Verse 1
F#M E Bm F#M7
Sing no more ditties, sing no mo', Of dumps so dull and heavy;
Bm7 F#M E Bm E
The fraud of men was ever so, Since summer first was leafy.
Chorus
F#M7 Bm E A F#M7 Bm E
Then sigh not so, but let them go, And be you blithe and bonny,
A E F#M7 Bm E
Converting all your sounds of woe Into Hey nonny, nonny.
Verse 2
Dm E Am F#M7
Sing no more ditties, sing no mo', Of dumps so dull and heavy;
Bm Dm7 Dm E Am
The fraud of men was ever so, Since summer first was leafy.
Chorus
F#M7 Bm E A F#M7 Bm E
Then sigh not so, but let them go, And be you blithe and bonny,
A E F#M7 Bm E
Converting all your sounds of woe Into Hey nonny, nonny.
Bridge
F#M Bm Bm7 E
Sigh no more, ladies, sigh no more, Men were deceivers ever;
Bm7 F#M Bm E Dm E Am F#M7
One foot in sea and one on shore, To one thing constant never;
E F#M E Bm E A F#M7 Bm E
Then sigh not so, but let them go, And be you blithe and bonny,
A E F#M7 Bm E A E F#M7
Converting all your sounds of woe Into Hey nonny, nonny (Hey nonny, nonny)
Verse 3
A Bm
Sigh no more, sigh no more,
Gm A7 Dm E7
It is not worth your grieving;
E7 Am Dm F
Lest you should sigh your heart away,
E7 Am Dm E A E F#M7
And die for nothing, die for nothing.
Chorus
Dm E Am F#M7
Sigh no more ditties, sing no mo', Of dumps so dull and heavy;
Bm Dm7 Dm E Am
The fraud of men was ever so, Since summer first was leafy.
Chorus
F#M7 Bm E A F#M7 Bm E
Then sigh not so, but let them go, And be you blithe and bonny,
A E F#M7 (F#M7 (Hold)) Bm E A E F#M7
Converting all your sounds of woe Into Hey nonny, nonny (Hey nonny, nonny)
Outro
F#M7 Bm E A F#M7 Bm7 E (Dm7 E7 (Hold))
Hey nonny, nonny, hey nonny, nonny. Hey nonny, nonny.
Notes:
* Bm7 can also be played as Bm.
* Dm7 can also be played as Dm.