As I Roved Out

	  		Intro: D  Am  D  Am  D  Am  D  Am 

Verse 
Dm              Am 
Who are you, my pretty fair maid 
Dm           Am 
Who are you, honey? 
    Dm              Am 
And who are you, my pretty fair maid 
    Dm           Am 
And who are you, honey? 
    Dm                C 
She answered me quite modestly 
        G/B      Am 
I am me mother's darling 

 
Am 
With me 
Dm        C 
Too-ry-ay Fol-de-diddle-day 
      G/B                   D   Am  Dm  Am 
Di-re fol-de-diddle Dai-rie oh 


Verse 
    Dm                  Am 
And will you come to me mother's house 
         Dm              Am 
When the moon is shining clearly? 
    Dm                  Am 
And will you come to me mother's house 
         Dm              Am 
When the moon is shining clearly? 
     Dm                     C 
I'll open the door and I'll let you in 
             G/B      Am 
And Divil 'o one will hear us 

 
Am 
With me 
Dm        C 
Too-ry-ay Fol-de-diddle-day 
      G/B                   D   Am  Dm  Am 
Di-re fol-de-diddle Dai-rie oh 


Verse 
      Dm                       Am 
So, I went to her house in the middle of the night 
    Dm               Am 
The moon was shining clearly 
      Dm                       Am 
So, I went to her house in the middle of the night 
    Dm               Am 
The moon was shining clearly 
    Dm                      C 
She opened the door and she let me in 
               G/B     Am 
And Divil, the one did hear us 

 
Am 
With me 
Dm        C 
Too-ry-ay Fol-de-diddle-day 
      G/B                   D   Am  Dm  Am 
Di-re fol-de-diddle Dai-rie oh 


Verse 
    Dm                   Am 
She took me horse by the bridle and the bit 
    Dm                Am 
And led him to the stable 
    Dm                   Am 
She took me horse by the bridle and the bit 
    Dm                Am 
And led him to the stable 
                Dm                   C 
Saying "There's plenty of oats for a soldier's horse 
           G/B    Am 
To eat it if he's able" 

 
Am 
With me 
Dm        C 
Too-ry-ay Fol-de-diddle-day 
      G/B                   D   Am  Dm  Am 
Di-re fol-de-diddle Dai-rie oh 


Verse 
         Dm             Am 
Then she took me by the lily-white hand 
Dm              Am 
Led me to the table 
         Dm             Am 
Then she took me by the lily-white hand 
Dm              Am 
Led me to the table 
                Dm                   C 
Saying "There's plenty of wine for a soldier boy 
            G/B   Am 
To drink if he is able" 

Chorus 
Am 
With me 
Dm        C 
Too-ry-ay Fol-de-diddle-day 
      G/B                   D   Am  Dm  Am 
Di-re fol-de-diddle Dai-rie oh 


Verse 
     Dm             Am 
Then I got up and I made the bed 
  Dm                 Am 
I made it nice and aisy 
     Dm             Am 
Then I got up and I made the bed 
  Dm                 Am 
I made it nice and aisy 
    Dm             C 
The I got up and I laid her down 
                G/B     Am 
Saying "Lassie, are you able?" 

 
Am 
With me 
Dm        C 
Too-ry-ay Fol-de-diddle-day 
      G/B                   D   Am  Dm  Am 
Di-re fol-de-diddle Dai-rie oh 


Verse 
    Dm                    Am 
And there we lay till the break of day 
Dm                     Am 
Divil the one did hear us 
    Dm                    Am 
And there we lay till the break of day 
Dm                     Am 
Divil the one did hear us 
     Dm           C 
Then I arose, put on me clothes 
                G/B    Am 
Saying "Lassie, I must leave you" 

 
Am 
With me 
Dm        C 
Too-ry-ay Fol-de-diddle-day 
      G/B                   D   Am  Dm  Am 
Di-re fol-de-diddle Dai-rie oh 


Verse 
     Dm              Am 
"And when will you return again 
Dm                 Am 
When will we be married? 
    Dm              Am 
And when will you return again 
Dm                 Am 
When will we be married? 
      Dm                 C 
"When broken shells make Christmas bells 
         G/B      Am 
We might then get married" 


Am 
With me 
Dm        C 
Too-ry-ay Fol-de-diddle-day 
      G/B                   D   Am  Dm  Am 
Di-re fol-de-diddle Dai-rie oh