Chords for Luke Kelly When I Was A Bachalor

Tempo:
159.3 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

F

Am

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Luke Kelly When I Was A Bachalor chords
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[C] [G]
[C]
When I [G] was a bachelor,
[F] airy [C] and young, I followed the roving trade,
And the only harm [G] that ever [Am] I've done, [F] Was courting a servant [C]
maid.
I courted her [G] all summer [Am]
long, [F] And part of the [C] winter too,
But many's the time [G] I rode [Am] my love, [F] All over the [C] foggy dew.
[G]
[A] [F]
All over the [C] foggy dew.
One [G] night as I [F] lay in [C] my bed, Taking my [G] [C] pleasant sleep,
This pretty young maid she [G] came to [Am] me, [F] And bitterly she did [C] weep.
She tore her hair [G] and she wrung [Am] her hands, [F] Saying, oh, what shall [C] I do?
For tonight I resolve [G] to sleep [Am] with you, [F] For fear of the
[C] foggy dew.
[G]
[Am]
[F] For fear of the
[C] foggy dew.
All in [G] the first [Fm] part [C] of that night, We rolled [G] in sport [C] and play,
And in the latter [G] part of [Am] that night, She [F] in my arms [C] did lay,
And when broad [G] daylight did [Am] appear, She [F] cried,
[C] Amanda,
Hold your tongue, [G] you silly [Am] young girl, [F] For the foggy dew [C] is gone.
[G]
[Am]
For [F] the foggy dew [C]
is gone.
[G] Supposing you [F] should [C] have a child, It would make [G] you laugh [C] and smile,
And suppose you [G] have [Am] another one, It [F] would make you think [C] a while,
And suppose you [G] have another [Am] one, [F] And another one or [C] two,
It would make you leave off [G] them foolish [Am] young tricks,
[F] And think on the [C] foggy dew.
[G]
[Am]
[F] And think on the [C] foggy dew.
I love that [G] girl [F] with all [C] my heart, She's as dear as my lovely life,
But in the latter [G] part of the [Am] year, She [F] became another [C] man's wife,
But I've never told [G] him of [Am] her faults, [F] And I'm damned if [C] ever I'll do,
But many's the [G] time as she winks [Am] and smiles, [F] I think on the [C] foggy dew.
[G] [Am]
[F] I think on the
[C] foggy dew.
[N]
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
Am
2311
A
1231
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
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To learn The Dubliners - The Foggy Dew chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - G, Am, F, C and G. Begin your practice at a relaxed 79 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 159. Given the song's key of C Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ When _ I [G] was a bachelor, _
[F] airy [C] and _ young, _ I followed the roving trade,
_ _ _ And the only harm [G] that ever [Am] I've done, _ _ _ [F] Was _ _ _ courting a _ servant [C]
maid.
_ _ _ _ I courted her [G] all summer [Am] _ _
long, _ _ [F] And _ _ part of the _ [C] winter too,
_ _ _ But many's the time [G] I rode [Am] my _ love, _ _ _ [F] All _ over the _ [C] foggy dew.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F]
All _ _ _ over the _ _ [C] foggy dew. _ _
_ _ _ _ One [G] night as I [F] lay in [C] my bed, Taking my [G] _ [C] pleasant _ sleep,
This pretty young maid she [G] _ came to [Am] _ me, _ [F] And _ _ _ bitterly she did [C] _ _ weep. _
She tore her hair [G] and she wrung [Am] her _ hands, _ [F] Saying, oh, _ what shall _ [C] I _ do?
For tonight I _ resolve [G] to sleep [Am] with _ you, _ _ [F] For _ _ fear of the _ _ _
[C] _ foggy dew.
_ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] For fear _ _ of the _ _ _
[C] foggy dew. _ _ _ _
_ All in [G] the first [Fm] part [C] of that night, We rolled [G] in sport [C] and play, _
And in the latter [G] part of [Am] that _ night, She [F] in my _ _ arms [C] did lay,
_ _ And when broad [G] daylight _ did [Am] _ _ appear, She [F] _ _ cried, _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] Amanda, _ _
_ _ Hold your tongue, [G] you silly [Am] young _ girl, _ [F] For the _ _ _ foggy dew [C] _ is _ gone.
_ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ For [F] the _ _ _ _ foggy dew _ _ [C]
is _ gone. _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] Supposing you [F] should [C] have a child, It would make [G] you laugh [C] and _ smile, _
And suppose you _ [G] have _ [Am] another one, _ It [F] would make _ you think [C] a while,
_ _ And suppose you [G] have _ another _ [Am] _ one, _ [F] And another _ _ _ _ one or [C] two, _ _
It would make you leave off [G] them foolish [Am] young tricks,
_ [F] And think on the _ _ [C] foggy _ dew.
_ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ And think on the _ _ _ [C] _ foggy dew.
_ _ _ _ I love that [G] girl [F] with all [C] my heart, She's as dear as my lovely _ _ life,
But in the latter [G] part of the [Am] _ year, She [F] _ became _ _ _ another [C] man's _ _ wife,
But I've never told [G] him of [Am] her faults, _ [F] And I'm damned _ if [C] ever I'll do,
_ _ _ But many's the [G] time as she winks [Am] and _ _ smiles, _ _ [F] I think on the _ _ [C] foggy _ dew. _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] I think _ _ on the _
_ _ [C] _ foggy _ dew.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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The A Parcel Of Rogues album includes this song.

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