Chords for Maids When You're Young Never Wed An Old Man - Luke Kelly & The Dubliners
Tempo:
79.8 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
E
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
The next song is a song which is dedicated to all the young ladies in the audience [G] 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 fallurum, my little Irum.
Got no fallurum, my little oldie.
He's got [C] no fallurum, [G] he's lost his dingurum.
Hey ten year [C] young never will an old man.
An old man came courting me, hey [D] dingurum da.
[G] An old man came courting me, me, me, me, I.
An old man came courting me, vain would he marry me.
Hey ten year young [D] never will an [G] old man.
Because he's got no fallurum, my little Irum.
He's got no fallurum, my little oldie.
He's got no fallurum, he's [D] lost his dingurum.
Hey ten year young never [G] will an old man.
When we went to church, [D] hey dingurum da.
[G] When we went to church, me being young.
When we went to church, he left me in the lurch.
Hey ten year young never will an old man.
Tell me why.
Because he's got no fallurum, my little Irum.
He's got no fallurum, my little oldie.
He's got no fallurum, he's lost his dingurum.
Hey ten year [D] young never will [G] an old man.
When we went to bed, [D] hey dingurum da.
[G] When we went to bed, me being young.
When we went to bed, he lay like he was [G] dead.
Hey ten year young never will an old man.
Because he's got no fallurum, my little Irum.
He's got no fallurum, my little oldie.
He's got no fallurum, he's lost his dingurum.
Hey ten year [E] young never will [G] an old man.
So I threw me leg over him, [D] hey dingurum da.
[G] Just to oblige him, me being young.
I flung me leg over him, down [D] well near smothered him.
Hey ten year young never will [G] an old man.
Because he's got no fallurum, my little Irum.
He's got no fallurum, my little oldie.
He's got no fallurum, he's lost his dingurum.
Hey ten year young never will an old man.
When we went to sleep, [D] hey dingurum da.
[G] When we was fast asleep, me being young.
When [C] he went to sleep out of bed, I'd creep into the arms of [G] a handsome young man.
I felt his fallurum, my little Irum.
I felt his fallurum, for a little old lady.
I [Am] felt his fallurum, [G] he got my dingurum.
Now hey ten year young never will an old man.
[Eb] [N]
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 fallurum, my little Irum.
Got no fallurum, my little oldie.
He's got [C] no fallurum, [G] he's lost his dingurum.
Hey ten year [C] young never will an old man.
An old man came courting me, hey [D] dingurum da.
[G] An old man came courting me, me, me, me, I.
An old man came courting me, vain would he marry me.
Hey ten year young [D] never will an [G] old man.
Because he's got no fallurum, my little Irum.
He's got no fallurum, my little oldie.
He's got no fallurum, he's [D] lost his dingurum.
Hey ten year young never [G] will an old man.
When we went to church, [D] hey dingurum da.
[G] When we went to church, me being young.
When we went to church, he left me in the lurch.
Hey ten year young never will an old man.
Tell me why.
Because he's got no fallurum, my little Irum.
He's got no fallurum, my little oldie.
He's got no fallurum, he's lost his dingurum.
Hey ten year [D] young never will [G] an old man.
When we went to bed, [D] hey dingurum da.
[G] When we went to bed, me being young.
When we went to bed, he lay like he was [G] dead.
Hey ten year young never will an old man.
Because he's got no fallurum, my little Irum.
He's got no fallurum, my little oldie.
He's got no fallurum, he's lost his dingurum.
Hey ten year [E] young never will [G] an old man.
So I threw me leg over him, [D] hey dingurum da.
[G] Just to oblige him, me being young.
I flung me leg over him, down [D] well near smothered him.
Hey ten year young never will [G] an old man.
Because he's got no fallurum, my little Irum.
He's got no fallurum, my little oldie.
He's got no fallurum, he's lost his dingurum.
Hey ten year young never will an old man.
When we went to sleep, [D] hey dingurum da.
[G] When we was fast asleep, me being young.
When [C] he went to sleep out of bed, I'd creep into the arms of [G] a handsome young man.
I felt his fallurum, my little Irum.
I felt his fallurum, for a little old lady.
I [Am] felt his fallurum, [G] he got my dingurum.
Now hey ten year young never will an old man.
[Eb] [N]
Key:
G
D
C
E
Am
G
D
C
The next song is a song which is dedicated to all the young ladies in the audience [G] 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 fallurum, my little Irum.
Got no fallurum, my little oldie.
He's got [C] no fallurum, [G] he's lost his dingurum.
Hey ten year [C] young never will an old man.
An old man came courting me, hey [D] dingurum da.
[G] An old man came courting me, me, me, me, I.
An old man came courting me, vain would he marry me.
Hey ten year young [D] never will an [G] old man.
Because he's got no fallurum, my little Irum.
He's got no fallurum, my little oldie.
He's got no fallurum, he's [D] lost his dingurum.
Hey ten year young never [G] will an old man.
When we went to church, [D] hey dingurum da.
_ _ [G] When we went to church, me being young.
When we went to church, he left me in the lurch.
Hey ten year young never will an old man.
Tell me why.
Because he's got no fallurum, my little Irum.
He's got no fallurum, my little oldie.
He's got no fallurum, he's lost his dingurum.
Hey ten year [D] young never will [G] an old man.
_ When we went to bed, [D] hey dingurum da.
_ [G] When we went to bed, me being young.
When we went to bed, he lay like he was [G] dead.
Hey ten year young never will an old man.
Because he's got no fallurum, my little Irum.
He's got no fallurum, my little oldie.
He's got no fallurum, he's lost his dingurum.
Hey ten year [E] young never will [G] an old man.
So I threw me leg over him, [D] hey dingurum da.
[G] Just to oblige him, me being young.
I flung me leg over him, down [D] well near smothered him.
Hey ten year young never will [G] an old man.
Because he's got no fallurum, my little Irum.
He's got no fallurum, my little oldie.
He's got no fallurum, he's lost his dingurum.
Hey ten year young never will an old man.
When we went to sleep, [D] hey dingurum da.
_ [G] When we was fast asleep, me being young.
When [C] he went to sleep out of bed, I'd creep into the arms of [G] a handsome young man.
I felt his fallurum, my little Irum.
I felt his fallurum, for a little old lady.
I [Am] felt his fallurum, [G] he got my dingurum.
Now hey ten year young never will an old man. _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
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 fallurum, my little Irum.
Got no fallurum, my little oldie.
He's got [C] no fallurum, [G] he's lost his dingurum.
Hey ten year [C] young never will an old man.
An old man came courting me, hey [D] dingurum da.
[G] An old man came courting me, me, me, me, I.
An old man came courting me, vain would he marry me.
Hey ten year young [D] never will an [G] old man.
Because he's got no fallurum, my little Irum.
He's got no fallurum, my little oldie.
He's got no fallurum, he's [D] lost his dingurum.
Hey ten year young never [G] will an old man.
When we went to church, [D] hey dingurum da.
_ _ [G] When we went to church, me being young.
When we went to church, he left me in the lurch.
Hey ten year young never will an old man.
Tell me why.
Because he's got no fallurum, my little Irum.
He's got no fallurum, my little oldie.
He's got no fallurum, he's lost his dingurum.
Hey ten year [D] young never will [G] an old man.
_ When we went to bed, [D] hey dingurum da.
_ [G] When we went to bed, me being young.
When we went to bed, he lay like he was [G] dead.
Hey ten year young never will an old man.
Because he's got no fallurum, my little Irum.
He's got no fallurum, my little oldie.
He's got no fallurum, he's lost his dingurum.
Hey ten year [E] young never will [G] an old man.
So I threw me leg over him, [D] hey dingurum da.
[G] Just to oblige him, me being young.
I flung me leg over him, down [D] well near smothered him.
Hey ten year young never will [G] an old man.
Because he's got no fallurum, my little Irum.
He's got no fallurum, my little oldie.
He's got no fallurum, he's lost his dingurum.
Hey ten year young never will an old man.
When we went to sleep, [D] hey dingurum da.
_ [G] When we was fast asleep, me being young.
When [C] he went to sleep out of bed, I'd creep into the arms of [G] a handsome young man.
I felt his fallurum, my little Irum.
I felt his fallurum, for a little old lady.
I [Am] felt his fallurum, [G] he got my dingurum.
Now hey ten year young never will an old man. _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _