Chords for Wearin the Britches - Paul Brady 1976

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_ _ _ Oh, come all young men, where'er you be, And listen to me _ lamentation,
_ _ _ I could to the girl beyond compare, And I loved her with _ admiration.
_ _ _ At [Em] length and time she became my [A] wife, Was not for [F#] beauty, but [Bm] for riches,
_ _ [A] And all the time it causes strife, To see [B] which of us will [Em] wear the riches. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Oh, [Bm] Paddy [Em] Cane it is me name, Me height it is five foot eleven,
_ _ And me [D] wife is [Em] nearly not so big, She only measures four foot seven.
_ _ The hedges I have oft times stripped, [D] I've left them bare [F#] of [Bm] rods and switches,
_ [A] And the skin that's fair, sure I've turned black, But still she's [B] where she'll [Em] wear me riches. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Well, I am [Bm] a [Em] tailor to meet her aid, At cutting out I am quite handy,
_ _ But sure [Bm] all the money [Em] that I make, She lays it out in day and brandy.
_ _ Sometimes I [G] do shout and [A] bawl, That I've had none [F#] but [Bm] rogues and witches,
_ _ [A] Her head goes oft times to the wall, But still [B] she's where she'll [E] wear me riches. _ _
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One morning at the day, An ex-content it's sitting by the fire,
_ Well, she broke the tape out on me legs, And left me leaping to retire.
_ _ There's never a time you shout and [D] moan, As I go [F#] hopping [Bm] on me crutches,
_ _ [A] Well, I wished I'd broke her collarbone, The day [B] I let her [E] wear me riches. _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ So come all young men, where'er you be, Don't marry a wife if she's enchanting,
_ _ _ For if you do, you'll be like me, With other men she'll go galanting.
_ _ _ Now my advice to this to [D] you, To marry for [F#] love and work [Bm] for riches,
_ _ [A] And be sure of a wife with a civil tongue, That'll give you [B] a lift to [Em] where you're britching.
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