I Once Loved A Lass chords by Karan Casey

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 4th

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

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
G+G

Verse:
                    C majorC
I once loved a lass and I loved her so well
 G+G          C majorC
I hated all others who spoke of her ill
  G+G                   C majorC
But now she's done rewarded me well for my love
   G+G     D MajorD    E minorEm
She's gone to be wed to another

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 G+G                  C majorC
I watched as my love did to the church go
    G+G              C majorC
With a bride and bride-maidens she made a fine show
   G+G                  C majorC
And I followed her on with a heart full of woe
  G+G       D MajorD    E minorEm
To see my love be wed to another
  G+G       D MajorD    E minorEm
To see my love be wed to another

Verse:
 G+G                 C majorC
I watched as my love did sit down to dine
 G+G             C majorC
I sat down beside her and I poured out the wine
   G+G                      C majorC
And I drank to the wee lass that should have been mine
  G+G     D MajorD    E minorEm
But now she is wed to another

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    G+G                     C majorC
"Well, stop," says the groomsman, "If you take my word
     G+G            C majorC
Would you venture your life on the point of a sword?
  G+G                      C majorC
For courting too slowly you have lost this fair maiden
 G+G       D MajorD    E minorEm
Begone, you will never enjoy her
 G+G       D MajorD    E minorEm    C majorC
Begone, you will never enjoy her"

Instrumental:
G+G D MajorD   E minorEm  G+G D MajorD   E minorEm
D MajorD
G+G D MajorD   E minorEm C majorC G+G D MajorD   E minorEm

Verse:
    G+G                 C majorC
Now the lads of the forest, they ask it of me
   G+G            C majorC
"How many strawberries grow 'round the salt sea?"
   G+G                 C majorC
And I answer them back with a tear in my eye
   G+G     D MajorD      E minorEm
"How many ships sail in the forest?"

Verse:
  G+G                 C majorC
Go dig me a grave all large, wide and deep
  G+G         C majorC
And cover it over with wild flowers sweet
  G+G                   C majorC
And lay me down gently for to take my long sleep
  G+G        D MajorD     E minorEm
And that's the best way to forget her

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   G+G                  C majorC
So we dug him a grave all large, wide and deep
  G+G          C majorC
And covered it over with wild flowers sweet
    G+G                     C majorC
And we laid him down gently for to take his long sleep
  G+G    D MajorD      E minorEm
And maybe by now he's forgotten
  G+G    D MajorD      E minorEm
And maybe by now he's forgotten