The Old Man From Over The Sea chords by Lankum

Chords with lyrics

♫ Verse 1:
   A minorAm
There was an old man come over the sea
          E minorEm
Aye, but I'll not have him
   A minorAm
There was an old man come over the sea
                  E minorEm
Come snivelling, snuffling, over on me
     A minorAm            C majorC
With his long grey beard, with his long grey beard
E minorEm       A minorAm
A‐shivering and shaking

♫ Verse 2:
  A minorAm
My mother she told me to bid him come in
         E minorEm
Aye, but I'll not have him
  A minorAm
My mother she told me to bid him come in
                     E minorEm
And he giggled and dribbled all over his chin
     A minorAm            C majorC
With his long grey beard, with his long grey beard
E minorEm       A minorAm
A‐shivering and shaking

♫ Verse 3:
  A minorAm
My mother she told me to give him a stool
         E minorEm
Aye, but I'll not have him
  A minorAm
My mother she told me to give him a stool
                     E minorEm
Well I gave him a stool and he sat like a fool
     A minorAm            C majorC
With his long grey beard, with his long grey beard
E minorEm       A minorAm
A‐shivering and shaking

♫ Verse 4:
A minorAm
My mother she told me to give him some cake
         E minorEm
Aye, but I'll not have him
  A minorAm
My mother she told me to give him some cake
                      E minorEm
And the silly old fool wriggled just like a snake
     A minorAm            C majorC
With his long grey beard, with his long grey beard
E minorEm       A minorAm
A‐shivering and shaking

♫ Verse 5:
  A minorAm
My mother she told me to pass him the sugar
         E minorEm
Aye, but I'll not have him
  A minorAm
My mother she told me to pass him the sugar
                        E minorEm
And he shivvelled and shovelled it down like a bugger
     A minorAm            C majorC
With his long grey beard, with his long grey beard
E minorEm       A minorAm
A‐shivering and shaking

♫ Verse 6:
  A minorAm
My mother she told me to take him to bed
         E minorEm
Aye, but I'll not have him
  A minorAm
My mother she told me to take him to bed
                     E minorEm
And the daft old devil nigh stood on his head
     A minorAm            C majorC
With his long grey beard, with his long grey beard
E minorEm       A minorAm
A‐shivering and shaking

♫ Verse 7:
  A minorAm
My mother told me to show him what to do
         E minorEm
Aye, but I'll not have him
  A minorAm
My mother told me to show him what to do
                      E minorEm
But the silly old cod couldn’t learn how to screw
     A minorAm            C majorC
With his long grey beard, with his long grey beard
E minorEm       A minorAm
A‐shivering and shaking

♫ Verse 8:
  A minorAm
My mother she told me to bid him farewell
         E minorEm
Aye, but I'll not have him
  A minorAm
My mother she told me to bid him farewell
                      E minorEm
Well I bid him farewell and I wished him in hell
     A minorAm            C majorC
With his long grey beard, with his long grey beard
E minorEm       A minorAm
A‐shivering and shaking

♫ Verse 9:
   A minorAm
There was an old man come over the sea
          E minorEm
Aye, but I'll not have him
   A minorAm
There was an old man come over the sea
                  E minorEm
Come snivelling, snuffling, over on me
     A minorAm            C majorC
With his long grey beard, with his long grey beard
E minorEm       A minorAm
A‐shivering and shaking