Tell Me Ma [G]
The Dubliners
Intro: [G] [G] [D7] [G]
I’ll [G]Tell me Ma... when I go home
The [D7]boys won’t leave... the [G]girls alone
They pulled my hair... they stole my comb
But [D7]that’s alright... till [G]I go home
She is handsome [C]she is pretty
[G]She is the belle of [D7]Belfast city
[G]She is a-courting [C]one, two, three
[G]Please won’t you [D]tell me [G]who is she?
[G]Albert Mooney says he loves her
[D7]All the boys are [G]fighting for her
They rap at the door and ring the bell
Saying [D7]oh my true love [G]are you well?
Out she comes as [C]white as snow
[G]Rings on her fingers and [D7]bells on her toes
[G]Jenny Murray [C]says she’ll die
If she [G]doesn’t get the [D]fella with the [G]roving eye
I’ll [G]Tell me Ma... when I go home
The [D7]boys won’t leave... the [G]girls alone
They pulled my hair... they stole my comb
But [D7]that’s alright till [G]I go home
She is handsome [C]she is pretty
[G]She is the belle of [D7]Belfast city
[G]She is a-courting [C]one, two, three
[G]Please won’t you [D]tell me [G]who is she?
Let the [G]wind and the rain and the hail blow high
And the [D7]snow come tumbling [G]from the sky
She’s as nice as apple pie
And [D7]she’ll get her own lad [G]by and by
When she gets a [C]lad of her own
She [G]won’t tell her Ma till [D7]she goes home
But [G]let them all come [C]as they will
It’s [G]Albert [D]Mooney [G]she loves still
I’ll [G]Tell me Ma... when I go home
The [D7]boys won’t leave... the [G]girls alone
They pulled my hair... they stole my comb
But [D7]that’s alright till [G]I go home
She is handsome [C]she is pretty
[G]She is the belle of [D7]Belfast city
[G]She is a-courting [C]one, two, three
[G]Please won’t you [D]tell me [G]who is she?
Tell Me Ma [G]The Dubliners
IntroGGD7G
I’ll GTell me Ma... when I go home The D7boys won’t leave... the Ggirls alone They pulled my hair... they stole my comb But D7that’s alright... till GI go home She is handsome Cshe is pretty GShe is the belle of D7Belfast city GShe is a-courting Cone, two, three GPlease won’t you Dtell me Gwho is she?
GAlbert Mooney says he loves her D7All the boys are Gfighting for her They rap at the door and ring the bell Saying D7oh my true love Gare you well? Out she comes as Cwhite as snow GRings on her fingers and D7bells on her toes GJenny Murray Csays she’ll die If she Gdoesn’t get the Dfella with the Groving eye
I’ll GTell me Ma... when I go home The D7boys won’t leave... the Ggirls alone They pulled my hair... they stole my comb But D7that’s alright till GI go home She is handsome Cshe is pretty GShe is the belle of D7Belfast city GShe is a-courting Cone, two, three GPlease won’t you Dtell me Gwho is she?
Let the Gwind and the rain and the hail blow high And the D7snow come tumbling Gfrom the sky She’s as nice as apple pie And D7she’ll get her own lad Gby and by When she gets a Clad of her own She Gwon’t tell her Ma till D7she goes home But Glet them all come Cas they will It’s GAlbert DMooney Gshe loves still
I’ll GTell me Ma... when I go home The D7boys won’t leave... the Ggirls alone They pulled my hair... they stole my comb But D7that’s alright till GI go home She is handsome Cshe is pretty GShe is the belle of D7Belfast city GShe is a-courting Cone, two, three GPlease won’t you Dtell me Gwho is she?