Lock Up Your Daughters lyrics and chords

Writer unknown, from the Dubliners album 'A Drop Of The Dubliners' , Guitar chords by Marc Fahrbach. This song is a request for Martin Byrne, a true Dub.

Hold (D)on to your women and lock’em a(G)way
(D)Or we’ll chase’em and (A)catch’em and (A7)love’em
From (D)friday to (A)sun(D)day.
 
Where (D)girls are goodlookin’, were lookin’ for (G)fun
(D)Oh, we’ll chase’em and (A)catch’em and (A7)love’em
So (D)lock up the (A)last (D)one.
 
(D)They’ll sigh and they’ll (A7)shiver, they’ll (D)stand and de(A7)liver
Then (D)cry when its(A) over(D).
No mistress or(A7) madam com(D)plained when we (A7)had’em
From (D)Derry to (A)Dover(D).
 
So cling to your daughters hold on to your wives
Or well chase’em and catch’em and love’em
We’ll show’em the good life.
 
Sometimes when were loaded with nothing to lose              
Oh, we’ll bore them with ravish and love’em
So give’em the good news.
 
They’ll scream to be with us, they’ll scheme to be with us
They’ll give us a good run.
They’ll hide and we’ll seek’em, we’ll find and we’ll keep em
So lock up the last one.

​Guitar chords for the key of G

Hold (G)on to your women and lock’em a(C)way
(G)Or we’ll chase’em and (D)catch’em and (D7)love’em
From (G)friday to (D)sun(G)day.
 
Where (G)girls are goodlookin’, were lookin’ for (C)fun
(G)Oh, we’ll chase’em and (D)catch’em and (D7)love’em
So (G)lock up the (D)last (G)one.
 
(G)They’ll sigh and they’ll (D7)shiver, they’ll (G)stand and de(D7)liver
Then (G)cry when its(D) over(G).
No mistress or(D7) madam com(G)plained when we (D7)had’em
From (G)Derry to (D)Dover(G).