Chords for The Bantry Girl's Lament- Reeltime

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- Reeltime chords
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[A]
[B] [D] [F#]
[E] [A] [G#m]
[F#m] [E] [A]
[A]
Oh, who will plough [F#] the fields now, [A] And who will sell [Bm] the corn?
[E]
[A] Oh, who [E] will wash the [F#] sheep now, [A] And have [E] them nicely [D] shorn?
The stag [A] that's in [Bm] the [A] haggard, [D] Untrashed [F#m] it may [Bm] remain,
[E] Since Johnny went [A] to thrashing [E]
[A] The cruel King of [D] Spain.
[B] [E] [A] The [E] girls from [F#m] the baño [E] [A] In sorrow may [D] retire,
[A] And the [E] piper and his bellows [A] May go home and blow [D] the fire.
For [A] Johnny, [Bm] lovely Johnny, [D] Is [F#m] selling [Bm] all the [E] men,
[A] Along [E] with [F#m] other 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]
[E] [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] As Thorin of [D] Malfi.
And [A] won't you trounce [Bm] the pockings, [D] That show [F#m] us much [Bm] disdain?
[A] Because [E]
our [F#] eyes are [E] 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 heavy loss, [F#] we Bantry [E] girls, [A] Will never cease to [D] mourn.
We'll resign [A] ourselves [Bm] to our sad [B] lot, [D] And die [C#m] in grief [Bm] and pain,
[A] For [C#m] Johnny 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 start learning Reeltime - The Bantry Girls Lament chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - D, E, A, E, F#m, E, A and E in sequence. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 44 BPM and then match the original tempo of 89 BPM. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of A Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [F#] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G#m] _
_ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
Oh, who will plough [F#] the fields now, [A] And who will sell [Bm] the corn?
[E] _
[A] Oh, who [E] will wash the [F#] sheep now, [A] And have [E] them nicely [D] _ shorn?
The stag [A] that's in [Bm] the [A] haggard, _ [D] Untrashed [F#m] it may [Bm] remain, _
[E] Since Johnny went [A] to thrashing [E] _
[A] The cruel King of [D] Spain. _
[B] _ _ _ [E] _ [A] The [E] girls from [F#m] the baño [E] _ [A] In sorrow may [D] retire,
_ _ [A] And the [E] piper and his _ bellows [A] May go home and blow [D] the fire.
_ For [A] Johnny, [Bm] lovely Johnny, _ _ [D] Is [F#m] selling [Bm] all the _ [E] men,
[A] Along [E] with [F#m] other _ 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] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [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] As Thorin of [D] Malfi.
_ And [A] won't you trounce [Bm] the pockings, [D] That show [F#m] us much [Bm] _ disdain?
[A] Because _ [E]
our [F#] eyes are [E] 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 heavy loss, [F#] we Bantry [E] girls, [A] Will never cease to [D] mourn. _
We'll resign [A] ourselves [Bm] to our sad [B] lot, [D] And die [C#m] in grief [Bm] and pain,
[A] For [C#m] Johnny fought [F#m] for Ireland's [E] pride, [A] In the foreign land of [D] Spain.
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