Misc Traditional – My Bonny Light Horseman (Guitar)

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[Optional intro]
G                 C                 F           G7
Oh, Napoleon Bonaparte, you're the cause of my woe

G7        C           Am             F           G
Since my bonny light horseman to the wars he did go
[Verse 1]
G              C          F         G7
When Boney commanded his armies to stand

G7  C            F             G        Am
He levelled his cannons right over the land

Am  G             F           C        G7
He levelled his cannons the victory to gain

G7     C             F               Am         G
And he slew my light horseman on the way coming in
[Chorus]
G                  C               F             G7
Broken hearted I'll wander, broken hearted I'll remain

G7        C            F             G            Am
Since my bonny light horseman in the wars he was slain
[Verse 2]
G               C             F            G7
And if I was a small bird and had wings to fly

G7       C             F               G              Am
I would fly over the salt sea where my true love does lie

Am  G             F              C             G7
And with my fond wings I'd beat right over his grave

G7       C             F            Am          G
And I'd kiss the pale lips that lie cold in the clay
[Chorus]
G                  C               F             G7
Broken hearted I'll wander, broken hearted I'll remain

G7        C            F             G            Am
Since my bonny light horseman in the wars he was slain
[Verse 3]
G              C              F           G7
The dove she laments for her mate as she flies

G7       C                  F                G           Am
"Tell me where, ah, tell me where is my true love?" she sighs

Am    G                 F             C          G7
"And where in the wide world is there one to compare

G7     C                 F             Am           G
With my bonny light horseman who was killed in the war?"
[Optional ending]
G                 C                 F           G7
Oh, Napoleon Bonaparte, you're the cause of my woe

G7        C           Am             F           G
Since my bonny light horseman to the wars he did go

G                  C               F             G7
Broken hearted I'll wander, broken hearted I'll remain

G7        C            F             G            Am
Since my bonny light horseman in the wars he was slain