Sheath And Knife chords by Eliza Carthy

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Verse 1
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 (G major)  (A major)  (G major)  (D major) It's whispered
in parlour it's whispered in hall
Oh the broom blooms bonny
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the broom blooms  (G major) fair
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Lady  (D major) Anne's with child
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among the ladies  (G major) all
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And  (D major) she dare not go down to
the broom no more

Verse 2
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One king's daughter said to  (D major) another
Oh the broom blooms bonny
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the broom blooms  (G major) fair
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We'll  (D major) go ride like sister
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and  (G major) brother
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And we'll never  (A major) go down  (G major) to
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 (D major) the broom no more
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We'll go ride in  (A major) yonder

Verse 3

valley

Oh the broom blooms bonny the

broom blooms fair

Where the green green trees

are budding so rarely

And we'll never go down

to the broom no more

Verse 4
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With hawk and hound we'll  (D major) 
hunt so rarely
Oh the broom blooms bonny
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the broom blooms  (G major) fair
D 
 (D major) And we'll come back all in
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the morning  (G major) early
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And we'll nev (A major) er go down
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D 
 (G major) to the broom  (D major) no more

Verse 5
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So they rode out like sister  (D major) and brother
Oh the broom blooms bonny
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the broom bloom (G major) s fair
D 
 (D major) And they hunted and hawked in
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the valley  (G major) together
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A 
D 
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And  (D major) they'll never go  (A major) down  (D major) to the  (G major) broom no more
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 (A major)  (D major)  (A major)  (D major)  (A major)  (G major)  (D major) 
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 (A major)  (G major)  (A major)  (G major)  (A major) 

Verse 6
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 (D major) 'Lady hold my horse and my hawk
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Oh the broom blooms bonny  (A major) 
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the broom blooms  (G major) fair
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For  (D major) I  cannot ride and I
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G 
 (A major) dare  (G major) not walk'
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And we'll  (D major) never go down to
the broom no more

Verse 7
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'But  (D major) set me down by the root o' this tree
Oh the broom blooms bonny
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the broom  (A major) blooms  (G major) fair
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For there  (D major) have I dreamt  (A major) that
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my last bed shall  (G major) be'
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 (D major) And we'll never go down
to the broom no more

Verse 8
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The one king's daughter did lift down  (D major) 
the other
Oh the broom blooms bonny
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the broom blooms  (G major) fair
D 
She was  (D major) light in her arms
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Bm 
like  (A major) any  (B minor) feather
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 (D major) And she'll never go down to

Verse 9
the broom no more
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 (D major) Bonnie Lady Anne sat down by the tree
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Oh the broom blooms bonny  (A major) 
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the broom blooms  (G major) fair
D 
And  (D major) there a grave was made
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where none  (G major) should be
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G 
And she'll nev (A major) er go down  (G major) to
D 
the  (D major) broom no more

Verse 10
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 (D major) The hawk had no lure the
horse had no master
Oh the broom blooms bonny
the broom blooms fair
And the faithless hounds through
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the woods they ran  (G major) faster
D 
 (D major) And they'll never go down to
the broom no more

Verse 11
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Oh when that you hear my loud loud  (D major) cry
Oh the broom blooms bonny
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the broom bloom (G major) s fair
D 
 (D major) Then bend your bow and let
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your arrow  (G major) fly
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Cause we'll never  (A major) go down  (G major) to the broom
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no more  (A major)  (D major)  (A major) 