Chords for The Banks of the Bann
Tempo:
97.2 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
G
D
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [F] [G]
[C] [G] [D] [F]
[C] When first to [F] this [C] country a stranger I came, [G] I placed my affection [F] on a maid that [C] was young.
fair and [C] tender, her ways small [F] and slender, kind nature had formed her for my [C] overthrow on the banks of [G] the Band.
first [C] I beheld her, [G] she appeared [C] like, which you know, [F] the fair [C] Grecian queen.
[F] Her eyes shone like diamonds, [Am] or stars brightly [F] gleaming.
were like roses, or blood drops on snow.
[Em] [G]
[C] [G] [D] [F]
[C] When first to [F] this [C] country a stranger I came, [G] I placed my affection [F] on a maid that [C] was young.
fair and [C] tender, her ways small [F] and slender, kind nature had formed her for my [C] overthrow on the banks of [G] the Band.
first [C] I beheld her, [G] she appeared [C] like, which you know, [F] the fair [C] Grecian queen.
[F] Her eyes shone like diamonds, [Am] or stars brightly [F] gleaming.
were like roses, or blood drops on snow.
[Em] [G]
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_ _ _ _ [C] When first to [F] this [C] country a stranger I came, [G] I placed my affection [F] on a maid that [C] was young.
[F] She being fair and [C] tender, her ways small [F] and slender, kind nature had formed her for my _ [C] overthrow on the banks of [G] the Band.
When first [C] I beheld her, [G] she appeared [C] like, which you know, [F] the fair [C] Grecian queen.
_ [F] Her eyes shone like diamonds, [Am] or stars brightly [F] _ gleaming.
[C] Her cheeks were like roses, or blood drops on snow.
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_ T'was her cruel [F] _
[C] parents that first caused our very [Em]
ends, _ [G] all because she was rich [Em] and [F] above my [C] degree.
But [F] I'll do my _ [C] hardest, [Am] for to gain my love's [F] favor, [C] there is no other [F] [C] fair one on earth I [F] adore.
_ _ _ Had [C] I all the [C] wealth that's in the West Indies, I'd [G] put rings on her fingers [F] and gold [C] in her ears.
[F] And there [C] upon the lovely banks of the lovely [F] Band River, _ [C] in all kinds of splendor, I'd live [G] with my [Am] dear. _
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_ _ _ _ [C] When first to [F] this [C] country a stranger I came, [G] I placed my affection [F] on a maid that [C] was young.
[F] She being fair and [C] tender, her ways small [F] and slender, kind nature had formed her for my _ [C] overthrow on the banks of [G] the Band.
When first [C] I beheld her, [G] she appeared [C] like, which you know, [F] the fair [C] Grecian queen.
_ [F] Her eyes shone like diamonds, [Am] or stars brightly [F] _ gleaming.
[C] Her cheeks were like roses, or blood drops on snow.
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_ T'was her cruel [F] _
[C] parents that first caused our very [Em]
ends, _ [G] all because she was rich [Em] and [F] above my [C] degree.
But [F] I'll do my _ [C] hardest, [Am] for to gain my love's [F] favor, [C] there is no other [F] [C] fair one on earth I [F] adore.
_ _ _ Had [C] I all the [C] wealth that's in the West Indies, I'd [G] put rings on her fingers [F] and gold [C] in her ears.
[F] And there [C] upon the lovely banks of the lovely [F] Band River, _ [C] in all kinds of splendor, I'd live [G] with my [Am] dear. _
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