Chords for The Bantry Girl's Lament

Tempo:
89 bpm
Chords used:

A

E

D

Bm

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Bantry Girl's Lament chords
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[B] [A] [D] [F#]
[E] [A] [G#m]
[F#m] [E] [A]
[A] O who will plough [F#m] the fields [E] now, [A] And who will sell [Bm] the corn?
[E]
[A] O who [E] will wash the [B] sheep [E] now, [A] And have them nicely [D] [A] shorn?
The [D] stag [A] that's in [Bm] the [A] haggard, [D] Untrashed [F#m] it may [Bm] remain,
[Am] Since Johnny [E] went [A] to thrashing [E]
The cruel [A] King [D] of Spain.
[B] [A] The [E] girls from [F#m] the baño [E] [A] In sorrow may [D] retire,
[A] And the [E] piper and his bellows May [A] go home and blow [D] the fire.
For [A] Johnny, [Bm] lovely Johnny, [D] Is [F#m] selling [Bm] all the men,
[A] Along [E] with [F#m] other [E] patriots, [A] To fight the King [D] of Spain.
[E]
[A] [E]
[A] [Bm] [B]
[A] [G#m] [F#m] [E]
[A] [C#m] [B] [A]
[D] [A] [Bm] [A]
[D] [C#m] [Bm] [E]
[A] [E] [F#m] [E]
[A] [B] [D]
[A] At [E] wakes of [A] hurling [E] matches, [A] Your like will never [Bm] see,
[A] Till you [E] come [F#] back to us again, [A] Astor in [D] Ogmocri.
And [A] won't you trounce [Bm] the pockings, [D] That show us much [Bm] disdain?
[A] Because [E]
our [F#] eyes are not as bright, [A] As those you'll meet [D] in Spain.
[E]
[A] If cruel [E] fate [F#m] should not [E] permit [A] Our Johnny to [Bm] return,
[A] His [G#m] heavy loss, [F#] we bentry [E] girls, [A] Will never cease to [D] mourn.
We'll resign [A] as [Bm] to our sad [B] lot, [D] And die [C#m] in grief [Bm] and pain,
[A] For Johnny [C#m] fought [F#m] for Ireland's [E] pride, [A] In the foreign land of [D] Spain.
Key:  
A
1231
E
2311
D
1321
Bm
13421112
F#m
123111112
A
1231
E
2311
D
1321
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To learn Reeltime - The Bantry Girls Lament chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - A, D, E, A, E, F#m, A, Bm and A. Start with a comfortable 44 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 89. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of A Major in mind.

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[B] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G#m] _
_ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] O who will plough [F#m] the fields [E] now, [A] And who will sell [Bm] the corn?
[E] _
[A] O who [E] will wash the [B] sheep [E] now, [A] And have them nicely [D] _ [A] shorn?
The [D] stag [A] that's in [Bm] the [A] haggard, _ [D] Untrashed [F#m] it may [Bm] remain, _
[Am] Since Johnny [E] went [A] to thrashing [E] _
The cruel [A] King [D] of Spain. _
[B] _ _ _ _ [A] The [E] girls from [F#m] the baño [E] _ [A] In sorrow may _ [D] retire,
_ [A] And the [E] piper and his _ bellows May [A] go home and blow [D] the fire.
For [A] Johnny, [Bm] lovely Johnny, _ _ [D] Is [F#m] selling [Bm] all the _ men,
[A] Along [E] with [F#m] other _ [E] patriots, [A] To fight the King [D] of Spain.
_ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [B] _
_ [A] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] At [E] wakes of [A] hurling [E] matches, [A] Your like will never [Bm] see,
_ [A] Till you [E] come [F#] back to us again, [A] _ Astor in [D] Ogmocri.
_ _ And [A] won't you trounce [Bm] the pockings, [D] That show us much [Bm] _ disdain?
[A] Because _ [E]
our [F#] eyes are not as bright, [A] As those you'll meet [D] in Spain.
_ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] If cruel [E] fate [F#m] should not [E] permit [A] Our Johnny to [Bm] return, _ _
[A] His [G#m] heavy loss, [F#] we bentry [E] girls, [A] Will never cease to [D] mourn.
We'll resign [A] as [Bm] to our sad [B] lot, [D] And die [C#m] in grief [Bm] and pain,
[A] For Johnny [C#m] fought [F#m] for Ireland's [E] pride, [A] In the foreign land of [D] Spain.
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