Oh No John No Chords

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Oh No John No by Misc Traditional is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, G, Am, Dm and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
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  			verse 1 
   C      G          C        Am 
On yonder hill there stands a maiden  
 C      G    C      Dm               
Who she is I do not know  
C       Dm        C       G  
I shall court her for her beauty  
C        Dm      G     
She must answer yes or no  
C  F       C       G       C  
Oh no John no John no John no 

verse 2 
C     G      C       Am  
Madam on thy face is beauty  
C      G         C     Dm          
On thy lips wild roses grow  
C       Dm    C     G  
Madam I would be thy lover  
C     Dm      G        
Madam answer yes or no  
C  F       C       G       C  
Oh no John no John no John no 

verse 3 
C     G      C       Am  
Madam on thy face is beauty  
C      G     C      Dm  
At thy bosom lilies grow  
C       Dm    C        G  
In your bower there is pleasure  
C       Dm       G            
Shall I view it yes or no  
C  F       C       G       C  
Oh no John no John no John no 

verse 4 
C     G      C        Am 
Madam I will give you jewels  
C      G        C        Dm   
I will make you rich and free  
C      Dm       C         G  
I will give you silks and satins  
C     Dm      G          
Madam if you lie with me    
C  F       C       G       C  
Oh no John no John no John no 

Verse 5  
C          G    C       Am  
My husband is a Spanish captain  
   C       G     C       Dm  
He went to sea a month ago  
C        Dm        C       G  
First he kissed me then he left me  
C       Dm      G        
Bade me always answer no 
C  F       C       G       C  
Oh no John no John no John no 

Verse 6 
C     G     C        Am  
Madam may I tie your garter  
C       G     C         Dm  
Just an inch above your knee  
C     Dm          C             G  
If my hand should slip a little farther  
C         Dm        G       
Would you think it ill of me?     
C  F       C       G       C  
Oh no John no John no John no 

Verse 7 
C           G         C     Am      
My love and I went to bed together  
C        G            C         Dm  
There we lay till the cocks did crow  
C         Dm      C       G                
Open your arms my dearest darling  
C         Dm        G       
Open your arms and let me go  
C  F       C       G       C  
Oh no John no John no John no 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante