When I Was a Young Girl Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Em][Am]
[Em]When

[Verse 1]
I [C]was [D]a y[C]oung
[A]girl I [C]used [D]to [Em]seek pleasure
When I [A]was [C]a young gir[A]l I
[D]used to [Em]drink [C]ale
Out of the ale house down
[Em]into [C]the jai[Em]l house
My [C]body's outdated and hell [Em]is my doom

[Interlude 1]
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[Verse 2]
Come [Am]mama [C]come papa
[Am]and sit [C]you down by me
Come [Am]sit y[C]ou down by me
[Am]and [C]pity m[A]y case[C]
My [A]poor [C]head is aching my
sad heart in [Am]break[C]ing

[Interlude 2]
My body's outdated and hell is my doom
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[Verse 3]
Please [Am]send for the preacher to
[D]come and pray [Em]for me
[C]And [Am]send for the doctor
to [D]heal all my [Em]wounds
[C]My [Am]poor [F]head [Am]is ac[F]hi[Am]ng my
sad heart [C]in [Em]breaking[C]
My [Am]body's [C]out[Am]dated and
[Em]I'm bound [C]to d[Am]ie

[Verse 4]
[C]
[Am]One morn[C]ing one morning
one morn[D]ing in [C]May
I saw this young lady all
wrapped in white lin[Em]en
All [C]wrapped in white [Em]linen [C]and called out the plague

[Outro 1]
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