Donna Donna Chords

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Difficulty:	absolute beginner
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	2nd fret

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3 contributors total, last edit on Sep 13, 2024

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[Intro]
   Am                                                            E
e|-----0---------0---|-----0-----------0---|-----0-------------|-----0-------------|
B|-----1---------1---|-----1-----------1---|-----1-------------|-----0-------------|
G|---2---2-----2---2-|---2----2------2---2-|---2---2-----2---2-|---1---1-----1---1-|
D|---------0/2-------|----------0/2--------|---------0/2-------|---------0/2-------|
A|-0-----------------|-0-------------------|-0-------------0---|---------------2---|
E|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-0-----------------|
 
   Am
e|-----0---------0---|-----0-------0---|
B|-----1---------1---|-----1-------1---|
G|---2---2-----2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|
D|---------0/2-------|-2-------2-------|
A|-0-----------------|-----------------|
E|-------------------|-----------------|
 
[Verse 1]
Am   E     Am        E     Am          Dm          Am       E
On a wagon bound for market  there's a calf with a mournful eye
Am      E        Am        E      Am        Dm      E           Am
  High above him there's a swallow  winging swiftly through the sky
 
[Chorus]
G                  C        Am     G                    C     Am
 How the winds are laughing,  they laugh with all their might
G                    C         Am          E                 Am
 Laugh and laugh the whole day through and half the summer's night
E                 Am     G                 C   Am
Donna donna donna donna, donna donna donna don
E                 Am     E                 Am   E Am
Donna donna donna donna, donna donna donna don
 
[Verse 2]
 Am      E         Am       E     Am          Dm    Am      E
"Stop complaining" said the farmer  "Who told you a calf to be?
Am         E        Am       E       Am         Dm          E         Am
 Why don't you have wings to fly with  like the swallow, so proud and free?"
 
[Chorus]
G                  C        Am     G                    C     Am
 How the winds are laughing,  they laugh with all their might
G                    C         Am          E                 Am
 Laugh and laugh the whole day through and half the summer's night
E                 Am     G                 C   Am
Donna donna donna donna, donna donna donna don
E                 Am     E                 Am   E Am
Donna donna donna donna, donna donna donna don
 
[Verse 3]
Am         E      Am        E           Am      Dm          Am     E
Calves are easily bound and slaughtered,  never knowing the reason why
Am       E    Am        E      Am         Dm          E          Am
  But whoever treasures freedom  like the swallow has learned to fly
 
[Chorus]
G                  C        Am     G                    C     Am
 How the winds are laughing,  they laugh with all their might
G                    C         Am          E                 Am
 Laugh and laugh the whole day through and half the summer's night
E                 Am     G                 C   Am
Donna donna donna donna, donna donna donna don
E                 Am     E                 Am
Donna donna donna donna, donna donna donna don
 
 
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Donna Donna – Joan Baez

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3 comments

Thanks for sharing! I play it without a capo though, and it sounds pretty good:)

Wonderful tab! I think those who may want to spice it up a little bit more can add a B between C and Am when singing "Laugh and laugh the whole day through"

Great tab! Took me back to some very happy times. Thank you!