Bonny Woodhall-Irish song lyrics and guitar chords
Andy Irvine -The ukulele chords are included. A traditional song. 4/4 time. guitar chords by Mike Anderson . The youtube video is Andy's tour of Germany in 2008 and is a short clip. Arthur McBride song is another of Andy Irvine's more popular recordings here. And it recent years, well especially on this site the song The West Coast Of Clare has gained in popularity.Bonnie Woodhall sheet music and tin whistle notes now included.
Eb - play D with capo on the first fret [D]Down by yon green [G]bushes near [D]Calder's [G]clear [D]stream Where [G]me and my [D]Annie so [G]often have [D]been When the [Bm]hours that flew [A]past us, right [G]happ[D]y [A]were [G]we It was [D]little she [G]thought that a [D]soldier [G]I'd [D]be Break: Bm - A But it's farewell to Annie and I must away For the King he needs soldiers and I must obey But if providence prove kind love until I return I will wed with my Annie near Calder's clear burn On the fourteenth of August our regiment was lost And a ball from the enemy our lines came across O it struck me in the temple and the blood trickled down I reeled and I staggered and I fell to the ground Come here, says our captain, come here with good speed For I fear by this bullet young Dinsmore lies dead Two men with a stretcher did quickly prepare And they carried me away to a hospital there Break: G - A - G D Etc under tin whistle solo end on G Cold water and brandy they poured out so free They turned me all over my wounds for to see But if I had my Annie to bind up my wounds One kiss from her sweet lips would soon deaden the stoun (stoun sting] Break G - A - G D Etc under tin whistle solo end on G And it's when I am weary and think on lang syne When I was a miner and wrought in the mine O the tears they do trickle and down they do fall Like the roses that bloom around bonnie Woodhall. Outro: improv on G, end on D. |
Here are the guitar chords for the key of D Major.
[G]Down by yon green [C]bushes near [G]Calder's [C]clear [G]stream Where [C]me and my [G]Annie so [C]often have [G]been When the [Em]hours that flew [D]past us, right [C]happ[G]y [D]were [C]we It was [G]little she [C]thought that a [G]soldier [C]I'd [G]be |