Chord/Tab song: Bonnie Charlie

Song: Bonnie Charlie
Tabbed by: DJ
21st June 2013

From, founder member of Manfred Mann,
Mike Hugg's 1972 solo album 'Somewhere'

Tuning: Standard
CAPO: 1st fret (Sounds in key of G#m)



| [Am] / / [G]/ / | [F]/ / / [G]/ | [Am]/ / [G]/ / | [F/C] / / [G/B] / [G]/ | [Am] / / / / |

[Am] He watched the si[G]lver boats in the su[F]nset,
[F]^ [Em] ^ [Dm]^ Riding into p[G]ort on gentle bre[F]ezes,
[F]^ [Em] ^ [Dm]^ Heard the s[Dm/C]eagull's cry...[Bm7b5] echo 'round the b[E]ay,
As [E7]he sat [Am]in his chair, [G] by the open wi[F]ndow!

[F]^ [G]^ [Am] ^ Ships had been his l[G]ife from ten to ei[F]ghty,
[F]^ [G]^ [Am] ^ And now the t[G]ime had come for re[F]sting,
[F]^ [Em]^ [Dm]^ His sons, and [Dm/C]their sons too, had [Bm7(b5)]taken over a[E]ll that needed do[E7]ing,
[G] A time for remi - ni[F]scing!

[F] [G] [Am] [Asus4] [Em7] [Em7] [D] [Am]

^ ^ ^ Good - bye, Bonnie Charlie----------, good boat, you served me well,

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
[Am] [Asus4] [Em7] [Em7] [D] [Am]

Good - bye, untamed ocean-----------, I'll soon be sett - ing sail,

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
To [Em7]ride the tide of e - [Em7]ter - [D]ni - [Am]ty!
^ ^ ^

[Am] A little [G]bay lit - up by moo[F]nlight, [G] [Am] like something f[G]rom a fairy - t[F]ale,
[F]^ [Em] ^ [Dm] ^ And never [Dm/C]in his life had[Bm7b5] he seen such a lo[E]vely n[E7]ight as [Am]this, [G] heaven ki[F]ssed!

[F] [G] [Am] [Asus4] [Em7] [Em7] [D] [Am]

^ ^ ^ Good - bye, Bonnie Charlie----------, good boat, you served me well,

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
[Am] [Asus4] [Em7] [Em7] [D] [Am]

Good - bye, untamed ocean-----------, I'll soon be sett - ing sail,

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
To [Em7]ride the tide of e - [Em7]ter - [D]ni - [Am]ty!
^ ^ ^

Am F Am6 F E/B [ch]Gm6/Bb[/ch] D
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

[ch]Dm/F[/ch] Am/C E/B Am/C [ch]Dm/F[/ch] Am/C E/B Am/C [ch]Dm/F[/ch] E7
| / / / / | / / / / | / / |

Am F Am6 F E/B [ch]Gm6/Bb[/ch] D
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

[ch]Dm/F[/ch] Am/C E/B Am/C [ch]Dm/F[/ch] Am/C E/B Am/C [ch]Dm/F[/ch]
| / / / / | / / / / | / / |

[Am] And as the si[G]lver boats at sun[F]rise, [G] [Am] rode out of p[G]ort on gentle br[F]eezes,
[F]^ [Em]^ [Dm]^ The seagull's fa[Dm/C]rewell cry..[Bm7(b5)]. echoed 'round the b[E]ay,
P[E7]ast the e[Am]mpty chair, [G] by the open wi[F]ndow! [F]^ [G]^ [Am]^

| [Am] / / [G]/ / | [F/C] / / [G/B] / [G]/ | [Am]/ / / / | [Am]/ / [G]/ / | [F/C] / / [G/B] / [G]/ | [Am] / ||



Chord shapes are relative to capo position:

Am x02210 Dm xx0231 Asus4 x02230 [ch]Gm6/Bb[/ch] x12030
G 320033 Dm/C x30231 Em7 022030 [ch]Dm/F[/ch] xx3231
F 133211 Bm7b5 x20201 D xx0232 Am/C x32210
F/C x33211 E 022100 Am6 x02212
G/B x20033 E7 022130 E/B x22100

^ Emphasise the beat

http://www.youtube.com/watch?vX0Ur6iW4y3I