'll remain
[C] Since my bonnie light horseman [D] in the wars [Em] he was [C] slain
[D] [G] The dove she [C]
[D] lands for, [G] her mate as [D] she flies
[G] [C] Oh, [G] where, tell [C] me where is my [D] true love she sighs?
[G] And where in [C] this [D] wide world [G] is there one to [D] compare
With [C] my [G] bonnie [C] light horseman [D] who was killed in [Em] the war?
[D]
[C] [D] [G] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [C] [G] [C] [Am]
[D] [G]
[C] [D] [G] Oh, [D] [G] [C] [G] [C]
[D] [Am] [Em] [D] [C]
[D] [G] Napoleon [C] [G]
Bonaparte, you're the cause of my woe
[C] Since my [G] bonnie [C] light horseman to [D] the wars he did go
[G] Broken hearted I'll wander, broken hearted I'll remain
[C] Since my [G] bonnie [C] light horseman in [D] the wars [Em] he was [D]
[C] slain
[D] [G] [D] [G] [D]
[G] [C] [G] [C] [Am]
[G] [D] [G]
[C] [D] [G]
[D] [C] [G] [C]
[D] [Em] [D]
[C]
Since my bonnie light horseman to the wars he did go
Broken hearted I'll wander, [Em] broken hearted I'll remain
Since my bonnie light horseman in the wars he was [G] slain
[C] [G] When Pony [C]
[D] commanded [G] his armies to [D]
stand
[C] And [G] proud waved [C] his banners, [D] all gaily in grand
[G] He levelled [C] his [D] cannons [G] right over [D] the plain
[C] And my bonnie light horseman [D] in the [C] wars he [Em] was [D]
[C] slain
[G] Oh, Napoleon Bonaparte, you're the cause of my woe
Since my bonnie [C] light horseman [D] to the wars he did go
[G] Broken hearted I'll wander, broken hearted I'll remain
[C] Since my bonnie light horseman [D] in the wars he was [Em]
slain
[C] [D] [G] If I was [C] some [D] small bird [G] and had wings and [D] could fly
I [C] would fly over the salt sea [D] where my true love does fly
[G] Three years and [C] [D] six months now since [G] he left this bright [D] shore
[C] Oh, my bonnie light horseman, [D] will I ne'er [C] see [Em] him [D] more
[C] Oh, [G] Napoleon Bonaparte, you're the cause of my woe
[C] Since my bonnie light horseman [D] to the wars he did go
[G] Broken [C] hearted I'll [G] wander, broken hearted I'll remain
[C] Since my bonnie light horseman [D] in the wars [Em] he was [C] slain
[D] [G] The dove she [C]
[D] lands for, [G] her mate as [D] she flies
[G] [C] Oh, [G] where, tell [C] me where is my [D] true love she sighs?
[G] And where in [C] this [D] wide world [G] is there one to [D] compare
With [C] my [G] bonnie [C] light horseman [D] who was killed in [Em] the war?
[D]
[C] [D] [G] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [C] [G] [C] [Am]
[D] [G]
[C] [D] [G] Oh, [D] [G] [C] [G] [C]
[D] [Am] [Em] [D] [C]
[D] [G] Napoleon [C] [G]
Bonaparte, you're the cause of my woe
[C] Since my [G] bonnie [C] light horseman to [D] the wars he did go
[G] Broken hearted I'll wander, broken hearted I'll remain
[C] Since my [G] bonnie [C] light horseman in [D] the wars [Em] he was [D]
[C] slain
[D] [G] [D] [G] [D]
[G] [C] [G] [C] [Am]
[G] [D] [G]
[C] [D] [G]
[D] [C] [G] [C]
[D] [Em] [D]
[C]
Key:
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Em
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[G] _ _ _ _ _ Holy and _ Bonaparte, you're the cause of my woe
Since my bonnie light horseman to the wars he did go
Broken hearted I'll wander, [Em] broken hearted I'll remain
Since my bonnie light horseman in the wars he was [G] slain
_ [C] _ _ [G] When Pony [C] _
[D] commanded _ [G] his armies to [D]
stand
[C] And [G] proud waved [C] his banners, [D] all gaily in grand
[G] He levelled [C] his [D] cannons [G] right over [D] the plain
[C] And my bonnie light horseman [D] in the [C] wars he [Em] was _ [D] _
[C] slain
_ [G] Oh, Napoleon _ _ Bonaparte, you're the cause of my woe
Since my bonnie [C] light horseman [D] to the wars he did go
[G] Broken _ hearted I'll wander, broken hearted I'll remain
[C] Since my bonnie light horseman [D] in the wars he was [Em] _
slain
[C] _ _ [D] [G] If I was [C] some [D] small bird [G] and had wings and [D] could fly
I [C] would fly over the salt sea [D] where my true love does fly
[G] Three years and [C] [D] six months now since [G] he left this bright [D] shore
[C] Oh, my bonnie light horseman, [D] will I ne'er [C] see [Em] him [D] more
[C] _ Oh, [G] _ _ Napoleon _ Bonaparte, you're the cause of my woe
[C] Since my bonnie light horseman [D] to the wars he did go
[G] Broken _ [C] hearted I'll [G] wander, _ broken hearted I'll remain
[C] Since my bonnie light horseman [D] in the wars [Em] he was _ _ [C] slain
_ [D] [G] The dove she [C]
[D] lands for, [G] her mate as [D] she flies
[G] [C] Oh, [G] where, tell [C] me where is my [D] true love she sighs?
[G] And where in [C] this [D] wide world [G] is there one to _ [D] compare
With [C] my [G] bonnie [C] light horseman [D] who was killed in [Em] the war?
[D] _
[C] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
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[G] _ [C] _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ [Am] _
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[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ Oh, [D] _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _
_ [D] _ _ [Am] _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ [C] _
_ [D] _ [G] _ Napoleon _ [C] _ [G]
Bonaparte, you're the cause of my woe
[C] Since my [G] bonnie [C] light horseman to [D] the wars he did go
[G] Broken _ hearted I'll wander, broken hearted I'll remain
[C] Since my [G] bonnie [C] light horseman in [D] the wars [Em] he was _ [D]
[C] slain
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[G] _ [C] _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Since my bonnie light horseman to the wars he did go
Broken hearted I'll wander, [Em] broken hearted I'll remain
Since my bonnie light horseman in the wars he was [G] slain
_ [C] _ _ [G] When Pony [C] _
[D] commanded _ [G] his armies to [D]
stand
[C] And [G] proud waved [C] his banners, [D] all gaily in grand
[G] He levelled [C] his [D] cannons [G] right over [D] the plain
[C] And my bonnie light horseman [D] in the [C] wars he [Em] was _ [D] _
[C] slain
_ [G] Oh, Napoleon _ _ Bonaparte, you're the cause of my woe
Since my bonnie [C] light horseman [D] to the wars he did go
[G] Broken _ hearted I'll wander, broken hearted I'll remain
[C] Since my bonnie light horseman [D] in the wars he was [Em] _
slain
[C] _ _ [D] [G] If I was [C] some [D] small bird [G] and had wings and [D] could fly
I [C] would fly over the salt sea [D] where my true love does fly
[G] Three years and [C] [D] six months now since [G] he left this bright [D] shore
[C] Oh, my bonnie light horseman, [D] will I ne'er [C] see [Em] him [D] more
[C] _ Oh, [G] _ _ Napoleon _ Bonaparte, you're the cause of my woe
[C] Since my bonnie light horseman [D] to the wars he did go
[G] Broken _ [C] hearted I'll [G] wander, _ broken hearted I'll remain
[C] Since my bonnie light horseman [D] in the wars [Em] he was _ _ [C] slain
_ [D] [G] The dove she [C]
[D] lands for, [G] her mate as [D] she flies
[G] [C] Oh, [G] where, tell [C] me where is my [D] true love she sighs?
[G] And where in [C] this [D] wide world [G] is there one to _ [D] compare
With [C] my [G] bonnie [C] light horseman [D] who was killed in [Em] the war?
[D] _
[C] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ [C] _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ [Am] _
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[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ Oh, [D] _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _
_ [D] _ _ [Am] _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ [C] _
_ [D] _ [G] _ Napoleon _ [C] _ [G]
Bonaparte, you're the cause of my woe
[C] Since my [G] bonnie [C] light horseman to [D] the wars he did go
[G] Broken _ hearted I'll wander, broken hearted I'll remain
[C] Since my [G] bonnie [C] light horseman in [D] the wars [Em] he was _ [D]
[C] slain
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_ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _
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