The Broomfield Hill
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Verse]
Dm
"I'll wager, I'll wager wi' you, fair maid
Am
Five hundred merks and ten
G
That ye winna go tae the bonnie broom fields
Dm
And return back a maiden again"
[Chorus]
Dm
Leatherum thee thou and aw
Am
Madam, I'm wi' you
G
And the seal o' me be abrachee
Dm
Fair maiden, I'm for you
[Verse]
Dm
"I'll wager, I'll wager wi' you, kind sir
Am
Five hundred merks and ten
G
That I will go tae the bonnie broom fields
Dm
And return back a maiden again"
[Chorus]
Dm
Leatherum thee thou and aw
Am
Madam, I'm wi' you
G
And the seal o' me be abrachee
Dm
Fair maiden, I'm for you
[Verse]
Dm
When she cam tae the bonnie broom hills
Am
Her lover lay fast asleep
G
Wi' his silvery bells and the gay old oak
Dm
And the broomstick under his heid
[Chorus]
Dm
Leatherum thee thou and aw
Am
Madam, I'm wi' you
G
And the seal o' me be abrachee
Dm
Fair maiden, I'm for you
[Verse]
Dm
Nine times 'roond the croon o' his heid
Am
And nine times 'roond his feet
G
Nine times she kissed his rosy lips
Dm
And his breath wis wondrous sweet
[Chorus]
Dm
Leatherum thee thou and aw
Am
Madam, I'm wi' you
G
And the seal o' me be abrachee
Dm
Fair maiden, I'm for you
[Verse]
Dm
She's taen the ring frae her finger
Am
Placed it on his breist bane
G
And a' for a token that she'd been there
Dm
That she'd been there and gane
[Chorus]
Dm
Leatherum thee thou and aw
Am
Madam, I'm wi' you
G
And the seal o' me be abrachee
Dm
Fair maiden, I'm for you
[Verse]
Dm
Greetin', oh greetin' gaed she oot
Am
An' a-singin' cam she in
G
'Twas a' for the safety o' her body
Dm
And the wager she had won
[Chorus]
Dm
Leatherum thee thou and aw
Am
Madam, I'm wi' you
G
And the seal o' me be abrachee
Dm
Fair maiden, I'm for you
[Verse]
Dm
"Whaur wis ye, ma bonnie gray hound
Am
That I coft ye sae dear?
G
Ye didna wauken me frae ma sleep
Dm
Whan ye kent ma love was here"
[Chorus]
Dm
Leatherum thee thou and aw
Am
Madam, I'm wi' you
G
And the seal o' me be abrachee
Dm
Fair maiden, I'm for you
[Verse]
Dm
"I scraped ye wi' ma fit, maister
Am
And ma collar bell, it rang
G
And still the mair that I did scrape
Dm
Awauken wid ye nane"
[Chorus]
Dm
Leatherum thee thou and aw
Am
Madam, I'm wi' you
G
And the seal o' me be abrachee
Dm
Fair maiden, I'm for you
[Verse]
Dm
"Haste and haste, ma gude white steed
Am
Tae come the maiden till
G
Or a' the birds o' the gude green wood
Dm
O' your flesh shall hae their fill"
[Chorus]
Dm
Leatherum thee thou and aw
Am
Madam, I'm wi' you
G
And the seal o' me be abrachee
Dm
Fair maiden, I'm for you
[Verse]
Dm
"Ye needna burst yer gude white steed
Am
Wi' racing ower the howm
G
Nae bird flies faster through the wood
Dm
Than she fled through the broom"
[Chorus]
Dm
Leatherum thee thou and aw
Am
Madam, I'm wi' you
G
And the seal o' me be abrachee
Dm
Fair maiden, I'm for you
How to play The Broomfield Hill
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.