Bonnie Susie Cleland ukulele

Bonnie Susie Cleland

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Tabbed by bcwagne.

Not exactly true to the original, but a fair rendition.
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INTRO:  D, D, G, G, C, Em, D

      D             G D
There lived a lady in Scotland,
D    C      G   Em
Hey my love and ho my joy
      D             G D
There lived a lady in Scotland,
    D    C  D
Who dearly loved me
      D             G D
There lived a lady in Scotland,
    D       G         C    Em
She fall'n in love wi' an Englishman,
    D          G        C        Em  D   
And bonnie Susie Cleland 's t'be burnt in Dundee.

    D           G      D
The father to the daughter came,
D    C      G   Em
Hey my love and ho my joy
    D           G      D    
The father to the daughter came,
    D    C  D    
Who dearly loved me
    D           G      D
The father to the daughter came,
      D    G       C    Em
"Will you forsake your Englishman?"
   D          G        C        Em  D   
Or bonnie Susie Cleland 's t'be burnt in Dundee.


      D           G    D
"I'll no' my Englishman forsake,"
D    C      G   Em
Hey my love and ho my joy
      D           G    D
"I'll no' my Englishman forsake,"
    D    C  D
Who dearly loves me
      D           G    D
"I'll no' my Englishman forsake,
     D     G     C    Em
Tho' you may burn me at the stake."
    D          G        C        Em  D   
And bonnie Susie Cleland 's t'be burnt in Dundee.


   D                G        D
"O where will I get a little wee boy?"
D    C      G   Em
Hey my love and ho my joy
   D                G        D
"O where will I get a little wee boy?"
    D    C  D
Who dearly loves me
   D                G        D
"O where will I get a little wee boy
   D   G     C   Em
To carry tidings to my joy?
     D          G        C        Em  D   
That bonnie Susie Cleland 's t'be burnt in Dundee."


   D          G        D
"O here am I, a little wee boy."
D    C      G   Em
Hey my love and ho my joy
   D          G        D
"O here am I, a little wee boy."
    D    C  D
Who dearly loves ye
   D          G        D
"O here am I, a little wee boy.
     D   G     C     Em
I'll carry tidings to your joy.
     D          G        C        Em  D   
That bonnie Susie Cleland 's t'be burnt in Dundee."


   D            G        D
"O give to him my right hand glove."
D    C      G   Em
Hey my love and ho my joy
   D            G        D
"O give to him my right hand glove."
    D    C  D
Who dearly loves me
   D            G        D
"O give to him my right hand glove.
     D    G    C   Em
Tell him to find another love."
    D          G        C        Em  D   
For bonnie Susie Cleland 's t'be burnt in Dundee.


   D            G      D
Go give to him my gay gold ring
D    C      G   Em
Hey my love and ho my joy
   D            G      D
Go give to him my gay gold ring
    D    C  D
Who dearly loves me
   D            G      D
Go give to him my gay gold ring
     D     G     C   Em
Tell him I'm gone to my burning
    D          G        C        Em  D   
And bonnie Susie Cleland 's t'be burnt in Dundee.


    D              G    D
Her father he carved up the stake
D    C      G   Em
Hey my love and ho my joy
    D              G    D
Her father he carved up the stake
    D    C  D
Who dearly loves me
    D              G    D
Her father he carved up the stake
    D     G    C      Em
Her brother he the fire did make
    D          G     C       Em  D   
And bonnie Susie Cleland was burnt in Dundee.

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