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Version 1

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T:My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean
Z:Webmaster
C:Trad
O:England
M:3/4
L:1/4
K:C
G| e d c| d c A| G E2-|
w:My Bo-nny lies o-ver the oce-an,
E z G| e d c| c B c| d3-|
w:an - My Bo-nny lies o-ver the sea.
d z G| e d c| d c A | G E2-|
w:sea - My Bo-nny lies o-ver the oce-an.
E z G | A d c| B A B| c3-| c2 z|
w:an - Oh bring back my Bo-nny to me.
G3| c3| A3| d2 c|
w: Bring back bring back Oh
B B B| B A B| c2 d| e3|
w:bring back my Bo-nny to me, to me
G3| c3| A3| d2 c|
w: Bring back bring back -
B B B| B A B| c3-| c2||
w:Oh bring back my Bo-nny to me -
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W:1.
W:My Bonny lies over the ocean,
W:My Bonny lies over the sea.
W:My Bonny lies over the ocean.
W:Oh bring back my Bonny to me.
W:Bring back, bring back,
W:Oh bring back my Bonny to me, to me.
W:Bring back, bring back,
W:Oh bring back my Bonny to me.
W:.
W:2.
W:Last night as I laid at my pillow,
W:Last night as I laid in my bed.
W:Last night as I laid on my pillow
W:I dreamed that my Bonny was dead.
W:Bring back, bring back,
W:Oh bring back my Bonny to me, to me.
W:Bring back, bring back,
W:Oh bring back my Bonny to me.
W:.
W:3.
W:Oh, blow, ye winds, over the ocean!
W:Oh, blow, ye winds, over the sea!
W:Oh, blow, ye winds, over the ocean,
W:And bring back my Bonnie to me!
W:Bring back, bring back,
W:Oh bring back my Bonny to me, to me.
W:Bring back, bring back,
W:Oh bring back my Bonny to me.
W:.
W:4.
W:The winds have gone over the ocean,
W:The winds have gone over the sea.
W:The winds have gone over the ocean,
W:And brought back my Bonny to me.
W:Brought back, brought back,
W:Oh brought back my Bonny to me, to me.
W:Brought back, brought back,
W:Oh brought back my Bonny to me.

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