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I'll Tell Me Ma chords by
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Key: Eb major•
Verse 1
D
D

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I can tell my ma when I go home
A
A

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D
D

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The boys won't leave the girls alone

They pull my hair and they stole my comb
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A

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But that's all right till I go home
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She is handsome, she is pretty
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D

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A
A

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She is the belle of Belfast city
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D

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G

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She is courting one, two, three
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Brief when you tell me
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G

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who is he

Albert Mooney says he loves her

All the boys are fighting for her

They're at the door,

they're ringing the bell,
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A

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D

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Saying, oh, my true love, are you well?
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G

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Out she comes, as white as snow,
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D

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Rings on her fingers,
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A

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bells on her toes,
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G

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Old Johnny Murray says she'll die
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D

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If she doesn't get the fella
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G

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with the roving eye.
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Let the wind and the rain

and the hail blow high,

The snow come travelling from the sky,
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She's as nice as apple pie,
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And she'll get her own lad
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by and by.
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G

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When she gets a lad of her own,
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She won't tell her ma when
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A

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she comes home,
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Let them all come as they will
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For it's Albert Mooney she loves still

And tell my ma when I go

home
A
A

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The boys won't leave the girls alone
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D

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They pulled my hair,
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G

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D

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they stole my comb
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A

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D

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Well, that's all right till I go home
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She is handsome, she is pretty
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D

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A
A

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She is the belle of Belfast city
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D

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G

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She is courting one, two, three
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Please, won't you tell me

who is he?
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Albert Mooney says he loves her
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All the boys are fighting for

her
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They're knocking at the door, they're
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ringing the bell
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D

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Saying, oh, my true love, marry you well
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G

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Out she comes as white as snow
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D

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A

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Wrinkled her fingers, belled her toes
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Old Johnny Murray says she'll die
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If she doesn't get the fellow

with the robe and eye
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Let them all come as they will
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For it's Albert Mooney she loves still
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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

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  • G

Capo: 1

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of I'll Tell Me Ma by The Clancy Brothers is Eb major.

The primary chords used in I'll Tell Me Ma are Eb, Bb, Ab.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 1 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Eb, Bb, Ab, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of I'll Tell Me Ma is approximately 60 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of I'll Tell Me Ma using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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