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Song Name: The Bonniest Lass (2nd pos) By: Robert Burns--Scottish folk song
Posted By: WaltP Difficulty: Any
Key: E Genre: Folk
Harp Type: Diatonic
Created: 2011-08-23 09:55:42 Modified: 2011-08-23 09:57:06


Song:

THE BONNIEST LASS 2nd pos

W: Robert Burns

Scottish folk song

Key: E

Harp: A

 

-1   3   -3”   3    -1  2   3    -3”

-4   6   -6    6    -4  5   6    -6

The bon-niest lass that ye meet next

 

 4  -3 -3” 3   -1  2   2

 7  -7 -6  6   -4  5   5

Gie her a kiss an’ a’ that

 

-1   3  -3” 3   -1  2   3   -3”

-4   6  -6  6   -4  5   6   -6

In spite o’ ev-‘ry par-ish priest

 

4   -3  -3”   3   2   -1  -1

7   -7  -6    6   5   -4  -4

Re-pent-in’ stool an’ a’ that

 

 3 -34  -4  -3  4   -3”

 7 -77  -8  -7  7   -6

For a’ that an’ a’ that

 

  4   -3   4   -4   3   2   2

  7   -7   7   -8   6   5   5

Their hol-low sangs an’ a’ that

 

4   -3   4   -4   -3   5 -3”-3”

7   -7   7   -8   -7   8 -6 -6

In time and place con-ven-i-ent

 

   4     -3   -3”   3     2  -1  -1

   7     -7   -6    6     5  -4  -4

They’ll do’t them-selves for a’ that