Maids When Youre Young Never Wed An Old Man
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
G D
An old man came courting me, hey ding doo rum dah,
G D
An old man came courting me, me being young,
G Am G D
An old man came courting me, fain would he marry me,
G C D G
Maids when you're young never wed an old man!
Chorus:
G D
Because he's got no fal-loo-rum, fal-liddle aye oorum,
G D
He's got no fal-loo-rum, fal-liddle all day.
G Am G D
He's got no fal-loo-rum, he's lost his ding-doo-rum,
G C D G
Maids when you're young never wed an old man!
G D
When we went to church, hey ding doo rum dah,
G D
When we went to church, me being young,
G Am G D
When we went to church, he left me in the lurch,
G C D G
Maids when you're young never wed an old man!
G D
Because he's got no fal-loo-rum, fal-liddle aye oorum,
G D
He's got no fal-loo-rum, fal-liddle all day.
G Am G D
He's got no fal-loo-rum, he's lost his ding-doo-rum,
G C D G
Maids when you're young never wed an old man!
G D
When we went to bed, hey ding doo rum dah,
G D
When we went to bed, me being young,
G Am G D
When we went to bed, he lay like he was dead,
G C D G
Maids when you're young never wed an old man!
G D
Because he's got no fal-loo-rum, fal-liddle aye oorum,
G D
He's got no fal-loo-rum, fal-liddle all day.
G Am G D
He's got no fal-loo-rum, he's lost his ding-doo-rum,
G C D G
Maids when you're young never wed an old man!
G D
So I threw me leg over him, hey ding doo rum dah,
G D
I flung me leg over him, me being young,
G Am G D
I threw me leg over him, damned well near smothered him,
G C D G
Maids when you're young never wed an old man!
G D
Because he's got no fal-loo-rum, fal-liddle aye oorum,
G D
He's got no fal-loo-rum, fal-liddle all day.
G Am G D
He's got no fal-loo-rum, he's lost his ding-doo-rum,
G C D G
Maids when you're young never wed an old man!
G D
When he went to sleep, hey ding doo rum dah,
G D
When he went to sleep, me being young,
G Am G D
When he went to sleep, out of bed I did creep,
G C D G
Into the arms of a handsome young man!
Last chorus:
G D
And I found his fal-loo-rum, fal-liddle aye oorum,
G D
I found his fal-loo-rum, fal-liddle all day,
G Am G(once) N.C.
I found his fal-loo-rum, he got my ding-doo-rum, now
G C D G
Maids when you're young never wed an old man!
(once) - Strum Loudly Once.
N.C. - No Chord
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Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.