The Bonny Light Horseman Chords by Planxty

Tempo:
119.35 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

C

Em

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Bonny Light Horseman chords
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Oh, Napoleon Bonaparte, you're the cause of my [G]
woe,
Since my bonnie light horseman to the war's he did go.
Broken-hearted I'll wander, broken-hearted I'll remain,
Since my bonnie light horseman in the [F#] wars he [Bm] was slain.
[C] He [D] made [G]
his [G] armies to [D] stand, [G] and proclaimed [C] his banners [D] all gay and grand.
He levelled [C] his [D] cannons right [G] over [D] the plain,
[G] And my bonnie light horseman [D] in the wars he [Em] was slain.
[C] [G] Oh, Napoleon Bonaparte, you're the cause of my woe,
Since my bonnie [C] light horseman to [D] the war's he did go.
Broken [G]-hearted [C] I'll [G] wander, broken-hearted I'll remain,
Since my bonnie [C] light horseman [D] in the wars he was [Em] [C]
slain.
[G] And if I [C] was some [D] small bird, [G] and had wings and could [D] fly,
[C] I would fly [G] over [C] the salt sea, [D] where my true love does fly.
Three [G] years and six [D] months now, [G] since he left this [D] bright shore,
[G] Oh, my bonnie [C] light horseman, [D] will I never see him [Em] more.
[C] [G] Oh, Napoleon Bonaparte, you're the cause of my woe,
Since [C] my bonnie light horseman [D] to the war's he did go.
[G] Broken-hearted I'll wander, broken-hearted I'll remain,
[C] Since my bonnie light horseman in the wars he [Em] was [A] [C] slain.
[G] At the Dock, she'd land [D] and soar, [G] her mate as [D] she flies,
[C] But where, [G] tell me where, is my [D] true love she sighs?
[G] And where in [C] this [D] wide world [G] is there one to [D] compare
[C] With my [G] bonnie [C] light horseman [D] who was killed in [Em] the war?
[D] [C]
[G] [D] [G]
[D] [C]
[Am] [A]
[D] [G]
[D] [G] [D]
[C] [G] [C]
[D] [Em] [C]
[G] Oh, Napoleon Bonaparte, you're the cause of my woe,
Since my bonnie [C] light horseman [A] to the war's he [D] did go.
[G] Broken-hearted I'll wander, broken-hearted I'll remain,
Since my bonnie [C] light horseman in [D] the wars he [Em] was slain.
[C] [G] [D] [G]
[D] [C] [G]
[C] [Am] [A] [D]
[G] [D] [G]
[D] [C]
[D]
[Em] [C]
[N]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
C
3211
Em
121
A
1231
D
1321
G
2131
C
3211
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Let's start jamming Planxty - (Remastered 2020) The Bonny Light Horseman chords, practice the chord sequence C, D, G, C, G, D and C. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 52 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 104. Considering the song's key of G Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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_ _ Oh, _ Napoleon _ Bonaparte, you're the cause of my [G]
woe,
Since my bonnie light horseman to the war's he did go.
Broken-hearted I'll wander, broken-hearted I'll remain,
Since my bonnie light horseman in the [F#] wars he [Bm] was slain.
[C] He [D] made _ [G] _ _
his _ _ _ _ [G] armies to [D] stand, [G] and proclaimed [C] his banners [D] all gay and grand.
He levelled [C] his _ [D] cannons right [G] _ over [D] the plain,
[G] And my bonnie light horseman [D] in the wars he [Em] was slain.
[C] _ _ [G] Oh, _ Napoleon _ _ Bonaparte, you're the cause of my woe,
Since my bonnie [C] light horseman to [D] the war's he did go.
Broken [G]-hearted [C] I'll [G] wander, _ broken-hearted I'll remain,
Since my bonnie [C] light horseman [D] in the wars he was [Em] _ _ _ [C]
slain.
[G] And if I [C] was some [D] small bird, [G] and had wings and could [D] fly,
[C] I would fly [G] over [C] the salt sea, [D] where my true love does fly.
Three [G] years and six [D] months now, [G] since he left this [D] bright shore,
[G] Oh, my bonnie [C] light horseman, [D] will I never see him [Em] more.
_ [C] _ _ [G] Oh, Napoleon _ _ Bonaparte, you're the cause of my woe,
Since [C] my bonnie light horseman [D] to the war's he did go.
[G] Broken-hearted _ I'll wander, _ broken-hearted I'll remain,
[C] Since my bonnie light horseman in the wars he [Em] was _ [A] _ [C] slain.
_ [G] At the Dock, she'd land [D] and soar, [G] her mate as [D] she flies,
[C] But where, [G] tell me where, is my [D] true love she sighs?
[G] And where in [C] this [D] wide world [G] is there one to _ [D] compare
[C] With my [G] bonnie [C] light horseman [D] who was killed in [Em] the war?
[D] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] Oh, Napoleon _ _ Bonaparte, you're the cause of my woe,
Since my bonnie [C] light horseman [A] to the war's he [D] did go.
[G] Broken-hearted I'll wander, _ _ broken-hearted I'll remain,
Since my bonnie [C] light horseman in [D] the wars he [Em] was slain.
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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