These are the chords for The Shearings Not For You by James Yorkston feat. Kalyna Rakel on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard
[Intro]
G D C G
[Verse 1]
G D
O the shearing's not for you,
C G
my bonnie lassie O,
G D
O the shearing's not for you,
C G
my bonnie lassie O,
C
O the shearing's not for you,
G Em
for your back it wouldna' bow,
G D
And your belly's o'er full,
C G
my bonnie lassie O.
[Verse 2]
G D
It was in the month of May,
C G
my bonnie lassie O,
G D
It was in the month of May,
C G
my bonnie lassie O,
C
It was in the month of May,
G Em
when the flowers they were gay,
G D
And the lambs did sport and play,
C G
my bonnie lassie O'
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[Verse 3]
G D
Do you mind on yonder hill,
C G
my bonnie laddie O,
G D
Do you mind on yonder hill,
C G
my bonnie laddie O,
C
D'you mind on yonder hill where
G Em
you swore you would me kill,
G D
If you did'na have your will?
C G
my bonnie laddie O.
[Verse 4]
G D
Do you mind the banks of Ayr,
C G
my bonnie laddie O,
G D
Do you mind the banks of Ayr,
C G
my bonnie laddie O,
C
Do you mind the banks of Ayr,
G Em
where you drew me in your snare,
G D
And you left me in despair,
C G
my bonnie laddie O?
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[Verse 5]
G D
O it's you may kill me dead,
C G
my bonnie laddie O,
G D
O it's you may kill me dead,
C G
my bonnie laddie O,
C
O I'll not kill you dead
G Em
nor make your body bleed,
G D
Nor marry you with speed
C G
my bonnie lassie O.
[Verse 6]
G D
For the pipes do sweetly play,
C G
my bonnie lassie O,
G D
For the pipes do sweetly play,
C G
my bonnie lassie O,
C
O the pipes do sweetly play and
G Em
the troops do march away,
G D
And it's here I will not stay,
C G
my bonnie lassie O.
[Verse 7]
G D
O the shearing's not for you,
C G
my bonnie lassie O,
G D
O the shearing's not for you,
C G
my bonnie lassie O,
C
O the shearing's not for you,
G Em
for your back it wouldna' bow,
G D
And your belly's o'er full
C G
my bonnie lassie O.
[Outro]
G D C G X2
C G Em
G D C G