G         D      Em
Johnny arose on a May mornin'
                   G        B7
Gone for water tae wash his hands
       Em         G           D        Em
He hae loused tae me, oh, his twa grey dogs
     C            D    Em
That lie bound in iron bands

[Verse]
              G           D        Em
When Johnny's mother, she heard o' this
              G        B7
Her hands for dule she wrang
         Em      G       D   Em
Cryin', "Johnny, for yer venison
        C           D        Em
Tae the green woods dinna ye gang"

[Verse]
                    G        D       Em
Aye, but Johnny hae taen his good benbow
           G      B7
His arrows one by one
         Em    G          D          Em
Aye, and he's awa tae the green wood gaen
    C       D        Em
Tae dae the dun deer doon

[Verse]
              G             D            Em
Oh Johnny, he shot, aye the dun deer she lapp't
               G      B7
He wounded her in the side
       Em        G     D       Em
Aye, between the water and the wood
    C         D          Em
The grey dogs laid their pride

[Instrumental]
Em  G  D  Em  G  B7
Em  G  D  Em  C  D  Em

[Verse]
              G      D          Em
It's by there cam' a silly auld man
                G             B7
Wi' an ill that John he might dee
        Em    G            D    Em
Oh, and he's awa' doon tae Esslemont
          C            D             Em
Well, the King's seven foresters tae see

[Verse]
            G         D          Em
It's up and spake the first forester
                 G         B7
He was heid ane amang them a'
     Em      G         D      Em
"Can this be Johnny O' Braidislee?
  C       D       Em
Untae him we will draw"

[Verse]
                   G        D               Em
An' the first shot that the foresters, they fired
             G           B7
They wounded John in the knee
        Em     G             D               Em
An' the second shot that the foresters, they fired
          C             D         Em
Well, his hairt's blood blint his e'e

[Verse]
                    G     D         Em
But he's leaned his back against an oak
              G        B7
An' his foot against a stane
       Em     G            D          Em
Oh and he hae fired on the seven foresters
    C               D       Em
An' he's killed them a' but ane

[Verse]
            G              D          Em
Aye, he hae broke fower o' this man's ribs
                 G      B7
His airm and his collar bain
       Em     G        D    Em
Oh and he has sent him on a horse
        C         D       Em
For tae carry the tidings hame

[Instrumental]
Em  G  D  Em  G  B7
Em  G  D  Em  C  D  Em

[Verse]
         G       D            Em
Johnny's good benbow, it lies broke
             G              B7
His twa grey dogs, they lie deid
        Em       G    D           Em
And his body, it lies doon in Monymusk
        C       D        Em
And his huntin' days are daen
    C       D        Em
His huntin' days are daen

[Outro]
Em  G  D  Em  G  B7
Em  G  D  Em  C  D  Em  C  D  Em