Traditional & Folk Songs with Chords
A-Roving
A-Roving - Lyrics & Chords
|
C |
| In |
Amsterdam there lived a maid, |
Mark well what I do say,
|
F |
C |
| In |
Amsterdam there |
lived a maid |
|
D7 |
G7 |
| And |
she was mistress |
of her trade, |
|
C |
F |
C |
G7 |
C |
| I'll |
go no more a-rov |
ing with |
you |
fair |
maid. |
Chorus:
|
F |
C |
| A- |
roving, a- |
roving, |
|
D7 |
G7 |
| Since |
roving's been my |
ru-i-in, |
|
C |
F |
| I'll |
go no more a-rov |
ing |
|
C |
G7 |
C |
| With |
you |
fair |
maid. |
Her eyes are like two stars so bright,
Mark well. . . etc.
Her eyes are like two stars so bright,
Her face is fair, her step is light;
I'll go no more a-roving . . . etc.
Her cheeks are like the rosebuds red, etc.
Her cheeks are like the rosebuds red,
There's wealth of hair upon her head; etc.
I love this fair maid as my life, etc.
I love this fair maid as my life,
And soon she'll be my little wife; etc.
And if you'd know this maiden's name, etc.
And if you'd know this maiden's name,
Why soon like mine, 'twill be the same; etc.
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