Weila Waila chords by The Dubliners

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 2nd

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: A augmentedA

Difficulty: Novice

Verse:
G+G
There was an old woman and she lived in the woods
       C majorC G+G
Weile, weile, waile;
D MajorD
There was an old woman and she lived in the woods
           G+G
Down by the river Saile

Verse:
G+G
She had a baby three months old
        C majorC G+G
Weile, weile, waile
D MajorD
She had a baby three months old
           G+G
Down by the river Saile;

Verse:
G+G
She had a penknife long and sharp
       C majorC G+G
Weile, weile, waile
D MajorD
She had a penknife long and sharp
           G+G
Down by the river Saile;

Verse:
G+G
She stuck the penknife in the baby's heart
       C majorC G+G
Weile, weile, waile
D MajorD
She stuck the penknife in the baby's heart
           G+G
Down by the river Saile;

Verse:
G+G
Three policemen and a detective bobby came knocking at the door
       C majorC G+G
Weile, weile, waile
D MajorD
Three policemen and a detective bobby came knocking at the door
           G+G
Down by the river Saile;

Verse:
G+G
They pulled the rope and she was hung
       C majorC G+G
Weile, weile, waile
D MajorD
They pulled the rope and she was hung
           G+G
Down by the river Saile;

G+G
And that was the end of the woman in the woods
       C majorC G+G
Weile, weile, waile
D MajorD
And that was the end of the baby too
           G+G
Down by the river Saile