My Bonny
Laura Smith (1995)
Fingerpicking in 6/8
|----------R--------|
|-------M-----M-----|
|----I-----------I--|
|-T-----------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6
Intro
| [Bm] | [A] | [Bm] | [A] |
| [Bm] | [A] | [Bm] | [A] |
| [Bm] | [A] | [Bm] | [A] |
| [Bm] | [A] | [Bm] | [A] |
My | [D] bonny li... | [G] ...ies over the | [D] ocean | [D]
| [Bm] ...My bonny li... | [G] ...ies over the | [A] sea | [A]
| [Bm] ...My bonny li... | [G] ...ies over the | [D] ocean | [D]
| [G] Bring back my | [A] bonny to me | [D] | [D]
| [Bm] ...The leaves haven't | [G] even started | [D] falling | [D]
| [Bm] ...Already | [G] there's such a chill in the | [A] air | [A]
Someone's got a | [Bm] kite on the | [G] wind mating | [D] calling | [D]
I've got my | [G] tramps' whisker that tells | [A] me you still | [D] care | [D]
Chorus
So | [D] bring | [Bm] back, | [G] bring | [G] back,
Ah | [A] bring back my | [A] bonny to | [D] me | [D]
Yeah | [D] bring | [Bm] back, | [G] ...bring back | [G]
Ah | [A] bring back my | bonny to | [D] me | [D]
Instrumental
| [Bm] | [G] | [D] | [D] |
| [Bm] | [G] | [A] | [A] |
| [Bm] | [G] | [D] | [D] |
| [G] | [A] | [D] | [D] |
| [Bm] ...Soon there'll be | [G] no difference between the land and the | [D] water | [D]
| [Bm] ...I can walk on the | [G] ice to places I've never | [A] been | [A]
When I get as | [D] far as I can | [Bm] go...
Oh, I'm gonna turn and throw | [D] my cares over my shoulder | [D]
Along with your | [G] memory, I'll just let it all float | [A] down the Gulf | [D] Stream
And I'll | [D] walk home singing
My | [D] bonny li... | [G] ...ies over the | [D] ocean | [D]
| [Bm] ...My bonny li... | [G] ...ies over the | [A] sea | [A]
My | [Bm] bonny li... | [G] ...ies over the | [D] ocean, | [D] come on bring back
| [G] Bring back my | [A] bonny to | [D] me | [D]
Chorus
Yeah | [D] bring | [Bm] back, | [G] bring | back,
Ah | [A] bring back my | [A] bonny to | [D] me | [D]
Yeah | [D] bring | [Bm] back, | [G] ...bring back | [G]
Ah | [A] bring back my | [A] bonny to (me)
| [Bm] Bring back my | [G↓] bonny yeah
| [D↓] ...Bring back my | [A↓] bonny to | [G] me | [D] | [Bm] | [Bm] |
Outro
| [Bm] | [A] | [Bm] | [A] |
| [Bm] | [A] | [Bm] | [A] |
| [Bm] | [A] | [Bm] | [A] |
| [Bm] | [A] | [Bm] | [A] | [Bm↓]
#Play along with original in this key.
#Last Updated 04/06/20 JJ
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Laura Smith (1995)
Fingerpicking in 6/8
|----------R--------|
|-------M-----M-----|
|----I-----------I--|
|-T-----------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6
Intro
| [Bm] | [A] | [Bm] | [A] |
| [Bm] | [A] | [Bm] | [A] |
| [Bm] | [A] | [Bm] | [A] |
| [Bm] | [A] | [Bm] | [A] |
My | [D] bonny li... | [G] ...ies over the | [D] ocean | [D]
| [Bm] ...My bonny li... | [G] ...ies over the | [A] sea | [A]
| [Bm] ...My bonny li... | [G] ...ies over the | [D] ocean | [D]
| [G] Bring back my | [A] bonny to me | [D] | [D]
| [Bm] ...The leaves haven't | [G] even started | [D] falling | [D]
| [Bm] ...Already | [G] there's such a chill in the | [A] air | [A]
Someone's got a | [Bm] kite on the | [G] wind mating | [D] calling | [D]
I've got my | [G] tramps' whisker that tells | [A] me you still | [D] care | [D]
Chorus
So | [D] bring | [Bm] back, | [G] bring | [G] back,
Ah | [A] bring back my | [A] bonny to | [D] me | [D]
Yeah | [D] bring | [Bm] back, | [G] ...bring back | [G]
Ah | [A] bring back my | bonny to | [D] me | [D]
Instrumental
| [Bm] | [G] | [D] | [D] |
| [Bm] | [G] | [A] | [A] |
| [Bm] | [G] | [D] | [D] |
| [G] | [A] | [D] | [D] |
| [Bm] ...Soon there'll be | [G] no difference between the land and the | [D] water | [D]
| [Bm] ...I can walk on the | [G] ice to places I've never | [A] been | [A]
When I get as | [D] far as I can | [Bm] go...
Oh, I'm gonna turn and throw | [D] my cares over my shoulder | [D]
Along with your | [G] memory, I'll just let it all float | [A] down the Gulf | [D] Stream
And I'll | [D] walk home singing
My | [D] bonny li... | [G] ...ies over the | [D] ocean | [D]
| [Bm] ...My bonny li... | [G] ...ies over the | [A] sea | [A]
My | [Bm] bonny li... | [G] ...ies over the | [D] ocean, | [D] come on bring back
| [G] Bring back my | [A] bonny to | [D] me | [D]
Chorus
Yeah | [D] bring | [Bm] back, | [G] bring | back,
Ah | [A] bring back my | [A] bonny to | [D] me | [D]
Yeah | [D] bring | [Bm] back, | [G] ...bring back | [G]
Ah | [A] bring back my | [A] bonny to (me)
| [Bm] Bring back my | [G↓] bonny yeah
| [D↓] ...Bring back my | [A↓] bonny to | [G] me | [D] | [Bm] | [Bm] |
Outro
| [Bm] | [A] | [Bm] | [A] |
| [Bm] | [A] | [Bm] | [A] |
| [Bm] | [A] | [Bm] | [A] |
| [Bm] | [A] | [Bm] | [A] | [Bm↓]
#Play along with original in this key.
#Last Updated 04/06/20 JJ
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