Maa Bonny Lad Chords
Maa Bonny Lad by Amalgamated Sons Of Rest is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, D and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
The intro/outro has two guitars, but I've tried to amalgamate them as comfortably as possible for one.
Optional grace notes are in parenthesis.
A D A
e|--5---5-----------------------5-------5----5---9---10--9--9/7--|
B|----9---5---5-7---7-5---------------9---5----------------------|
G|----------6-----7----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------(7)-(7)---(7)----------------0---7-------|
A|--------------5------------------------------------------------|
E|--5-----5-----------5---------5---------5-(5)-(5)--------------|
A D A D A
e|--5---5-----------------------------5--9--12--10--9--7-----------5---------------5---5---5--|
B|----9---5---5-7---7-5---------5--5------------------------(7)---------(5)----5-------5---5--|
G|----------6-----7--------------------------------------------------------------------6---6--|
D|----------------------(7)-(7)------------------------9-(9)---(9)---(7)---(7)----------------|
A|--------------5------------------------0--0---0---0-----------------------------------------|
E|--5-----5-----------5------------5--5----------------------------5-----------5---5---5---5--|
A D A
Oh, have you seen ought of my bonny lad
A D* A*
And are you sure he's well-o
A D A
He's been away long with a stick in his hand
A E A
He's goin' to row the keel-o
Yes, I've seen your bonny lad
'Twas on the sea I spied him
His grave, it's green, but not with grass
And you'll never lie beside him