The Bantry Girls Lament Chords by Tommy Fleming

Tempo:
118.35 bpm
Chords used:

G

D

C

Gm

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Bantry Girls Lament, Tommy Fleming chords
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[G]
No plough the fields now, or whose soil the corn,
And who mine the flock now, and keep the needy shorn.
The stock that's in the haggard, unthrashed it may lay,
Since Johnny went a -thrashin' the dirty King of Spain.
Oh, the girls from the Bono [C] [G] in sorrow may [D] retire,
[Gm] And the piper and his bellows go home and glow in the fire,
Since Johnny, [C] lovely Johnny, [G] is sailin' o [D]'er the mare,
[G] Along with other [Cm] patriots [G] to fight [D] the King [G] of Spain.
And the boys will sorely miss him [Am] [G] when Money Ne'er [D]
Comes Round,
And [G] they'll find that their old captain [C] [G] he's nowhere [D]
to [G] be found,
And peelers [C] must and idle [G] are against their will and [D] grain,
[G] Since the gallant boy who gave them work now he's the King of Spain.
Oh, who'll plough the fields now, or whose soil [D] the corn,
[G] And who mine the flock now, and keep [D] the [G] needy shorn.
If cruel fate will not [C] permit our [G] Johnny to [D]
return,
[G] His heavy loss, the Bantry [C] girls [G] will never cease to mourn.
We'll resign [C] ourselves to our [G] sad loss, and die in grief [D] and pain,
[G] Since Johnny died for [C] Ireland's pride [Em] in [G] the foreign [D] lands [G] of Spain.
Oh, who'll plough the fields now, or whose soil the [D] corn,
[G] And who mine the flock now, and keep the needy shorn.
The stack that's in [C] the haggard, [G]
unthrashed it [D] may remain,
[G] Since Johnny went a-thrashin' [C] the [G] [D] dirty King [G] of Spain.
The stack that's in the haggard, unthrashed it may remain,
Since Johnny went a-fightin' to the foreign lands of Spain.
[Gm] [Fm] [Eb]
Key:  
G
2131
D
1321
C
3211
Gm
123111113
Cm
13421113
G
2131
D
1321
C
3211
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Let's start jamming Tommy Fleming - (feat. Live) The Bantry Girls Lament chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - G, D, G, C and G in sequence. Ease into the song by practicing at 59 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 118 BPM. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of G Major.

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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
No plough the fields now, _ or _ whose soil the corn,
_ _ _ _ And who _ mine the flock now, _ _ and keep the needy shorn.
_ _ The stock that's in the haggard, _ _ _ unthrashed it may lay, _ _
_ Since Johnny _ went a _ -thrashin' _ the _ dirty King of Spain. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Oh, the girls from the Bono _ [C] [G] in sorrow _ may [D] retire,
_ [Gm] And the piper and his bellows go _ home and glow in the fire, _
Since Johnny, _ [C] lovely Johnny, [G] _ is _ sailin' o [D]'er the mare,
_ _ [G] Along with other _ [Cm] patriots [G] to fight [D] the King [G] of Spain. _ _ _ _ _
_ And the boys will sorely miss him _ [Am] [G] when Money Ne'er [D]
Comes Round,
And [G] they'll find that their old captain [C] _ [G] he's nowhere [D]
to [G] be found,
_ _ And peelers [C] must and idle [G] _ are against their will and [D] grain,
_ [G] Since the gallant boy who gave them work now he's the King of Spain. _
Oh, _ who'll plough the fields now, or _ whose soil [D] the corn,
_ [G] And who _ mine the flock now, and keep [D] the [G] needy shorn. _ _ _ _ _
_ If cruel fate will not [C] permit our [G] Johnny to _ [D]
return,
_ _ [G] His heavy loss, the Bantry [C] girls [G] will never _ cease to mourn.
_ We'll resign _ [C] ourselves to our [G] sad loss, and die in grief [D] and pain,
_ _ [G] Since Johnny died for [C] Ireland's pride [Em] in [G] the foreign [D] lands [G] of Spain. _ _
_ _ _ _ Oh, who'll plough the fields now, or whose soil the [D] corn,
_ [G] And who mine the flock now, and keep the needy shorn. _
The stack that's in [C] the haggard, [G] _
_ _ unthrashed it [D] may remain,
_ [G] Since Johnny _ went a-thrashin' [C] the [G] _ [D] dirty King [G] of Spain.
_ The _ stack that's in the haggard, _ _ _ unthrashed it may remain,
_ Since Johnny went a-fightin' to the _ foreign lands of Spain.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Eb] _

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This song is part of The Collection album.

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