Chords for Ye Vagabonds :: I Courted A Wee Girl

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_ I _ _ _ _ _ _ courted a weaker for [Ab] many's a long day _ _ And I slighted [Eb] all others that came in my
way [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] And well she's rewarded me to [Ab] the last day
_ [Cm] For she's gone to be [Eb] wed to another _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ Another, _ _ _ she's gone to be wed to _ [Eb] another
_ _ Well _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the bride and bride's party to church they [Ab] did go
_ _ The bride went [Eb] in foremost, she wore the [Ab] best show
_ _ _ [Eb] And I followed after my heart [Ab] full of _ hope
[Eb] To see my love wed to [Ab] another
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_ _ [Ab] _ Another, [Eb] _ _ _
to see my love wed to another _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Well the bride and bride's party in church they did stand
_ _ _ Gold rings on her fingers, her love by the hand
_ _ And the man she was wed to had houses _
[Ab] and _ land
[Eb] He may have her since I could not gain _ her
_ [Ab] _ _ Gain [Eb]
her, he may have her since I could [Ab] not gain [Eb] _ her _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ And the first time I saw her she was dressed all in white
_ _ The more I looked on her she dazzled my sight
_ I _ lifted _ my hat and I bid her _ _ [Ab] _ goodnight
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Adieu to all false hearts and lovers _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Lovers, adieu to all false hearts and lovers _ _ _ _
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And the next time I saw her she was leaving them [Ab] me _ _
[Eb] I sat down beside her not a bite could I eat
_ For I thought my love scoped me far better _ than me _ _
For love was the cause of my ruin
_ _ _ My _ _ ruin, _ for love was the cause of my ruin _
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_ _ So it's dig me a grave and dig it down deep
_ _ And strew it all over with the roses so sweet
_ _ _ And lay me down silent no more for to [Ab] weep _ _ _ _
[Cm] For love _ [Eb] was the cause of [Ab] my ruin
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_ My _ _ _ _ ruin, for love was the cause of [Ab] my [Bb] ruin
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_ _ _ _ [D] I love _ _ the way we're like Americans _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ We're dressed like Americans and you're dressed like Irishmen
You're the Americans here
_ We're actually like what the fuck is going on
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_ _ _ _ _ We're the most American people out there
_ _ It's very cold out here
The way you can walk outside and do a gig inside the club
You don't have much to do
If you're freezing it's like [C] that
_ _ _ _ If you ever feel [G] cold just _ drink more _ _
Then you go outside and you're like no one's in the world It's lovely _