donna donna donovan
( from catch the wind , 1965 )

these are the right chords ; )

* you can play E7 instead of plain E , if it sounds good to you : )

intro Am E 4

xam E Am E Am Dm Am E Am
on a wagon bound for market there’s a calf with a mournful eye
Am E Am E Am Dm Am E Am
high above him there’s a swallow winging swiftly through the sky

C Am G Am
all the winds are laughing , they laugh with all their might
C Am E Am
love and laugh the whole day through and half the summers night

E Am Dm Am
donna donna donna donna , donna donna donna don
E Am E Am E Am E
donna donna donna donna , donna donna donna don

“stop complaining” said the farmer , “who told you what had to be?
why cant you have wings to fly with , like the swallow , so proud and free?”

bridge

riff break

chorus

calves are easily bound and slaughtered never knowing the reason why
why can’t you have wings to fly with like the swallow you’ve learned to fly

bridge

chorus

outro Am E