Ewan McColl & Peggy Seeger - Johnny Lad Chords
Tempo:
119.55 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Db
Eb
Ebm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Db] [Ab] [Db]
[Ab] I booked a wife in Edinburgh [Db]
for a bobby [Ab] I got her far then back again to buy tobacco wee
And wee you, and wee you, and wee you, Johnny [Db] lad [Eb] I'll drink the buckles off my shin, wee [Ab] you, my Johnny lad
Samson was a mechty [Db] man and he forked wee cutty's jaws [Ab] And he forked a score of battles where in crimson flannel drawers
And wee you, and wee you, and [Db] wee you, Johnny lad [Ab] I'll drink the buckles off my shin, wee you, my Johnny lad
There was a man in Nineveh and he was wondrous [Db] wise [Ebm] He loped into a hawthorn [Ab] hedge and scratched it beth his eyes
And wee you, and wee you, and wee you, Johnny lad I'll drink the buckles off my shin, wee you, my Johnny lad
And when he saw his eyes were [Db] oot he was gay troubled then [Ab] He loped into another hedge and scratched them in again
And wee you, and wee you, [Db] and wee you, Johnny lad [Eb] I'll drink the buckles off my shin, [Ab] wee you, my Johnny lad
Napoleon was an emperor [Db] and he ruled by land and [Ab] sea [Eb] He was king of France and Germany [Ab] but he never ruled Colmody
And wee you, and wee you, and wee you, Johnny lad I'll drink the buckles off my shin, wee you, my Johnny lad
One Sunday I went walking and [Db] there I saw the Queen [Eb] A-playing [Ab] at the fit bar with the lads on Glasgow Green
And wee you, and wee you, [Db] and wee you, Johnny lad [Eb] I'll drink the buckles off my shin, wee [Ab] you, my Johnny lad
The captain or the other, his [Db] side was scoring with great style [Eb] So the Queen she caught a [Ab] policeman and stuck him in the jail
And wee you, and wee you, [Db] and wee you, Johnny lad [Eb] I'll drink the buckles off my shin, wee [Ab] you, my Johnny lad
Johnny is a bonny [Db] lad, he is a lad of mine [Ab] I never had a better lad, a knife at twenty-nine
And wee you, and wee you, [Db] and wee you, Johnny lad [Ab] I'll [Eb] drink the buckles off my [Ab] shin, wee you, my Johnny lad
[Ab] I booked a wife in Edinburgh [Db]
for a bobby [Ab] I got her far then back again to buy tobacco wee
And wee you, and wee you, and wee you, Johnny [Db] lad [Eb] I'll drink the buckles off my shin, wee [Ab] you, my Johnny lad
Samson was a mechty [Db] man and he forked wee cutty's jaws [Ab] And he forked a score of battles where in crimson flannel drawers
And wee you, and wee you, and [Db] wee you, Johnny lad [Ab] I'll drink the buckles off my shin, wee you, my Johnny lad
There was a man in Nineveh and he was wondrous [Db] wise [Ebm] He loped into a hawthorn [Ab] hedge and scratched it beth his eyes
And wee you, and wee you, and wee you, Johnny lad I'll drink the buckles off my shin, wee you, my Johnny lad
And when he saw his eyes were [Db] oot he was gay troubled then [Ab] He loped into another hedge and scratched them in again
And wee you, and wee you, [Db] and wee you, Johnny lad [Eb] I'll drink the buckles off my shin, [Ab] wee you, my Johnny lad
Napoleon was an emperor [Db] and he ruled by land and [Ab] sea [Eb] He was king of France and Germany [Ab] but he never ruled Colmody
And wee you, and wee you, and wee you, Johnny lad I'll drink the buckles off my shin, wee you, my Johnny lad
One Sunday I went walking and [Db] there I saw the Queen [Eb] A-playing [Ab] at the fit bar with the lads on Glasgow Green
And wee you, and wee you, [Db] and wee you, Johnny lad [Eb] I'll drink the buckles off my shin, wee [Ab] you, my Johnny lad
The captain or the other, his [Db] side was scoring with great style [Eb] So the Queen she caught a [Ab] policeman and stuck him in the jail
And wee you, and wee you, [Db] and wee you, Johnny lad [Eb] I'll drink the buckles off my shin, wee [Ab] you, my Johnny lad
Johnny is a bonny [Db] lad, he is a lad of mine [Ab] I never had a better lad, a knife at twenty-nine
And wee you, and wee you, [Db] and wee you, Johnny lad [Ab] I'll [Eb] drink the buckles off my [Ab] shin, wee you, my Johnny lad
Key:
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Db
Eb
Ebm
Ab
Db
Eb
Ebm
_ _ [Db] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ [Ab] _ I booked a wife in Edinburgh [Db]
for a bobby [Ab] I got her far then back again to buy tobacco wee
And wee you, and wee you, and wee you, Johnny [Db] lad [Eb] I'll drink the buckles off my shin, wee [Ab] you, my Johnny _ lad _ _
Samson was a mechty [Db] man and he forked wee cutty's jaws [Ab] And he forked a score of battles where in crimson flannel drawers
And wee you, and wee you, and [Db] wee you, Johnny lad [Ab] I'll drink the buckles off my shin, wee you, my Johnny lad
_ There was a man in Nineveh and he was wondrous [Db] wise [Ebm] He loped into a hawthorn [Ab] hedge and scratched it beth his eyes
And wee you, and wee you, and wee you, Johnny lad I'll drink the buckles off my shin, wee you, my Johnny lad
And when he saw his eyes were [Db] oot he was gay troubled then [Ab] He loped into another hedge and scratched them in again
And wee you, and wee you, [Db] and wee you, Johnny lad [Eb] I'll drink the buckles off my shin, [Ab] wee you, my Johnny lad _ _ _
Napoleon was an emperor [Db] and he ruled by land and [Ab] sea [Eb] He was king of France and Germany [Ab] but he never ruled Colmody
And wee you, and wee you, and wee you, Johnny lad I'll drink the buckles off my shin, wee you, my Johnny lad
One Sunday I went walking and [Db] there I saw the Queen [Eb] A-playing [Ab] at the fit bar with the lads on Glasgow Green
And wee you, and wee you, [Db] and wee you, Johnny lad [Eb] I'll drink the buckles off my shin, wee [Ab] you, my Johnny lad
The captain or the other, his [Db] side was scoring with great style [Eb] So the Queen she caught a [Ab] policeman and stuck him in the jail
And wee you, and wee you, [Db] and wee you, Johnny lad [Eb] I'll drink the buckles off my shin, wee [Ab] you, my Johnny lad
_ _ _ Johnny is a bonny [Db] lad, he is a lad of mine [Ab] I never had a better lad, a knife at twenty-nine
And wee you, and wee you, [Db] and wee you, Johnny lad [Ab] I'll [Eb] drink the buckles off my [Ab] shin, wee you, my Johnny lad _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ I booked a wife in Edinburgh [Db]
for a bobby [Ab] I got her far then back again to buy tobacco wee
And wee you, and wee you, and wee you, Johnny [Db] lad [Eb] I'll drink the buckles off my shin, wee [Ab] you, my Johnny _ lad _ _
Samson was a mechty [Db] man and he forked wee cutty's jaws [Ab] And he forked a score of battles where in crimson flannel drawers
And wee you, and wee you, and [Db] wee you, Johnny lad [Ab] I'll drink the buckles off my shin, wee you, my Johnny lad
_ There was a man in Nineveh and he was wondrous [Db] wise [Ebm] He loped into a hawthorn [Ab] hedge and scratched it beth his eyes
And wee you, and wee you, and wee you, Johnny lad I'll drink the buckles off my shin, wee you, my Johnny lad
And when he saw his eyes were [Db] oot he was gay troubled then [Ab] He loped into another hedge and scratched them in again
And wee you, and wee you, [Db] and wee you, Johnny lad [Eb] I'll drink the buckles off my shin, [Ab] wee you, my Johnny lad _ _ _
Napoleon was an emperor [Db] and he ruled by land and [Ab] sea [Eb] He was king of France and Germany [Ab] but he never ruled Colmody
And wee you, and wee you, and wee you, Johnny lad I'll drink the buckles off my shin, wee you, my Johnny lad
One Sunday I went walking and [Db] there I saw the Queen [Eb] A-playing [Ab] at the fit bar with the lads on Glasgow Green
And wee you, and wee you, [Db] and wee you, Johnny lad [Eb] I'll drink the buckles off my shin, wee [Ab] you, my Johnny lad
The captain or the other, his [Db] side was scoring with great style [Eb] So the Queen she caught a [Ab] policeman and stuck him in the jail
And wee you, and wee you, [Db] and wee you, Johnny lad [Eb] I'll drink the buckles off my shin, wee [Ab] you, my Johnny lad
_ _ _ Johnny is a bonny [Db] lad, he is a lad of mine [Ab] I never had a better lad, a knife at twenty-nine
And wee you, and wee you, [Db] and wee you, Johnny lad [Ab] I'll [Eb] drink the buckles off my [Ab] shin, wee you, my Johnny lad _ _ _ _ _
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