Тональность
Capo 5
Am G C Em
By Clyde's bonny banks as I sadly did wander
C D Em Am
Among the pit heaps as the evening drew nigh;
G C Em
I spied a young woman all dressed in deep mourning
C D Am
А-weeping and wailing with many a sigh.
Am D C Em
I stepped up beside her and gently addressed her:
Am G C Em
Would it help you to talk about the cause of your pain?
Am G C Em
А sobbing and sighing, at last she did answer
C G Am G Am
Johnny Murphy, kind sir, was my true lover's name.
Am G C Em
Twenty-one years of age, full of youth and good looking
C D Em Am
To work down the mine of High Blantyre he came,
G C Em
Our wedding was fixed, all the guests they were invited
C G Am G Am
That calm summers evening my Johnny was slain.
Am D C G
The explosion was heard, by the women and children
Am G C Em
With pale anxious faces they ran to the mine.
Am G C E
When the truth was made known, how the hills rang with mourning
C G Am G Am
Three-hundred-and-ten Scottish miners were slain.
Am D C am Em
Mothers and daughters and sweethearts and lovers
Am G C Em
The Blantyre explosion you'll never forget;
Em Am G C Em Am Em
Come all you good people who hear my sad story
Em C G Am G Am
Remember the miners who lie at their rest
Outro: Am G C Em
Em C G Am G Am
