luke kelly Maid Of The Sweet Brown Knowe Chords

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_ _ _ _ Come all you [A] lads and [B] lassies and listen to [E] me a while
I'll sing to you [A] a verse or two that will surely make [B] you smile
[E] Concerning a young man [A] I am going to [B] tell you now
[E] Who has lately [A] come a [B] courting the maid of the [E] sweet bro now
This young [A] man says, my pretty maid, [E] will you come along with me?
We'll both fly off [A] together and happy we [B] will be
[E] We'll join our hands in wedlock [A] as I'm speaking [B] with you now
[E] And I'll do me [A] best and dare her [B] for the maid of the [E] sweet bro now _
_ [A] _ _ [G#m] _ [E] _ _ This fair and [A] fickle young [B] thing she knew not [E] what to say
Her eyes did shine [A] like diamonds bright and [B] merrily did [E] play
She says, young man, your love's [A] subdued for I'm [B] not ready now
[E] And I'll spend [A] another season [B] at the foot of [E] the sweet bro now
The young [A] man said, my pretty [E] maid, how can you answer so?
See down in yonder valley [F#m] where my crops [B] do gently [E] grow
Down in yonder [A] valley I have horses, [B] men and [E] plough
And they're at [A] their daily [B] labour for the maid of [E] the sweet bro now
_ [A] _ _ [G#m] _ [E] _ _ If they're at [A] their daily labour, [E] kind sir, it is not for me
I've heard of your [A] behaviour, I have [B] indeed, says she
[E] There is an inn where you [A] call in and I've heard the [B] people say
[E] That you rap and you [A] call and you pay for [E] all and come home at the break of day
If I rap and I [A] call and I pay for [E] all, me money is all me own
I'll never spend your [A] fortune for I hear that [B] you've got none
[E] You thought you had me poor heart won [F#m] by meeting with [B] you now
But [E] I'll leave you where [B] I found you at the foot of [E] the sweet bro now _ _
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