Rambleaway chords by Shirley Collins

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 2nd

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

Key: B minorBm

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
A minorAm

Verse 1:
A minorAm    C majorC            G+G
As I go a-walking down Birmingham Street
A minorAm    C majorC              G+G
In my new scarlet jacket all neat and complete,
A minorAm                E MajorE
The girls all say as they pass me by,
A minorAm                E(7) A minorAm
"Is that the young man they call Rambleaway?"

Verse 2:
A minorAm     C majorC           G+G
As I was a-walking to Birmingham Fair
A minorAm      C majorC          G+G
I saw lovely Nancy a-curling her hair.
A minorAm                      E MajorE
I tipped her the wink and she rolled her dark eye,
A minorAm               E(7)     A minorAm
And said I to myself, "I'll be there by and by."

Verse 3:
A minorAm      C majorC             G+G
As I was out walking that night in the dark
A minorAm      C majorC         G+G
I took lovely Nancy to be my sweetheart;
A minorAm                   E MajorE
She smiled in my face and to me she did say,
A minorAm                 E(7) A minorAm
"Aren't you the young man they call Rambleaway?"

Verse 4:
A minorAm        C majorC            G+G
I said, "My dear Nancy, don't smile in my face,
A minorAm       C majorC            G+G
For I do not intend to stay long in this place."
A minorAm                     E MajorE
"Then where are you going, come tell me, my dear."
A minorAm             E(7)    A minorAm
I told her I'd ramble the devil knows where.

Verse 5:
A minorAm      C majorC         G+G
Before twelve weeks was over and past
A minorAm        C majorC            G+G
This pretty young Nancy, she grew sick at last.
A minorAm                      E MajorE
Her dress wouldn't pin nor her apron strings tie
A minorAm                  E(7) A minorAm
And she longed for the sight of young Rambleaway.

Verse 6:
A minorAm      C majorC             G+G
My dad and my mother have both come from home.
A minorAm       C majorC             G+G
But when they return I won't sit down and mourn
A minorAm                     E MajorE
I'll tell them the story and leave them to say,
A minorAm                      E(7) A minorAm
"Well, no doubt she's been playing with young Rambleaway."

Verse 7:
A minorAm          C majorC             G+G
So come all you young ladies, take a warning by me,
A minorAm        C majorC            G+G
When courting the boys, don't be easy and free.
A minorAm                     E MajorE
Just dress yourselves up as you step out to pay
A minorAm                  E(7) A minorAm
But take care if you meet with young Rambleaway.