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As I Roved Out by Loreena McKennitt
As I Roved Out
Tuning: E A D G B E
[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
[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
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
[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
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
[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
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"
[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 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?"
[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
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"
[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
"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"
[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
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