(When I Was No But) Sweet Sixteen (Live) Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]When I was no but [D]sweet sixteen
With [G]beauty just a [D]-bloomin' old
It's [C]little, little [G]did I think
At [D]nineteen I'd be [G]greet[C]ing old
For [G]the plowboy lads,
they're [D]gay bro lads
But they're [G]false,
and they're deceiv[D]ing, oh
For they'll [C]take your oath,
and [G]gamble more
And [D]leave their lasses [G]grieving, [C]oh
[D]Oh, [G]I was fond of c[D]ompany
And [G]gave the ploughboys [D]freedom, oh
To [C]kiss and clap me [G]in the dark
When [D]all my [G]friend[D]s were sleep[C]ing, oh
For [D]the [G]plow -boy lads,
[D]they're gay pro -lads
But they're [G]false and
they're de[D]ceiving, oh
Or they'll [C]take your all in the [G]gun of war
And [D]leave their lives in [C]grieving awe
What if [G]I had can't, b[D]ut I now can't
And [G]taken my mother's bed[D]ding, oh
Oh, I [C]wouldn't be sitting by our [G]fireside
[D]Cryin' hush -a -bye, my Barney [C]O
For [D]the plow [G]-boy lads,
they're [D]Gabriel lads
But they're [G]false,
and they're deceiv[D]ing all
For [C]they'll take your old
and [G]their gang of war
And [D]leave their lasses grieving [C]low
And it's [G]harsh above,
[D]for I'm your ma
But the [G]Lord knows who's your [D]daddy -o
So [C]it's girls beware,
and [G]you take care of [D]the plowboys
And the gloam[C]ing o 'er
All the [G]plowboy lads
[D]They're Gabriel lads
But they're [G]false
And they're deceiv[D]ing o 'er
They'll [C]take your oar
They'll [G]guide the war
And [D]leave their lasses grieving [C]o 'er you