As I Roved Out Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am][G][Em][Am]
[G][Em][Am][G][Em][Am]
[G][Em]

[Verse 1]
And [Am]who
[G]are[Em] you [Am]me[G][Em]
[Am]pret[G]ty fair maid[Em]
And [Am]who are you me h[G]on[Em]ey
She [Am]answered to me quite
[Em]mode[G]stly:
I am me mother's darling
[Em]With [Am]me to[G]oryay,fol de diddle day
Dire fol de [Em]diddle [Am]dairie oh[Em]

[Verse 2]
And [Am]will[G][Em][Am][G]
[Am]you
come to [G]me mother's [Em]house
When [Am]the moon is shining [G]clearly
I'll [Am]open the door and I'll [Em]let you in
And [G]devil the one would hear us
[Em]With [Am]me toor[G]yay, fol de diddle day
Dire fol [Em]de di[Am]ddle[G][Em]
[Am]dairie oh

[Verse 3]
[G]So [Em]I went [Am]to her house in
[G]the middle of the night
When [Am]the moon was shining [G]clearly
She [Am]opened the door and she [Em]let me in
And [G]devil the one did hear us
[Em]With [Am]me to[G]oryay, fol de diddle day
Dire fol de [Em]diddle
[Am]dairie oh
[Em][Am][A]

[Verse 4]
[Am]Then she took me by the lily- white band
And she led me to the table
Saying: "There's plenty
of wine for a soldier boy
To drink it if you're [A]able"
[Em]With [Am]me to[G]oryay,fol de diddle day
Dire fol de [Em]diddle [A]dairie oh

[Interlude 1]
[F#m][E][F#m][E][F#m][E][F#m][E]
[F#m][E][F#m][E][F#m][E][F#m][E]
[F#m][E]
[F#m][B][E][F#m][E][F#m][B][E][F#m][Bm]
[Em][Bm][A][F#m][Bm][A][F#m][Bm][A][Bm][A]
[F#m][Bm]
[A]Then[F#m]

[Verse 5]
[Bm]I go[A]t up[Bm]
and I [A]made the bed
And I [Bm]made it nice [A]and aisy[F#m]
Then [Bm]I got up and I la[F#m]id her down
Saying [A]"Lassie, are you able?"
[F#m]With m[Bm]e to[A]oryay,fol de diddle day
Dire fol [F#m]de diddle dairie oh

[Verse 6]
And [Bm]there we lay till the [A]break
[F#m]of day[Bm][A][F#m][Bm][A][F#m]
And [Bm]devil the one [A]did hear [F#m]us
Then [Bm]I arose and put on[F#m]
my clothes
[A]Saying "Lassie, I must leave you"
[F#m]With m[Bm]e to[A]oryay, fol de diddle day
Dire fol de [F#m]diddle [Bm]dairi[F#m]e oh

[Verse 7]
[F#m]And wh[Bm]en w[Bm]ill y[Bm]e return again[F#m]
And [Bm]when will we get married
When [Bm]broken shells make
christmas bells
We might well get [F#m]married
With [Bm]me to[Am]oryay,fol de diddle da[A]y
Dire fol de [F#m]diddle [Bm]dairie oh

[Outro 1]
[A][F#m][Bm][A][Bm]
[A][Bm][A]
[Bm][F#m][A][F#m]
[Bm][A][F#m][Bm]