As I Roved Out chords by Loreena Mckennitt

Guitar chords with lyrics

Intro: DD  AmAm  DD  AmAm  DD  AmAm  DD  AmAm

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

AmAm
With me
DmDm        CC
Too-ry-ay Fol-de-diddle-day
      G/BG/B                   DD   AmAm  DmDm  AmAm
Di-re fol-de-diddle Dai-rie oh

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

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AmAm
With me
DmDm        CC
Too-ry-ay Fol-de-diddle-day
      G/BG/B                   DD   AmAm  DmDm  AmAm
Di-re fol-de-diddle Dai-rie oh

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


AmAm
With me
DmDm        CC
Too-ry-ay Fol-de-diddle-day
      G/BG/B                   DD   AmAm  DmDm  AmAm
Di-re fol-de-diddle Dai-rie oh

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


AmAm
With me
DmDm        CC
Too-ry-ay Fol-de-diddle-day
      G/BG/B                   DD   AmAm  DmDm  AmAm
Di-re fol-de-diddle Dai-rie oh

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

Chorus
AmAm
With me
DmDm        CC
Too-ry-ay Fol-de-diddle-day
      G/BG/B                   DD   AmAm  DmDm  AmAm
Di-re fol-de-diddle Dai-rie oh

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


AmAm
With me
DmDm        CC
Too-ry-ay Fol-de-diddle-day
      G/BG/B                   DD   AmAm  DmDm  AmAm
Di-re fol-de-diddle Dai-rie oh

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


AmAm
With me
DmDm        CC
Too-ry-ay Fol-de-diddle-day
      G/BG/B                   DD   AmAm  DmDm  AmAm
Di-re fol-de-diddle Dai-rie oh

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


AmAm
With me
DmDm        CC
Too-ry-ay Fol-de-diddle-day
      G/BG/B                   DD   AmAm  DmDm  AmAm
Di-re fol-de-diddle Dai-rie oh