As I Roved Out

    Am              Em
And who are you, me pretty fair maid 
    Am              Em
And who are you, me honey? 
    Am              Em
And who are you, me pretty fair maid 
    Am              Em
And who are you, me honey? 
    Am                G
She answered me quite modestly: 
  G                       
I am me mother's darling.

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        Am
With me too-ry-ay 
Em
Fol-de-diddle-day 
Em
Di-re fol-de-diddle 
Am
Dai-rie oh. 

     Am                 Em
And will you come to me mother's house, 
         Am             Em
When the sun is shining clearly ( repeat ) 
     Am                     G 
I'll open the door and I'll let you in 
    G
And divil 'o one would hear us. 
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     Am                       Em
So I went to her house in the middle of the night 
         Am               Em
When the moon was shining clearly ( repeat ) 
    Am                      G
She opened the door and she let me in 
    G
And divil the one did hear us. 
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    Am                   Em
She took me horse by the bridle and the bit 
        Am             Em
And she led him to the stable ( repeat ) 
                Am                   G
Saying "There's plenty of oats for a soldier's horse, 
   G
To eat it if he's able." 
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         Am             Em
Then she took me by the lily-white hand 
        Am            Em
And she led me to the table ( repeat ) 
                Am                   G
Saying: There's plenty of wine for a soldier boy, 
   G
To drink it if you're able. 
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     Am           Em
Then I got up and made the bed 
      Am               Em
And I made it nice and aisy ( repeat ) 
     Am           G
Then I got up and laid her down 
        G
Saying: Lassie, are you able? 
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    Am                    Em
And there we lay till the break of day 
    Am              Em
And divil a one did hear us ( repeat ) 
     Am              G
Then I arose and put on me clothes 
        G
Saying: Lassie, I must leave you. 
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    Am            Em
And when will you return again 
    Am               Em
And when will we get married ( repeat ) 
     Am                 G
When broken shells make Christmas bells 
G
We might well get married.
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