Chords for The Waterboys- Raggle Taggle Gypsy
Tempo:
103.6 bpm
Chords used:
Em
D
Bm
G
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Em] [Bm]
[D] [Em]
Oh, [Bm] yes, it's great, [D] oh.
[Em]
From the street, oh, to the city, our hall door, they came [Bm] brave and boldly, [D] oh.
And the one sang high and [Em] the other sang low, and the other sang a [G] raggle-daggle, [Em] damn see, oh.
The gent was upstairs, there's a lady went, run her suit and [D] leather, oh.
And there was a cry from [Em] around the door, she's away with a raggle-daggle, damn see, oh.
[Bm] [D] [Em]
It was late that night when the Lord came in, and quietened [Bm] for his lady, [D] oh.
And the servant girl, [Em] she says to the Lord, she's away with a raggle-daggle, [Em] damn see, oh.
Well settled for me, a milk-white steed, a big horse, there's not [B] speedy, [F#m] oh.
[D] And I will ride in [Em] a seat that's bright, she's away with a raggle-daggle, damn see, oh.
[Bm]
[D] [Em]
And there he rode east, he rode west, [G] he rode north [Bm] and south, also.
[D] And till he came to [Em] a wide open plain, it was there that he spied his lady, oh.
He told me, how could you leave your goose for the bed, your black-cut straw, [Bm] say, come [D] lay, oh.
How could you leave your kneeling [Em] with the Lord, all but a raggle-daggle, damn see, oh.
Well what fear I from a goose for the bed, from a black-cut straw, [Bm] say, come lay, oh.
[D] Tonight I lie in a wide [Em] open field in the arms of a raggle-daggle, damn see, oh.
[Bm] [D]
[Bm] [Em] How could you leave your house and your land, how [Bm] could you leave your mother and your home,
[D] how could you leave your [Em] only wedded Lord, all but a [Bm] raggle-daggle, damn [Em] see, oh.
Well what fear I from a house and my land, what fear [Bm] I from my [D] money, oh.
I'd rather have a kiss than yell [Em] at her, she's once on her way with a raggle-daggle, damn see, oh.
[Bm] [D]
[Em]
[Bm] [D] [Em]
[Bm] [Em]
[Bm] [D]
[Em] [G]
[D] [Bm] [D]
[Em] [D] [Em]
[D] [Em]
Oh, [Bm] yes, it's great, [D] oh.
[Em]
From the street, oh, to the city, our hall door, they came [Bm] brave and boldly, [D] oh.
And the one sang high and [Em] the other sang low, and the other sang a [G] raggle-daggle, [Em] damn see, oh.
The gent was upstairs, there's a lady went, run her suit and [D] leather, oh.
And there was a cry from [Em] around the door, she's away with a raggle-daggle, damn see, oh.
[Bm] [D] [Em]
It was late that night when the Lord came in, and quietened [Bm] for his lady, [D] oh.
And the servant girl, [Em] she says to the Lord, she's away with a raggle-daggle, [Em] damn see, oh.
Well settled for me, a milk-white steed, a big horse, there's not [B] speedy, [F#m] oh.
[D] And I will ride in [Em] a seat that's bright, she's away with a raggle-daggle, damn see, oh.
[Bm]
[D] [Em]
And there he rode east, he rode west, [G] he rode north [Bm] and south, also.
[D] And till he came to [Em] a wide open plain, it was there that he spied his lady, oh.
He told me, how could you leave your goose for the bed, your black-cut straw, [Bm] say, come [D] lay, oh.
How could you leave your kneeling [Em] with the Lord, all but a raggle-daggle, damn see, oh.
Well what fear I from a goose for the bed, from a black-cut straw, [Bm] say, come lay, oh.
[D] Tonight I lie in a wide [Em] open field in the arms of a raggle-daggle, damn see, oh.
[Bm] [D]
[Bm] [Em] How could you leave your house and your land, how [Bm] could you leave your mother and your home,
[D] how could you leave your [Em] only wedded Lord, all but a [Bm] raggle-daggle, damn [Em] see, oh.
Well what fear I from a house and my land, what fear [Bm] I from my [D] money, oh.
I'd rather have a kiss than yell [Em] at her, she's once on her way with a raggle-daggle, damn see, oh.
[Bm] [D]
[Em]
[Bm] [D] [Em]
[Bm] [Em]
[Bm] [D]
[Em] [G]
[D] [Bm] [D]
[Em] [D] [Em]
Key:
Em
D
Bm
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Bm
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Oh, [Bm] yes, it's great, [D] oh.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
From the street, oh, to the city, our hall door, they came [Bm] brave and boldly, [D] oh.
And the one sang high and [Em] the other sang low, and the other sang a [G] raggle-daggle, [Em] damn see, oh.
_ _ The gent was upstairs, there's a lady went, run her suit and [D] leather, oh.
And there was a cry from [Em] around the door, she's away with a raggle-daggle, damn see, oh. _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ It was late that night when the Lord came in, and quietened [Bm] for his lady, [D] oh.
And the servant girl, [Em] she says to the Lord, she's away with a raggle-daggle, [Em] damn see, oh. _ _ _
Well settled for me, a milk-white steed, a big horse, there's not [B] speedy, [F#m] oh.
[D] And I will ride in [Em] a seat that's bright, she's away with a raggle-daggle, damn see, oh.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
And there he rode east, he rode west, [G] he rode north [Bm] and south, also.
[D] And till he came to [Em] a wide open plain, it was there that he spied his lady, oh.
_ _ He told me, how could you leave your goose for the bed, your black-cut straw, [Bm] say, come [D] lay, oh.
How could you leave your kneeling [Em] with the Lord, all but a raggle-daggle, damn see, oh.
Well what fear I from a goose for the bed, from a black-cut straw, [Bm] say, come lay, oh.
[D] Tonight I lie in a wide [Em] open field in the arms of a raggle-daggle, damn see, oh. _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Bm] _ [Em] _ _ _ How could you leave your house and your land, how [Bm] could you leave your mother and your home,
[D] how could you leave your [Em] only wedded Lord, all but a [Bm] raggle-daggle, damn [Em] see, oh.
Well what fear I from a house and my land, what fear [Bm] I from my [D] money, oh.
I'd rather have a kiss than yell [Em] at her, she's once on her way with a raggle-daggle, damn see, oh. _ _
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[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Oh, [Bm] yes, it's great, [D] oh.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
From the street, oh, to the city, our hall door, they came [Bm] brave and boldly, [D] oh.
And the one sang high and [Em] the other sang low, and the other sang a [G] raggle-daggle, [Em] damn see, oh.
_ _ The gent was upstairs, there's a lady went, run her suit and [D] leather, oh.
And there was a cry from [Em] around the door, she's away with a raggle-daggle, damn see, oh. _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ It was late that night when the Lord came in, and quietened [Bm] for his lady, [D] oh.
And the servant girl, [Em] she says to the Lord, she's away with a raggle-daggle, [Em] damn see, oh. _ _ _
Well settled for me, a milk-white steed, a big horse, there's not [B] speedy, [F#m] oh.
[D] And I will ride in [Em] a seat that's bright, she's away with a raggle-daggle, damn see, oh.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
And there he rode east, he rode west, [G] he rode north [Bm] and south, also.
[D] And till he came to [Em] a wide open plain, it was there that he spied his lady, oh.
_ _ He told me, how could you leave your goose for the bed, your black-cut straw, [Bm] say, come [D] lay, oh.
How could you leave your kneeling [Em] with the Lord, all but a raggle-daggle, damn see, oh.
Well what fear I from a goose for the bed, from a black-cut straw, [Bm] say, come lay, oh.
[D] Tonight I lie in a wide [Em] open field in the arms of a raggle-daggle, damn see, oh. _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Bm] _ [Em] _ _ _ How could you leave your house and your land, how [Bm] could you leave your mother and your home,
[D] how could you leave your [Em] only wedded Lord, all but a [Bm] raggle-daggle, damn [Em] see, oh.
Well what fear I from a house and my land, what fear [Bm] I from my [D] money, oh.
I'd rather have a kiss than yell [Em] at her, she's once on her way with a raggle-daggle, damn see, oh. _ _
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