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Hi For The Beggarman by Liam Clancy

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  • Capo on 5th
CAPO: 5


Intro: Chord diagramC majorC

verse 1:
               Chord diagramG+G
The night being dark and very cold

Chord diagramA augmentedA woman took pity on a poor old soul
Chord diagramC majorC
She took pity on a poor old soul
       Chord diagramG+G    Chord diagramC majorC
And asked him to come in
                Chord diagramG+G
With his too-roo roo-roo rantin hi

And a too-roo roo-roo rantin hi
Chord diagramC majorC
Too-roo roo-roo rantin hi
        Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramC majorC
And hi for the beggarman


verse 2:
               Chord diagramG+G
He sat him down in a chimney nook

He hung his coat upon a hook
  Chord diagramC majorC
He hung his coat upon a hook
      Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramC majorC
And merrily he did sing


               Chord diagramG+G
Ah ha, too-roo roo-roo rantin hi

Too-roo roo-roo rantin hi
Chord diagramC majorC
Too-roo roo-roo rantin hi
        Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramC majorC
And hi for the beggarman


verse 3:
                     Chord diagramG+G
In the middle of the night the old woman rose

She missed the beggarman and all his clothes
  Chord diagramC majorC
She clapped and clapped and clapped again
         Chord diagramG+G    Chord diagramC majorC
Says, "He has me daughter gone"
                Chord diagramG+G
With his too-roo roo-roo rantin hi

Too-roo roo-roo rantin hi
Chord diagramC majorC
Too-roo roo-roo rantin hi
        Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramC majorC
And hi for the beggarman


verse 4:
                 Chord diagramG+G
Three long years have passed and gone

When this old man came back again
Chord diagramC majorC
Asking for a charity
          Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramC majorC
"Would you lodge a beggarman?"


VERSE 5:
              Chord diagramG+G
"I never lodged any but the one

And with that one me daughter's gone
Chord diagramC majorC
With that one me daughter's gone
      Chord diagramG+G    Chord diagramC majorC
So merrily you may gang"


                 Chord diagramG+G
With your too-roo roo-roo rantin hi

Too-roo roo-roo rantin hi
Chord diagramC majorC
Too-roo roo-roo rantin hi
        Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramC majorC
And hi for the beggarman


VERSE 5:
                   Chord diagramG+G
"Would you like to see your daughter now

With two babbies on her knee
Chord diagramC majorC
With two babbies on her knee
      Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramC majorC
And another coming on?"


VERSE 5:
                  Chord diagramG+G
"For yonder she sits and yonder she stands

The finest lady in all the land
Chord diagramC majorC
Servants there at her command
            Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramC majorC
Since she went with the beggarman"


                Chord diagramG+G
With his too-roo roo-roo rantin hi

And a too-roo roo-roo rantin hi
Chord diagramC majorC
Too-roo roo-roo rantin hi
        Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramC majorC
And hi for the beggarman

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