I'll Tell Me Ma chords
Sham RockSong Key: D Major
Time Signature: 4/4
Tempo: 130 bpm
Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e
Skill Level: Beginner 🟢
Guitar Chords: D, G, A7, C
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I'll Tell Me Ma
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CHORUS: Tell me ma when I go home,
A7 D
The boys won’t leave the girls a-lone,
They pull my hair they stole my comb,
A7 D
But that’s all right till I go home.
D G
She is hand-some, she is pret-ty
D A7
She is the Belle of Bel-fast ci-ty,
D G
She is a court-ing, one two three
A7 D
Pray won’t you tell me who is she? ... x2
D
1. Al-bert Moo-ney says he loves her,
A7 D
All the boys are fight-in' for her,
D
Knock on the door and they ring that bell
A7 D
Oh my true love, are you well?
D G
Out she comes, as white as snow,
D A7
With rings on her fing-ers and bells on her toes,
D G
Old Jen-ny Mur-ray says she will die
A7 D
If she couldn’t get the fel-la with the ro-vin' eye.
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D
CHORUS: Tell me ma when I go home,
A7 D
The boys won’t leave the girls a-lone,
They pull my hair they stole my comb,
A7 D
But that’s all right till I go home.
D G
She is hand-some, she is pret-ty
D A7
She is the Belle of Bel-fast Ci-ty,
D G
She is a court-ing, one two three
A7 D
Pray won’t you tell me who is she?
G C D G G C D G
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D
2. Let the wind and the rain and the hail go high
A7 D
And the snow come a tumb-ling from the sky
D
She’s as nice as ap-ple pie
A7 D
And she’ll get her own lad by and by
D G
When she gets a lad of her own,
D A7
She won’t tell her ma till she comes home,
D G
Let them all come as they will,
A7 D
For it’s Al-bert Moo-ney she loves still.
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D
CHORUS: Tell me ma when I go home,
A7 D
The boys won’t leave the girls a-lone,
They pull my hair they stole my comb,
A7 D
But that’s all right till I go home.
D G
She is hand-some, she is pret-ty
D A7
She is the Belle of Bel-fast Ci-ty,
D G
She is a court-ing, one two three
A7 D
Pray won’t you tell me who is she?
D G A7 D D G A7 D
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G C D G G C D G
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D
2. Let the wind and the rain and the hail go high
A7 D
And the snow come a tumb-ling from the sky
D
She’s as nice as ap-ple pie
A7 D
And she’ll get her own lad by and by
D G
When she gets a lad of her own,
D A7
She won’t tell her ma till she comes home,
D G
Let them all come as they will,
A7 D
For it’s Al-bert Moo-ney she loves still.
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D
CHORUS: Tell me ma when I go home,
A7 D
The boys won’t leave the girls a-lone,
They pull my hair they stole my comb,
A7 D
But that’s all right till I go home.
D G
She is hand-some, she is pret-ty
D A7
She is the Belle of Bel-fast Ci-ty,
D G
She is a court-ing, one two three
A7 D
Pray won’t you tell me who is she? ... x 3
D G A7 D
Outro: Tell me... Tell me... Tell me who is she
D G A7 D
Tell me... Tell me... Tell me who is she
D G A7 D
Tell me... Tell me... Tell me who is she
D G A7 D
Tell me... Tell me... Tell me who is she...
Arrangement Details:
- Key Signature: D Major – 2 sharps (F#, C#)
- Time Signature: 4/4 — Four quarter-note beats per measure
- Tempo: Brightly
- Metronome: ♩ = 130
- Voice Range: A3 - A4
- Chord Types in This Arrangement:
- Major chords: D, G, C
- Dominant 7th chords: A7
Song Details:
- Songwriter: Traditional children's song
- Other titles: The Wind, The Belle of Belfast City
- Lyrics Begin: I'll tell me ma, when I get home, the boys won't leave the girls alone
- Genre: Irish Folk Song
- Featured Artists: Sham Rock - Pop, dance, folk band from Northern Ireland
- Single: Tell Me Ma
Released: Nov 7, 1998
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