G D G C G Bm C G C D
[Verse 1]
G D G
How Blithe each morn was I to see
C G
My love came o'er the hills
Bm C G C
He skipped the burn and he ran to me
D
I met him with goodwill
[Chorus]
G D G
Oh, the broom, the bonnie, bonnie broom
C G
Broom of the Cowdenknowes
Bm C G C
Fain would I be in the north country
D G
Herding his father's ewes
[Verse 2]
D G
We neither herded ewes nor lamb
C G
While the flocks near us lay
Bm C G C
He gathered in the sheep at night
D
And cheered me all the day
[Chorus]
G D G
Oh, the broom, the bonnie, bonnie broom
C G
Broom of the Cowdenknowes
Bm C G C
Fain would I be in the north country
D
Herding his father's ewes
[Instrumental]
G D G C G Bm C G C D
[Verse 3]
G D G
Hard fate that I should banished be
C G
Gone way o'er hill and moor
Bm C G C
Because I loved the fairest lad
D
That ever yet was born
[Chorus]
G D G
Oh, the broom, the bonnie, bonnie broom
C G
Broom of the Cowdenknowes
Bm C G C
Fain would I be in the north country
D G
Herding his father's ewes
[Verse 4]
D G
Adieu, ye Cowdenknowes, adieu
C G
Farewell all pleasures there
Bm C G C
To wander by his side again
D
Is all I crave or care
[Chorus]
G D G
Oh, the broom, the bonnie, bonnie broom
C G
Broom of the Cowdenknowes
Bm C G C
Fain would I be in the north country
D G
Herding his father's ewes
[Chorus]
G D G
Oh, the broom, the bonnie, bonnie broom
C Em
Broom of the Cowdenknowes
Bm C G C
Fain would I be in the north country
D G
Herding his father's ewes
