My bonnie
blue eyes
D A D
1. Goodbye, my little bonnie blue eyes,
G D
goodbye,
my little bonnie blue eyes.
G D
You've told me more lies than
the stars in the skies
D
A D
goodbye,
my little bonnie blue eyes.
D
A
D
2. I saw my little bonnie last night,
G D
she
looked so dear to me.
G D
She's the only girl I ever
loved,
D A D
she's
now gone back on me.
+ instrumental = verse 2
D A
D
3. Oh, stand at the gate and weep,
G D
oh,
stand at the gate and weep.
G D
Oh, stand at the gate and weep
and mourn,
D A
D
oh,
bonnie, won’t you love me once more.
D A D
4. Come and lay your hand in mine,
G D
come
and lay your hand in mine !
G D
Come and lay your arms around
my neck
D A D
and
say that you will be mine.
+ instrumental = verse 4
D A
D
5. Oh, you know what you promised me,
G D
oh,
you know what you promised me !
G D
You promised that you'd marry
me
D A D
oh,
you know what you promised me.
D A D
6. I've stayed in the country too long
G D
I've stayed in the country too
long.
G D
The only wrong that I have
done,
D A
D
I've stayed in the country too
long.
+ instrumental = verse 6
D A D
7. Come and go with me too the train,
G D
come
and go with me too the train.
G D
Come and go with me and see me
get on,
D
A D
goodbye,
my little bonnie, I'm gone
(orig. = capo 2nd) (The Carter
Family)