Rocks Of Bawn Chords

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Rocks Of Bawn by Misc Traditional is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, F, Am and G. 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                  F          C     F     C 
Come all ye loyal heroes and listen onto me. 
      F              C               F                       Am 
Don't hire with any farmer till you know what your work will be 
         F              C                 F                       G 
You will rise up in the morning from the clear day light of the dawn 
        C              F            C         F         C 
and you never will be able for to plough the Rocks of Bawn. 

verse 2 

   C              F            C             F    C 
My shoes they are worn and my stockings they are thin 
    F               C                F                    Am 
My heart is always trembling now for fear they might give in 
   F               C                   F                      G 
My heart is always trembling now from clear daylight of the dawn 
      C             F             C          F        C 
And I never will be able for to plough the Rocks of Bawn. 

verse 3 

     C            F           C        F       C 
Rise up, gallant Sweeney, and get your horses hay 
     F                C             F                Am 
And give them a good feed of oats before they start away 
      F                 C                  F                   G 
Don't feed them on soft turnip sprigs that grow on your green lawn 
        C              F            C          F        C 
Or they never will be able for to plough the Rocks of Bawn. 

verse 4 

   C               F                C       F       C 
My curse upon you, Sweeney boy, you have me nearly robbed 
       F              C                  F             Am 
You're sitting by the fireside now, your feet upon the hob 
       F               C                 F                   G 
You're sitting by the fireside now, from clear daylight of dawn 
        C             F           C          F        C 
And you never will be able for to plough the Rocks of Bawn 

Verse 5 

  C                 F            C       F      C 
I wish the Sergeant-Major would send for me in time 
    F                C            F               Am 
And place me in some regiment all in my youth and prime 
    F                   C                   F                   G 
I'd fight for Ireland's glory now, from the clear daylight of dawn 
    C            F             C           F        C 
Before I would return again to plough the Rocks of Bawn. 
    	

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