The Pretty Maid Lyrics And Chords
(MILKING HER COW) 3/4 Chords similar to those used in the version by Clannad. This is a request sent in by David Fink, the guitar chords are by Marc Fahrbach. The youtube video is by Clannad. The song was written by Thomas Moore around 1800 but it was originally an Irish song written as gaeilge. These lyrics are from the Clannad version, as there are many different versions.
Dm-Am-Dm
It (Dm)was on a fine (C)summer's (Bb)morning The (Dm)birds’ sweetly (C)tune on each (G)bough And (Dm)as I walked (C)out for my (Bb)pleasure I (Dm)saw a maid (Am)milking a (Dm)cow Her (F)voice was so en(Am)chanting, me(Bb)lodious Left (Dm)me quite un(Am)able to (G)go My (Dm)heart, it was (Gm)loaded with (Am)sorrow For the (Dm)pretty maid (Am)milking her (Dm)cow Dm-Am-Dm Then (Dm)to her I (C)made my ad(Bb)vances "Good (Dm)morrow most (C)beautiful (G)maid Your (Dm)beauty my (C)heart so en(Bb)trances" "Pray (Dm)sir do not (Am)banter," she (Dm)said "I'm (F)not such a (Am)rare precious (Bb)jewel That (Dm)I should en(Am)amour you (G)so I (Dm)am but a (Gm)poor little (Am)milk girl," Says the (Dm)pretty maid (Am)milking her (Dm)cow Dm-Am-Dm The (Dm)Indies a(C)fford no such (Bb)jewel So (Dm)bright, so trans(C)parently (G)clear I (Dm)do not add (C)things to my (Bb)funeral Con(Dm)sent but to (Am)know me my (Dm)dear Oh, (F)had I the (Am)Lamp of A(Bb)laddin Or the (Dm)wealth that gold (Am)mines can be(G)stow I'd (Dm)rather be (BGm)poor in a (Am)cottage With the (Dm)pretty girl (Am)milking her (Dm)cow Dm-Am-Dm |
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