A-Roving Chords

[Verse 1]
   C
In Amsterdam there lived a maid,
     C
Mark well what I do say,
   F               C
In Amsterdam there lived a maid
    D7               G7
And she was mistress of her trade,
     C            F           C   G7   C
I'll go no more a-roving with you fair maid.
 
 
[Chorus]
  F         C
A-roving, a-roving,
      D7               G7
Since roving's been my ru-i-in,
     C            F
I'll go no more a-roving
     C   G7   C
With you fair maid.
 
 
[Verse 2]
    C
Her eyes are like two stars so bright,
     C
Mark well what I do say,
    F                 C
Her eyes are like two stars so bright,
    D7                G7
Her face is fair, her step is light;
     C            F           C   G7   C
I'll go no more a-roving with you fair maid.
 
 
[Chorus]
  F         C
A-roving, a-roving,
      D7               G7
Since roving's been my ru-i-in,
     C            F
I'll go no more a-roving
     C   G7   C
With you fair maid.
 
 
[Verse 3]
    C
Her cheeks are like the rosebuds red,
     C
Mark well what I do say,
    F                   C
Her cheeks are like the rosebuds red,
        D7               G7
There's wealth of hair upon her head;
     C            F           C   G7   C
I'll go no more a-roving with you fair maid.
 
 
[Chorus]
  F         C
A-roving, a-roving,
      D7               G7
Since roving's been my ru-i-in,
     C            F
I'll go no more a-roving
     C   G7   C
With you fair maid.
 
 
[Verse 4]
  C
I love this fair maid as my life,
     C
Mark well what I do say,
  F                   C
I love this fair maid as my life,
    D7                G7
And soon she'll be my little wife;
     C            F           C   G7   C
I'll go no more a-roving with you fair maid.
 
 
[Chorus]
  F         C
A-roving, a-roving,
      D7               G7
Since roving's been my ru-i-in,
     C            F
I'll go no more a-roving
     C   G7   C
With you fair maid.
 
 
[Verse 5]
    C
And if you'd know this maiden's name,
     C
Mark well what I do say,
    F                  C
And if you'd know this maiden's name,
    D7                     G7
Why soon like mine, 'twill be the same;
     C            F           C   G7   C
I'll go no more a-roving with you fair maid.
 
 
[Chorus]
  F         C
A-roving, a-roving,
      D7               G7
Since roving's been my ru-i-in,
     C            F
I'll go no more a-roving
     C   G7   C
With you fair maid.
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