The Bonny Light Horseman
A song in the key of G
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X:2243
T:Bonny Light Horseman, The
T:Broken-Hearted I'll Wander
R:song
Z:id:hn-song-71
M:3/4
L:1/8
Q:1/4=90
K:G
(DE) | G2 G2 (AG) | (GE) D4- | D4 (Bd) | e2 e2 (dB) | d4
(Bd) | e2 (ed) (BA) | G2 E2 (DE) | (GB) (AG) (EG) | D4 :|
DE | G2 G2 (AG) | (GE) D4- | D4 Bd | e2 e2 dB | d4
Bd | e2 (ed) (BA) | G2 E2 DE | (GB) (AG) (EG) | D4 ||
W:When Boney commanded his army to stand,
W:He levelled his cannons right over the land
W:He levelled his cannons his victory to gain
W:And slew my light horseman on the way coming home.
W:
W:Chorus:
W:Broken-hearted I'll wander, broken-hearted I'll remain
W:Since my bonny light horseman in the wars he was slain.
W:
W:And if I was a small bird and had wings to fly
W:I would fly o'er the salt seas to where my love does lie.
W:And with my fond wings I'd beat over his grave,
W:And I'd kiss the pale lips that lie cold in the clay.
W:
W:Chorus
W:
W:Now the dove she laments for her mate as she flies.
W:"Oh, where, tell me where, is my true love?", she cries.
W:And where in this wide world is there one to compare
W:With my bonny light horseman who was slain in the war.
W:
W:Chorus
W:
W:When Boney commanded his army to stand,
W:He levelled his cannons right over the land
W:He levelled his cannons his victory to gain
W:And slew my light horseman on the way coming home.
W:
W:Chorus