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Lord Randall - Martin Carthy Chords

Chords: Em, D, G, Am

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Genre: folk, ballad, traditional


This song is in 6/8 time

[Intro]
Em

[Verse 1]
Em D
Where have ye been all the day, my own dear darling boy?
Em D
Where have ye been all the day, my own dear comfort and joy?
G Am Em
I have been to my stepmother, make my bed mummy do
D Em
Make my bed mummy do

[Verse 2]
Em D
What did she give you for your supper, my own dear darling boy?
Em D
What did she give you for your supper, my own dear comfort and joy?
G Am Em
I got fish and I got broth, make my bed mummy do
D Em
Make my bed mummy do

[Verse 3]
Em D
Where did she get the fish that she give you, my own dear darling boy?
Em D
Where did she get the fish that she give you, my own dear comfort and joy?
G Am Em
Hedges sought and ditches caught, make my bed mummy do
D Em
Make my bed mummy do

[Verse 4]
Em D
What did you do with your fishbones, my own dear darling boy?
Em D
What did you do with your fishbones, my own dear comfort and joy?
G Am Em
I gave them to my greyhound, make my bed mummy do
D Em
Make my bed mummy do

[Verse 5]
Em D
Tell me what did your greyhound do, my own dear darling boy?
Em D
Tell me what did your greyhound do, my own dear comfort and joy?
G Am Em
There he swelled and there he died, make my bed mummy do
D Em
Make my bed mummy do

[Verse 6]
Em D
I fear that she does you deadly wrong, my own dear darling boy?
Em D
I fear that she does you deadly wrong, my own dear comfort and joy?
G Am Em
She took me in but she did me slay, make my bed mummy do
D Em
Make my bed mummy do

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