Chords for Luke Kelly Maids When Your Young
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] The next song is a song which is dedicated to all the young ladies in the audience and
in the country.
It's a warning to them, it's a very moral song, never to associate with old men like
this lot here.
It applies to old ladies from nine to 99, every one of you.
And it goes like this.
Because he's got no fa-loorum, fa-little [D] eye [G]-room, got no fa-loorum, fa-little old age.
He's got [C] no fa [G]-loorum, he's lost his ding-do-room, late [C] and near, [Bm] young never [G] well, an old man.
An old man came courting me, [D] hey, ding-do-room-down.
[G] An old man came courting me, me, me, young.
An old man [C] came [G] courting me, fain would [D] he [G] marry me, me, me, [C] young, [D] never well, [G] an old man.
Because he's got no fa-loorum, fa-little [D] eye [G]-room, got no fa-loorum, fa-little old age.
He's got [C] no fa [G]-loorum, he's lost [D] his ding-do-room, [G] me, me, young, never well, an old man.
When we went to church, [D] hey, ding-do-room-down.
[G] When we went to church, me, me, young.
When [C] we went [G] to church, he left [D] me [G] in the lurch, a mate [C] a near [D] young, never [G] well, an old man.
Tell me why.
Because he's got no fa-loorum, fa-little [D] eye [G]-room, he's got no fa-loorum, fa-little old age.
He's got [C] no fa [G]-loorum, he's lost [D] his ding [G]-do-room, me, [Em] me, young, never [D] [G] well, an old man.
When we went to bed, hey, [D] ding-do-room-down.
[G] When we went to bed, me, me, young.
[C] When we went [G] to bed, he lay [D] like he [G] was dead, a mate a [C] near [D] young, never [G] well, an old man.
Because he's got no fa-loorum, fa-little eye-room, he's got no fa-loorum, fa-little old age.
He's [C] got no fa [G]-loorum, he's [D] lost his ding-do [G]-room, [C] me, me, young, [D] never well, [G] an old man.
So I threw me leg over him, hey, [D] ding-do-room-down.
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Just to oblige him, me, me, young, I flung me [C] leg [G] over him down [D] well near [G] smothered him, hey, [C] ding-do-room-down.
He's a near young, never [D] well, [G] an old man.
Because he's got no fa-loorum, fa-little eye-room, he's got no fa-loorum, fa-little old age.
He's [C] got no fa [G]-loorum, he's [D] lost his ding-do [G]-room, me, [C] me, young, [D] never [G] well, an old man.
When he went to sleep, [D] hey, ding-do-room-down.
[G] When he was fast asleep, me, me, young,
When [C] he went [G] to sleep out of bed, I'd creep into [C] the [D] arms of a handsome [G] young man.
I found his fa-loorum, fa-little [D] eye [G]-room, I found his fa-loorum, fa-little old age.
I [Am] found his fa [G]-loorum, he [D] got my ding-do [G]-room, now [C] me, me, [D] young, never well, [G] an old man.
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in the country.
It's a warning to them, it's a very moral song, never to associate with old men like
this lot here.
It applies to old ladies from nine to 99, every one of you.
And it goes like this.
Because he's got no fa-loorum, fa-little [D] eye [G]-room, got no fa-loorum, fa-little old age.
He's got [C] no fa [G]-loorum, he's lost his ding-do-room, late [C] and near, [Bm] young never [G] well, an old man.
An old man came courting me, [D] hey, ding-do-room-down.
[G] An old man came courting me, me, me, young.
An old man [C] came [G] courting me, fain would [D] he [G] marry me, me, me, [C] young, [D] never well, [G] an old man.
Because he's got no fa-loorum, fa-little [D] eye [G]-room, got no fa-loorum, fa-little old age.
He's got [C] no fa [G]-loorum, he's lost [D] his ding-do-room, [G] me, me, young, never well, an old man.
When we went to church, [D] hey, ding-do-room-down.
[G] When we went to church, me, me, young.
When [C] we went [G] to church, he left [D] me [G] in the lurch, a mate [C] a near [D] young, never [G] well, an old man.
Tell me why.
Because he's got no fa-loorum, fa-little [D] eye [G]-room, he's got no fa-loorum, fa-little old age.
He's got [C] no fa [G]-loorum, he's lost [D] his ding [G]-do-room, me, [Em] me, young, never [D] [G] well, an old man.
When we went to bed, hey, [D] ding-do-room-down.
[G] When we went to bed, me, me, young.
[C] When we went [G] to bed, he lay [D] like he [G] was dead, a mate a [C] near [D] young, never [G] well, an old man.
Because he's got no fa-loorum, fa-little eye-room, he's got no fa-loorum, fa-little old age.
He's [C] got no fa [G]-loorum, he's [D] lost his ding-do [G]-room, [C] me, me, young, [D] never well, [G] an old man.
So I threw me leg over him, hey, [D] ding-do-room-down.
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Just to oblige him, me, me, young, I flung me [C] leg [G] over him down [D] well near [G] smothered him, hey, [C] ding-do-room-down.
He's a near young, never [D] well, [G] an old man.
Because he's got no fa-loorum, fa-little eye-room, he's got no fa-loorum, fa-little old age.
He's [C] got no fa [G]-loorum, he's [D] lost his ding-do [G]-room, me, [C] me, young, [D] never [G] well, an old man.
When he went to sleep, [D] hey, ding-do-room-down.
[G] When he was fast asleep, me, me, young,
When [C] he went [G] to sleep out of bed, I'd creep into [C] the [D] arms of a handsome [G] young man.
I found his fa-loorum, fa-little [D] eye [G]-room, I found his fa-loorum, fa-little old age.
I [Am] found his fa [G]-loorum, he [D] got my ding-do [G]-room, now [C] me, me, [D] young, never well, [G] an old man.
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Key:
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[G] The next song is a song which is dedicated to all the young ladies in the audience and
in the country.
_ It's a warning to them, it's a very moral song, never to associate with old men like
this lot here.
It applies to old ladies from nine to 99, _ every one of you.
And it goes like this.
Because he's got no fa-loorum, fa-little [D] eye [G]-room, got no fa-loorum, fa-little old age.
He's got [C] no fa [G]-loorum, he's lost his ding-do-room, late [C] and near, [Bm] young never [G] well, an old man.
An old man came courting me, [D] hey, ding-do-room-down.
_ [G] An old man came courting me, me, me, young.
An old man [C] came [G] courting me, fain would [D] he [G] marry me, me, me, [C] young, [D] never well, [G] an old man.
Because he's got no fa-loorum, fa-little [D] eye [G]-room, got no fa-loorum, fa-little old age.
He's got [C] no fa [G]-loorum, he's lost [D] his ding-do-room, [G] me, me, young, never well, an old man. _
When we went to church, [D] hey, ding-do-room-down. _
[G] When we went to church, me, me, young. _
When [C] we went [G] to church, he left [D] me [G] in the lurch, a mate [C] a near [D] young, never [G] well, an old man.
Tell me why.
Because he's got no fa-loorum, fa-little [D] eye [G]-room, he's got no fa-loorum, fa-little old age.
He's got [C] no fa [G]-loorum, he's lost [D] his ding [G]-do-room, me, [Em] me, young, never [D] [G] well, an old man.
_ _ _ When we went to bed, hey, [D] ding-do-room-down.
_ _ [G] When we went to bed, me, me, young.
_ _ [C] When we went [G] to bed, he lay [D] like he [G] was dead, a mate a [C] near [D] young, never [G] well, an old man.
Because he's got no fa-loorum, fa-little eye-room, he's got no fa-loorum, fa-little old age.
He's [C] got no fa [G]-loorum, he's [D] lost his ding-do [G]-room, [C] me, me, young, [D] never well, [G] an old man.
So I threw me leg over him, hey, [D] ding-do-room-down.
_ _ [G]
Just to oblige him, me, me, young, I flung me [C] leg [G] over him down [D] well near [G] smothered him, hey, [C] ding-do-room-down.
He's a near young, never [D] well, [G] an old man.
Because he's got no fa-loorum, fa-little eye-room, he's got no fa-loorum, fa-little old age.
He's [C] got no fa [G]-loorum, he's [D] lost his ding-do [G]-room, me, [C] me, young, [D] never [G] well, an old man.
When he went to sleep, [D] hey, ding-do-room-down.
_ [G] When he was fast asleep, me, me, young,
_ When [C] he went [G] to sleep out of bed, I'd creep into [C] the [D] arms of a handsome [G] young man.
I found his fa-loorum, fa-little [D] eye [G]-room, I found his fa-loorum, fa-little old age.
I [Am] found his fa [G]-loorum, he [D] got my ding-do [G]-room, now [C] me, me, [D] young, never well, [G] an old man.
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in the country.
_ It's a warning to them, it's a very moral song, never to associate with old men like
this lot here.
It applies to old ladies from nine to 99, _ every one of you.
And it goes like this.
Because he's got no fa-loorum, fa-little [D] eye [G]-room, got no fa-loorum, fa-little old age.
He's got [C] no fa [G]-loorum, he's lost his ding-do-room, late [C] and near, [Bm] young never [G] well, an old man.
An old man came courting me, [D] hey, ding-do-room-down.
_ [G] An old man came courting me, me, me, young.
An old man [C] came [G] courting me, fain would [D] he [G] marry me, me, me, [C] young, [D] never well, [G] an old man.
Because he's got no fa-loorum, fa-little [D] eye [G]-room, got no fa-loorum, fa-little old age.
He's got [C] no fa [G]-loorum, he's lost [D] his ding-do-room, [G] me, me, young, never well, an old man. _
When we went to church, [D] hey, ding-do-room-down. _
[G] When we went to church, me, me, young. _
When [C] we went [G] to church, he left [D] me [G] in the lurch, a mate [C] a near [D] young, never [G] well, an old man.
Tell me why.
Because he's got no fa-loorum, fa-little [D] eye [G]-room, he's got no fa-loorum, fa-little old age.
He's got [C] no fa [G]-loorum, he's lost [D] his ding [G]-do-room, me, [Em] me, young, never [D] [G] well, an old man.
_ _ _ When we went to bed, hey, [D] ding-do-room-down.
_ _ [G] When we went to bed, me, me, young.
_ _ [C] When we went [G] to bed, he lay [D] like he [G] was dead, a mate a [C] near [D] young, never [G] well, an old man.
Because he's got no fa-loorum, fa-little eye-room, he's got no fa-loorum, fa-little old age.
He's [C] got no fa [G]-loorum, he's [D] lost his ding-do [G]-room, [C] me, me, young, [D] never well, [G] an old man.
So I threw me leg over him, hey, [D] ding-do-room-down.
_ _ [G]
Just to oblige him, me, me, young, I flung me [C] leg [G] over him down [D] well near [G] smothered him, hey, [C] ding-do-room-down.
He's a near young, never [D] well, [G] an old man.
Because he's got no fa-loorum, fa-little eye-room, he's got no fa-loorum, fa-little old age.
He's [C] got no fa [G]-loorum, he's [D] lost his ding-do [G]-room, me, [C] me, young, [D] never [G] well, an old man.
When he went to sleep, [D] hey, ding-do-room-down.
_ [G] When he was fast asleep, me, me, young,
_ When [C] he went [G] to sleep out of bed, I'd creep into [C] the [D] arms of a handsome [G] young man.
I found his fa-loorum, fa-little [D] eye [G]-room, I found his fa-loorum, fa-little old age.
I [Am] found his fa [G]-loorum, he [D] got my ding-do [G]-room, now [C] me, me, [D] young, never well, [G] an old man.
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