Chords for Van Morrison and The Chieftains- I Tell Me Ma
Tempo:
111.9 bpm
Chords used:
A
Bm
F#m
E
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
Tell mama when I go home The boys won't leave the girls alone
They pull my hair, they stole [E] my coat Well, that's all right [A] till I go home
She is hot, [Bm] son, she is frightful [A] She [B] is the bell of bell [A] class today
She is [D] cordoned off [A] to three, please won't you tell me who is she?
Albert Mooney says he [E] loves her, all the [A] boys are fighting for her
She has a door and a ring that's bent, [E] oh my [A] true love, why you will
And she [Bm] comes as white as [F#m] snow, rings on her [E] fingers and bells on her toes
[A] Oh, Jenny [Bm] Mary says she wouldn't [A] die if she doesn't get the fella with the robe in her
Then [Bm] [A]
[Bm] [A] [Bm] [A]
[Bm] [A] the wind and the [F#m] rain and the haze blow high and the [Em] snowdrops [A] come in from the sky
She's as [Bm] nice as [F#m] a butterfly, she'll get her [A] own lad's way and bye
When she [Bm] gets a little out of her [A] home, she won't pretend to [Bm] mind when she comes [F#m] home
Let them [Bm] all come out, they won't, for it's Albert Mooney [F#m] she loves so
Help me, Ma, when [A] I go [E] home, the flies won't leave the [F#m] girls alone
The one with my hair is called Michael, and [G#] that's [F#m] alright till I go home
[D] She is handsome, she is [F#m] pretty, she is the belle of Belfast City
She is [Bm] Gordon, one, two, three, please won't you tell [F#m] me who is she
Help me, Ma, when I go home, the flies won't leave the girls alone
The one with my [Bm] hair is called Michael, and that's alright [A] till I go home
She is [D] handsome, she [A] is pretty, she is the belle [E] of Belfast City
[A] She is [Bm] Gordon, one, two, three, [F#m] please [Bm] won't you tell [A] me who is she
[F#m] [B] [E] [F#] [E]
[A] [B] [A]
[B] [C] [B] [E]
[F#] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
Tell mama when I go home The boys won't leave the girls alone
They pull my hair, they stole [E] my coat Well, that's all right [A] till I go home
She is hot, [Bm] son, she is frightful [A] She [B] is the bell of bell [A] class today
She is [D] cordoned off [A] to three, please won't you tell me who is she?
Albert Mooney says he [E] loves her, all the [A] boys are fighting for her
She has a door and a ring that's bent, [E] oh my [A] true love, why you will
And she [Bm] comes as white as [F#m] snow, rings on her [E] fingers and bells on her toes
[A] Oh, Jenny [Bm] Mary says she wouldn't [A] die if she doesn't get the fella with the robe in her
Then [Bm] [A]
[Bm] [A] [Bm] [A]
[Bm] [A] the wind and the [F#m] rain and the haze blow high and the [Em] snowdrops [A] come in from the sky
She's as [Bm] nice as [F#m] a butterfly, she'll get her [A] own lad's way and bye
When she [Bm] gets a little out of her [A] home, she won't pretend to [Bm] mind when she comes [F#m] home
Let them [Bm] all come out, they won't, for it's Albert Mooney [F#m] she loves so
Help me, Ma, when [A] I go [E] home, the flies won't leave the [F#m] girls alone
The one with my hair is called Michael, and [G#] that's [F#m] alright till I go home
[D] She is handsome, she is [F#m] pretty, she is the belle of Belfast City
She is [Bm] Gordon, one, two, three, please won't you tell [F#m] me who is she
Help me, Ma, when I go home, the flies won't leave the girls alone
The one with my [Bm] hair is called Michael, and that's alright [A] till I go home
She is [D] handsome, she [A] is pretty, she is the belle [E] of Belfast City
[A] She is [Bm] Gordon, one, two, three, [F#m] please [Bm] won't you tell [A] me who is she
[F#m] [B] [E] [F#] [E]
[A] [B] [A]
[B] [C] [B] [E]
[F#] [A]
Key:
A
Bm
F#m
E
D
A
Bm
F#m
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
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_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
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_ Tell mama when I go home The boys won't leave the girls alone
They pull my hair, they stole [E] my coat Well, that's all right [A] till I go home
She is hot, [Bm] son, she is frightful [A] She [B] is the bell of bell [A] class today
She is [D] cordoned off [A] to three, please won't you tell me who is she?
Albert Mooney says he [E] loves her, all the [A] boys are fighting for her
She has a door and a ring that's bent, [E] oh my [A] true love, why you will
And she [Bm] comes as white as [F#m] snow, rings on her [E] fingers and bells on her toes
[A] Oh, Jenny [Bm] Mary says she wouldn't [A] die if she doesn't get the fella with the robe in her
Then [Bm] _ [A] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [A] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ the wind and the [F#m] rain and the haze blow high and the [Em] snowdrops [A] come in from the sky
She's as [Bm] nice as [F#m] a butterfly, she'll get her [A] own lad's way and bye
When she [Bm] gets a little out of her [A] home, she won't pretend to [Bm] mind when she comes [F#m] home
Let them [Bm] all come out, they won't, for it's Albert Mooney [F#m] she loves so _
Help _ _ _ _ me, Ma, when [A] I go [E] home, the flies won't leave the [F#m] girls alone
The one with my hair is called Michael, and [G#] that's [F#m] alright till I go home
[D] She is handsome, she is [F#m] pretty, she is the belle of Belfast City
She is [Bm] Gordon, one, two, three, please won't you tell [F#m] me who is she
Help me, Ma, when I go home, the flies won't leave the girls alone
The one with my [Bm] hair is called Michael, and that's alright [A] till I go home
She is [D] handsome, she [A] is pretty, she is the belle [E] of Belfast City
[A] She is [Bm] Gordon, one, two, three, [F#m] please [Bm] won't you tell [A] me who is she
[F#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ [F#] _ _ [E] _
[A] _ [B] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [B] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [A] _
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
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_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
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_ Tell mama when I go home The boys won't leave the girls alone
They pull my hair, they stole [E] my coat Well, that's all right [A] till I go home
She is hot, [Bm] son, she is frightful [A] She [B] is the bell of bell [A] class today
She is [D] cordoned off [A] to three, please won't you tell me who is she?
Albert Mooney says he [E] loves her, all the [A] boys are fighting for her
She has a door and a ring that's bent, [E] oh my [A] true love, why you will
And she [Bm] comes as white as [F#m] snow, rings on her [E] fingers and bells on her toes
[A] Oh, Jenny [Bm] Mary says she wouldn't [A] die if she doesn't get the fella with the robe in her
Then [Bm] _ [A] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [A] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ the wind and the [F#m] rain and the haze blow high and the [Em] snowdrops [A] come in from the sky
She's as [Bm] nice as [F#m] a butterfly, she'll get her [A] own lad's way and bye
When she [Bm] gets a little out of her [A] home, she won't pretend to [Bm] mind when she comes [F#m] home
Let them [Bm] all come out, they won't, for it's Albert Mooney [F#m] she loves so _
Help _ _ _ _ me, Ma, when [A] I go [E] home, the flies won't leave the [F#m] girls alone
The one with my hair is called Michael, and [G#] that's [F#m] alright till I go home
[D] She is handsome, she is [F#m] pretty, she is the belle of Belfast City
She is [Bm] Gordon, one, two, three, please won't you tell [F#m] me who is she
Help me, Ma, when I go home, the flies won't leave the girls alone
The one with my [Bm] hair is called Michael, and that's alright [A] till I go home
She is [D] handsome, she [A] is pretty, she is the belle [E] of Belfast City
[A] She is [Bm] Gordon, one, two, three, [F#m] please [Bm] won't you tell [A] me who is she
[F#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ [F#] _ _ [E] _
[A] _ [B] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [B] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [A] _
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