As I Roved Out chords by Loreena Mckennitt

Guitar chords with lyrics

Intro: D MajorD  A minorAm  D MajorD  A minorAm  D MajorD  A minorAm  D MajorD  A minorAm


Verse
DmDm              A minorAm
Who are you, my pretty fair maid
DmDm           A minorAm
Who are you, honey?
    DmDm              A minorAm
And who are you, my pretty fair maid
    DmDm           A minorAm
And who are you, honey?
    DmDm                C majorC
She answered me quite modestly
        G/BG/B      A minorAm
I am me mother's darling

A minorAm
With me
DmDm        C majorC
Too-ry-ay Fol-de-diddle-day
      G/BG/B                   D MajorD   A minorAm  DmDm  A minorAm
Di-re fol-de-diddle Dai-rie oh


Verse
    DmDm                  A minorAm
And will you come to me mother's house
         DmDm              A minorAm
When the moon is shining clearly?
    DmDm                  A minorAm
And will you come to me mother's house
         DmDm              A minorAm
When the moon is shining clearly?
     DmDm                     C majorC
I'll open the door and I'll let you in
             G/BG/B      A minorAm
And Divil 'o one will hear us

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A minorAm
With me
DmDm        C majorC
Too-ry-ay Fol-de-diddle-day
      G/BG/B                   D MajorD   A minorAm  DmDm  A minorAm
Di-re fol-de-diddle Dai-rie oh


Verse
      DmDm                       A minorAm
So, I went to her house in the middle of the night
    DmDm               A minorAm
The moon was shining clearly
      DmDm                       A minorAm
So, I went to her house in the middle of the night
    DmDm               A minorAm
The moon was shining clearly
    DmDm                      C majorC
She opened the door and she let me in
               G/BG/B     A minorAm
And Divil, the one did hear us


A minorAm
With me
DmDm        C majorC
Too-ry-ay Fol-de-diddle-day
      G/BG/B                   D MajorD   A minorAm  DmDm  A minorAm
Di-re fol-de-diddle Dai-rie oh


Verse
    DmDm                   A minorAm
She took me horse by the bridle and the bit
    DmDm                A minorAm
And led him to the stable
    DmDm                   A minorAm
She took me horse by the bridle and the bit
    DmDm                A minorAm
And led him to the stable
                DmDm                   C majorC
Saying "There's plenty of oats for a soldier's horse
           G/BG/B    A minorAm
To eat it if he's able"


A minorAm
With me
DmDm        C majorC
Too-ry-ay Fol-de-diddle-day
      G/BG/B                   D MajorD   A minorAm  DmDm  A minorAm
Di-re fol-de-diddle Dai-rie oh


Verse
         DmDm             A minorAm
Then she took me by the lily-white hand
DmDm              A minorAm
Led me to the table
         DmDm             A minorAm
Then she took me by the lily-white hand
DmDm              A minorAm
Led me to the table
                DmDm                   C majorC
Saying "There's plenty of wine for a soldier boy
            G/BG/B   A minorAm
To drink if he is able"


Chorus
A minorAm
With me
DmDm        C majorC
Too-ry-ay Fol-de-diddle-day
      G/BG/B                   D MajorD   A minorAm  DmDm  A minorAm
Di-re fol-de-diddle Dai-rie oh


Verse
     DmDm             A minorAm
Then I got up and I made the bed
  DmDm                 A minorAm
I made it nice and aisy
     DmDm             A minorAm
Then I got up and I made the bed
  DmDm                 A minorAm
I made it nice and aisy
    DmDm             C majorC
The I got up and I laid her down
                G/BG/B     A minorAm
Saying "Lassie, are you able "


A minorAm
With me
DmDm        C majorC
Too-ry-ay Fol-de-diddle-day
      G/BG/B                   D MajorD   A minorAm  DmDm  A minorAm
Di-re fol-de-diddle Dai-rie oh


Verse
    DmDm                    A minorAm
And there we lay till the break of day
DmDm                     A minorAm
Divil the one did hear us
    DmDm                    A minorAm
And there we lay till the break of day
DmDm                     A minorAm
Divil the one did hear us
     DmDm           C majorC
Then I arose, put on me clothes
                G/BG/B    A minorAm
Saying "Lassie, I must leave you"


A minorAm
With me
DmDm        C majorC
Too-ry-ay Fol-de-diddle-day
      G/BG/B                   D MajorD   A minorAm  DmDm  A minorAm
Di-re fol-de-diddle Dai-rie oh


Verse
     DmDm              A minorAm
"And when will you return again
DmDm                 A minorAm
When will we be married?
    DmDm              A minorAm
And when will you return again
DmDm                 A minorAm
When will we be married?
      DmDm                 C majorC
"When broken shells make Christmas bells
         G/BG/B      A minorAm
We might then get married"


A minorAm
With me
DmDm        C majorC
Too-ry-ay Fol-de-diddle-day
      G/BG/B                   D MajorD   A minorAm  DmDm  A minorAm
Di-re fol-de-diddle Dai-rie oh