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Once You Were My Lover by Méav Ní Mhaolchatha
Once You Were My Lover
Tuning: E A D G B E
[Chorus]
Am G Am Em
Tri Martolod so young, tra la la, la la la la
Am G Am
Tri Martolod so young, they sailed away to sea
G Am Em
Tri Martolod so young, tra la la, la la la la
Am G Am
Tri Martolod so young, they set sail from Brittany
[Chorus]
G Am Em
Tri Martolod so young, tra la la, la la la la
Am G Am
Tri Martolod so young, they sailed away to sea
G Am Em
Tri Martolod so young, tra la la, la la la la
Am G Am
Tri Martolod so young, they set sail from Brittany
[Verse]
C
A storm began as they set sail
D7 F G
The waves swelled high around them
Am C
The winds were strong, the journey long
D7 F E
They landed in Newfoundland
[Chorus]
Am G Am Em
Tri Martolod so young, tra la la, la la la la
Am G Am
Tri Martolod so young, they sailed away to sea
G Am Em
Tri Martolod so young, tra la la, la la la la
Am G Am
Tri Martolod so young, they set sail from Brittany
[Verse]
C
They anchored down beside a mill
D7 F G
And met a girl who worked there
Am C
She said to one, "I know you well
D7 F E
For once you were my lover"
[Chorus]
Am G Am Em
Tri Martolod so young, tra la la, la la la la
Am G Am
Tri Martolod so young, they sailed away to sea
G Am Em
Tri Martolod so young, tra la la, la la la la
Am G Am
Tri Martolod so young, they set sail from Brittany
[Verse]
C
"The ring you bought in Nantes for me
D7 F G
And promised we would marry
Am C
I waited for a year or more
D7 F E
Why so long did you tarry?"
[Chorus]
Am G Am Em
Tri Martolod so young, tra la la, la la la la
Am G Am
Tri Martolod so young, they sailed away to sea
G Am Em
Tri Martolod so young, tra la la, la la la la
Am G Am
Tri Martolod so young, they set sail from Brittany
[Verse]
C
"I was, they said, too poor to wed
D7 F G
And could no longer see you
Am C
One day, three martolod, we fled
D7 F E
The storm it blew us to you"
[Instrumental]
Am G Am Em Am G Am
Am G Am Em Am G Am
[Chorus]
Am G Am Em
Tri Martolod so young, tra la la, la la la la
Am G Am
Tri Martolod so young, they sailed away to sea
G Am Em
Tri Martolod so young, tra la la, la la la la
Am G Am
Tri Martolod so young, they set sail from Brittany
[Verse]
C
"Your destiny is here with me
D7 F G
Our love will always feed us
Am C
We''ll live like birds, so wild and free
D7 F E
Wherever life may lead us"
[Chorus]
Am G Am Em
Tri Martolod so young, tra la la, la la la la
Am G Am
Tri Martolod so young, they sailed away to sea
G Am Em
Tri Martolod so young, tra la la, la la la la
Am G Am
Tri Martolod so young, they did sail away, did sail away, did sail away to sea
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