The Elfin Knight Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays491

The Elfin Knight by Misc Traditional is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, G, A and Bm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			 D                G             D  
The Elfin Knight stands on yon hill  
   A          G                  D  
He blows his horn both loud and shrill  
  D                        G         Bm  
He stands so proud and he stands so still  
 A          D       G    D  
Blow winds blow my bonny oh  
 A          D      G  D  
Blow winds blow my bonny  
 A          D       G    D  
Blow winds blow my bonny oh  
 A          D      G   D  
Blow winds blow my bonny  
   
 D                        G             D  
If I had the Knight that stands on yon mound,  
 A       G                       D  
My true love then surely I have found,  
 D                       G               Bm  
Down to the church then soon we will be bound  
 A          D       G    A  
Blow winds blow my bonny oh  
 A          D      G   D  
Blow winds blow my bonny  
 A          D      G     D  
Blow winds blow my bonny oh  
 A          D    G   D  
Blow winds blow--my bonny  

 D                           G             D  
You'll make me a dress with seams of fine thread  
 A         G                        D  
Make me a garland of flowers for my head  
 D                        G               Bm  
Down to the church, then away we'll go to bed  
 A          D       G    A  
Blow winds blow my bonny oh  
 A          D       G  D  
Blow winds blow my bonny  
 A          D       G    D  
Blow winds blow my bonny oh  
 A          D       G  D  
Blow winds blow my bonny  

 D                G             D  
The Elfin Knight stands on yon hill  
 A           G                  D  
Blowing his horn both loud and shrill,  
 D                         G         Bm  
He stands so proud and he stands so still  
 A          D       G    A  
Blow winds blow my bonny oh  
 A          D       G  D  
Blow winds blow my bonny  
 A          D       G    D  
Blow winds blow my bonny oh  
 A          D    G   D  
Blow winds blow--my bonny 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante