As I Roved Out

(intro) C F C F C F C F (violin solo) C G C F, C F C G, C G C F, C F G C C G C F as i roved out one summer night C F C G to view the flowers and breathe the air C G C F 'twas there i spied a tender maiden C F G C talkin' to her daughter so dear F C G C sayin' daughter oh daughter married you'll be F C G no longer to live the sweet single life C G C F mother oh mother i'd rather be C F G C some young sailor's wife C G C F well sailor boy likes to wander round C F C G he will be your downfall C G C F you're better to wed a farmer boy C F G C for to see he never will go F C G C her mother came back from the fields F C G only to find her daughter so dear C G C F hanging from her blanket of blue C F G C in the lonely hour of night (organ solo) C G C F, C F C G, C G C F, C F G C C G C F as i roved out one summer night C F C G to view the flowers and breathe the air C G C F 'twas there i spied a tender maiden C F G C talkin' to her daughter so dear