Oh No Not I Chords

4/4 76bpm
 
[Chords]
Am: X02210
G: 32002X OR 32000X
(Optional: Split the two beats of G between the two variations)
 
[Count]
Am           G    Am
 1  2  3  4  1  2  3  4
 
[Verse 1]
  Am                       G              Am
A Newfoundland sailor went walking on the strand
   Am                                  G               Am
He spied a pretty, fair young maid and took her by the hand
    Am                            G                 Am
"Oh will you go to Newfoundland a-long with me?" he cried
        Am                              G          Am
But the answer that she gave to him was Oh no, not I
 
[Verse 2]
   Am                      G                 Am
If I were to marry you, on me 'twould be the blame
     Am                          G           Am
Your friends and relations would scorn me to shame
   Am                               G            Am
If you were born of noble blood and me of low de-gree
       Am                                 G          Am
Do you think that I could marry you? It's oh no, not me
 
[Verse 3]
    Am                    G            Am
Six months being over and seven coming nigh
     Am                              G              Am
This pretty fair young maiden she be-gan to look so shy
    Am                              G              Am
Her corsets would not meet and her apron would not tie
         Am                                   G          Am
Made her think on all the times when she said oh no, not I
 
[Verse 4]
      Am                    G           Am
Eight months being over and nine coming on
     Am                           G               Am
This pretty fair young maiden she brought forth a son
    Am                            G               Am
She wrote a letter to her love to come most speed-ily
        Am                             G          Am
But the answer that he gave to her was Oh no, not me
 
[Instrumental]
 Am G - Am (x4)
 
 Am (5 counts)
 
[Verse 5]
   Am                            G                  Am
He said My pretty fair maid, the best thing you can do
   Am                                   G               Am
Is take your child upon your back and a-begging you may go
    Am                                   G               Am
And It's when that you get tired you can sit you down to cry
    Am                                   G          Am
And think on all the times when you said Oh no, not I
 
[Verse 6]
   Am                                G               Am
So come all you pretty fair maids, a warning take by me
      Am                         G            Am
Don't ever put your trust in the green willow tree
        Am                              G            Am
For the leaves they will wither and the root it will die
         Am                                   G          Am
Make you think on all the times when you said Oh no, not I
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