Chords:
{t:Maids When You're Young}
{artist:The Dubliners}
{key:F}
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWEkEFM2aGg Capo on 2
{c: Thanks to: Mazza, Clarence Valley Folk Sessions, NSW (Australia)}
An [F] old man came courting me, [Gm] hey ding [C7] doo rum [C] dum
An [F] old man came [Dm] courting me, [Gm] me being [C7] young
An [F] old man came cour- [C7] ting me, [F] all for to [C] marry me
[F] Maids when you're [Gm] young never [C7] wed an old [F] man.
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For [F] he's got no faloo rum, fal diddle di [Gm] doo [C7] rum [C] dum
He's [F] got no fal- [Dm] oo rum, fal [Gm] diddle di [C7] day.
He's [F] got no fal- [C] oo rum, he’s [F] lost his ding [C] doo rum,
So [F] maids when you're [Gm] young never [C7] wed an old [F] man.
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When [F] this old man comes to bed, [Gm] hey ding [C7] doo rum [C] dum
When [F] this old man [Dm] comes to bed, me [Gm] being [C7] young.
When [F] this old man [C7] comes to bed, he [F]lay like a [C] lump of lead,
[F] Maids when you're [Gm] young never [C7] wed an old [F] man.
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For [F] he's got no faloo rum, fal diddle di [Gm] doo [C7] rum [C] dum
He's [F] got no fal- [Dm] oo rum, fal [Gm] diddle di [C7] day.
He's [F] got no fal- [C] oo rum, he’s [F] lost his ding [C] doo rum,
So [F] maids when you're [Gm] young never [C7] wed an old [F] man.
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So I [F] threw me leg over him, [Gm] hey ding [C7] doo rum [C] dum
So I [F] flung me leg [Dm] over him, [Gm] me being [C7] young.
I [F] flung me leg [C] over him, [F] bloody near [C] smothered him,
[F] Maids when you're [Gm] young never [C7] wed an old [F] man.
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For [F] he's got no faloo rum, fal diddle di [Gm] doo [C7] rum [C] dum
He's [F] got no fal- [Dm] oo rum, fal [Gm] diddle di [C7] day.
He's [F] got no fal- [C] oo rum, he’s [F] lost his ding [C] doo rum,
So [F] maids when you're [Gm] young never [C7] wed an old [F] man.
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I [F] wish this old man would die, [Gm] hey ding [C7] doo rum [C] dum
I [F] wish this old [Dm] man would die, [Gm] me being [C7] young.
I [F] wish this old [C] man would die, I'd [F] make the money [C] fly,
[F] Girls for your [Gm] sakes never [C7] wed an old [F] man.
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For [F] he's got no faloo rum, fal diddle di [Gm] doo [C7] rum [C] dum
He's [F] got no fal- [Dm] oo rum, fal [Gm] diddle di [C7] day.
He's [F] got no fal- [C] oo rum, he’s [F] lost his ding [C] doo rum,
So [F] maids when you're [Gm] young never [C7] wed an old [F] man.
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A [F] young man is my delight, [Gm] hey ding [C7] doo rum [C] dum
A [F] young man is [Dm] my delight, [Gm] me being [C7] young..
A [F] young man is [C] my delight, he'll [F] kiss you [C] day and night,
[F] Maids when you're[Gm] young never [C7] wed an old [F] man.
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When [F] this old man goes to sleep, [Gm] hey ding [C7] doo rum [C] dum
When [F] this old man [Dm] goes to sleep, [Gm] me being [C7] young.
When [F] this old man [C] goes to sleep, [F] out of bed [C] I do creep,
[F] Into the [Gm] arms of a [C7] handsome young [F] man.
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And I [F] found his faloo rum, fal diddle di [Gm] doo [C7] rum [C] dum
I [F] found his fal- [Dm] oo rum, fal [Gm] diddle di [C7] day.
I [F] found his fal- [C] oo rum, he’s [F] got my ring [C] doo rum
So [F] Maids when you're [Gm] young never [C7] wed an old [F] man.
