Chords for The Banks Of The Bann
Tempo:
104.75 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
B
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F] [N]
[A] [D]
[A] [B] [G] [Am] When first [D] to this country [A] a stranger I [D] came, [A] [E] I placed my affection [D] on a maid that [E] was young.
[A] [E]
She [D] being fair and tender, her [Bm] waist [A] small [D] and slender, [A] kind nature had formed her for
[E] [A] my overgrown.
[D] [A] [B]
[Em] On [A] the banks [D] of the ban [A] where first I beheld [D] [A] her, she [E] appeared like [D] Reginald,
the fair [E] Grecian queen.
[D] Her eyes shone [A] like diamonds, her stars [D] bright gleaming.
Her [A] cheeks
bloomed [D] like [A] roses, [E] her blood [A] drops on [D] snow.
[A]
T'was her [D] cruel parents that [A] first caused our violence,
[B] [Am] all [E] because she was rich [D] and above my [E] degree.
But [D] I'll do my [A] endeavor to gain my [D]
love's favor,
[A] although she has come from a rich family.
[B] [A] [D] And [A] now [D] I have gained her, [A] I'm happy forever.
With [E] rings on her fingers [D] and gold in her [E] ear, [D] and there on the banks [A] of the lovely
[D] Van River, [A] in happy [Bm] [A] contentment [D] I dwell with [A] my dear.
[D] [B] [A] [D] [A]
[Ab] [Eb]
[A] [D]
[A] [B] [G] [Am] When first [D] to this country [A] a stranger I [D] came, [A] [E] I placed my affection [D] on a maid that [E] was young.
[A] [E]
She [D] being fair and tender, her [Bm] waist [A] small [D] and slender, [A] kind nature had formed her for
[E] [A] my overgrown.
[D] [A] [B]
[Em] On [A] the banks [D] of the ban [A] where first I beheld [D] [A] her, she [E] appeared like [D] Reginald,
the fair [E] Grecian queen.
[D] Her eyes shone [A] like diamonds, her stars [D] bright gleaming.
Her [A] cheeks
bloomed [D] like [A] roses, [E] her blood [A] drops on [D] snow.
[A]
T'was her [D] cruel parents that [A] first caused our violence,
[B] [Am] all [E] because she was rich [D] and above my [E] degree.
But [D] I'll do my [A] endeavor to gain my [D]
love's favor,
[A] although she has come from a rich family.
[B] [A] [D] And [A] now [D] I have gained her, [A] I'm happy forever.
With [E] rings on her fingers [D] and gold in her [E] ear, [D] and there on the banks [A] of the lovely
[D] Van River, [A] in happy [Bm] [A] contentment [D] I dwell with [A] my dear.
[D] [B] [A] [D] [A]
[Ab] [Eb]
Key:
A
D
E
B
Am
A
D
E
[F] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [G] [Am] When first [D] to this country [A] a stranger I [D] came, _ [A] [E] I placed my affection [D] on a maid that [E] was young.
[A] _ [E] _
She [D] being fair and tender, her [Bm] waist [A] small [D] and slender, _ [A] kind nature had formed her for
[E] _ [A] my overgrown.
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _
[Em] On [A] the banks [D] of the ban [A] where first I beheld [D] [A] her, _ she [E] appeared like _ [D] Reginald,
the fair [E] Grecian queen.
_ _ [D] Her eyes shone [A] like diamonds, her stars [D] bright gleaming. _
Her [A] cheeks
bloomed [D] like [A] roses, [E] her blood [A] drops on [D] snow.
_ _ [A] _
_ _ _ T'was her [D] cruel parents that [A] first caused our violence,
[B] [Am] all [E] because she was rich [D] and above my [E] degree.
_ _ But [D] I'll do my [A] endeavor to gain my [D]
love's favor,
_ _ [A] although she has come from a rich family. _ _
[B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ And [A] now [D] I have gained her, [A] I'm happy forever.
_ _ With [E] rings on her fingers [D] and gold in her [E] ear, _ _ [D] and there on the banks [A] of the lovely
[D] Van River, _ _ [A] in happy [Bm] _ [A] contentment [D] I dwell with [A] my dear.
_ [D] _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [G] [Am] When first [D] to this country [A] a stranger I [D] came, _ [A] [E] I placed my affection [D] on a maid that [E] was young.
[A] _ [E] _
She [D] being fair and tender, her [Bm] waist [A] small [D] and slender, _ [A] kind nature had formed her for
[E] _ [A] my overgrown.
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _
[Em] On [A] the banks [D] of the ban [A] where first I beheld [D] [A] her, _ she [E] appeared like _ [D] Reginald,
the fair [E] Grecian queen.
_ _ [D] Her eyes shone [A] like diamonds, her stars [D] bright gleaming. _
Her [A] cheeks
bloomed [D] like [A] roses, [E] her blood [A] drops on [D] snow.
_ _ [A] _
_ _ _ T'was her [D] cruel parents that [A] first caused our violence,
[B] [Am] all [E] because she was rich [D] and above my [E] degree.
_ _ But [D] I'll do my [A] endeavor to gain my [D]
love's favor,
_ _ [A] although she has come from a rich family. _ _
[B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ And [A] now [D] I have gained her, [A] I'm happy forever.
_ _ With [E] rings on her fingers [D] and gold in her [E] ear, _ _ [D] and there on the banks [A] of the lovely
[D] Van River, _ _ [A] in happy [Bm] _ [A] contentment [D] I dwell with [A] my dear.
_ [D] _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _