As I Roved Out Chords

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[Verse 1]
As [G]I roved out on one May morning,
one May morning early,
As [Am]I roved [G]out on one May morning,
one May morning early,
I met a maid upon the way,
she was her [Em]mummy's darling,
With her ooroo -room [Am]-roar
of [G]all the diddle -dar,
Starvee -hum -lul [Am]-dee -dee [G]-oh.
How old are you, my pretty fair miss?
How old are you, my honey?
How old are you, my pretty fair miss,
How old are you, my honey?
She answered [Am]me,
[G]right modestly,
I'm sixteen years on
Monday mornin'
With your [Am]roo -room -roar
[G]for the diddle -dar,
Starve even though the day be o 'er.
And where do you live, my
pretty fair miss,
Where do you live, my darlin'?
Where do you live, my pretty fair miss,
Where do you live, my darlin'?
Over the top of the next boreen
I'll live there with me mammy,
with yer rur[Am]um rar,
for the [G]diddle dar starvee
him lullidy [Am]dee [G]o.
And [Em]will ye [G]come to me mammy's house
when the moon shines
bright and clearly?
And will ye [Am]come to me [G]mammy's house
when the moon shines
bright and [D]clearly?[G]
Open the [Am]door [G]and let me in,
yer daddy will not hear me,
with me rurum rar,
for the diddle -dar,
star -vee -hum, lul [Am]-dee -dee [G]-oh.
She took me [Am]by my [G]lily -white hand
and led me [Am]to the [G]table.
She [Em]took me [Am]by my [G]lily -white hand,
[Am]led me to the [G]table.[D]
[G]There's foo[Am]d and wine
[G]for a soldier here,
as much as he is able,
with ya roo -rum [Am]-rar
for the diddle [G]-dar,
star -vee -hum, lul [Am]-dee -dee [G]-oh.
She went upstairs to make the bed
and made it soft and daisy,
she went upstairs [Am]to make [G]the bed,
made it soft and [D]daisy.
[G]And I went up to tuck her in,
crying, lassie,
are you comfortable with me, vroom,
vroom, [Am]vroom,
for the [G]diddle -dar,
starvey, lovey -di [Am]-dee -oh.
[G]And there we lay till the break of day,
and [Am]in the [G]morning early,
there we [Am]lay till the [G]break of day,
and in the morning early.
He got up, put on his clothes,
said, Lassie, I must leave you with me,
roo -roo [Am]-roo,
[G]for the diddle -dar, star -vee -hum,
love [Am]-a -die -dee -oh.
[G]And when will [Am]you re[G]turn again,
and when will we be married,
and when will [Am]you re[G]turn again,
when will we be married?
When silver [G]bells make cockle [G]-shells,
tis then that we'll be married with me,
roo -roo -roo,
for the diddle [G]-dar, star -fay -hum,
love -a -die -dee -oh.