Chords with lyrics
Monday morning (intro)
DmDm - E MajorE - A minorAm
DmDm E MajorE A minorAm
1. Early one mornin’ one mornin’ in spring
DmDm G+G C majorC E MajorE
to hear the birds whistle, the nightingales sing.
A minorAm G+G A minorAm E minorEm
I met a fair maiden who sweetly did sing,
A minorAm DmDm E MajorE A minorAm
I’m going to be married next Monday morning.
DmDm E MajorE A minorAm
2. “How old are you, my fair young maid,
DmDm G+G C majorC E MajorE
here in this valley, this valley so green ?
A minorAm G+G A minorAm E minorEm
How old are you, my fair young maid â€
A minorAm DmDm E MajorE A minorAm
“I’m goin’ to be sixteen next Monday morning.â€
DmDm E MajorE A minorAm
3. “Well, sixteen years old, that’s too young for to marry,
DmDm G+G C majorC E MajorE
so take my advice, five years longer to tarry.
A minorAm G+G A minorAm E minorEm
For marriage brings troubles and sorrows begin,
A minorAm DmDm E MajorE A minorAm
so put off your wedding for Monday morning.â€
DmDm E MajorE A minorAm
4. “You talk like a mad man, a man with no skill,
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two years I’ve been waiting against my own will.
A minorAm G+G A minorAm E minorEm
And now I’m determined to have my own way,
A minorAm DmDm E MajorE A minorAm
and I’m going to be married next Monday morning.â€
DmDm E MajorE A minorAm
5. “And next Monday mornin’ the bells they will ring,
DmDm G+G C majorC E MajorE
my true love will buy me a gay gold ring.
A minorAm G+G A minorAm E minorEm
Also he’ll buy me a new pretty gown
A minorAm DmDm E MajorE A minorAm
to wear at my wedding next Monday morning.â€
DmDm E MajorE A minorAm
6. “Next Monday night when I go to my bed,
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and I turn round to the man that I’ve wed,
A minorAm G+G A minorAm E minorEm
around his middle my two arms I will fling,
A minorAm DmDm E MajorE A minorAm
and I wish to my soul it was Monday morning.â€