The Raggle Taggle Gypsy chords by The Chieftains

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Verse 1
Em 
 (E minor) 
There were three
old gypsies came
To our house door
A 
D 
Bm 
They came  (A major) brave and  (D major) boldly-  (B minor) o
D 
Bm 
Em 
And  (D major) one sang  (B minor) high and the other sang  (E minor) low
And the other sang a raggle taggle gypsy- o
It was upstairs downstairs the lady went
A 
Bm 
Put on her  (A major) suit of  (B minor) leather- o
And there was a cry from
Em 
around the  (E minor) door
She's away wi' the raggle taggle
Bm 
gypsy- o  (B minor) 
Em 
 (E minor) It   was late that night when
the Lord came in
A 
D 
Bm 
Enquiring  (A major) for his  (D major) lady-  (B minor) o
And the servant girl she
Em 
said to the  (E minor) Lord
"She's away wi' the
Raggle taggle gypsy- o"
"Well saddle for me my
milk white steed
A 
Bm 
- my big horse  (A major) is not  (B minor) speedy- o
Em 
And I will ride till I seek my  (E minor) bride
She's away wi' the raggle taggle gypsy-
D 
Em 
C 
o"  (D major)  (E minor)  (C major) 
Bm 
Em 
 (B minor)  (E minor) 
C 
 (C major) 
Bm 
 (B minor) 
Em 
 (E minor) Now he rode East and he rode West
A 
D 
He rode  (A major) North and  (D major) South also
Bm 
 (B minor) Until he came to a wide
Em 
open  (E minor) field
D 
Bm 
It was there that he spied his lady- o  (D major)  (B minor) 
Em 
C 
Em 
 (E minor)  (C major)  (E minor) 
D 
 (D major) 
Em 
C 
Em 
 (E minor)  (C major)  (E minor) 
"How could you leave
your goose feather bed
A 
Bm 
Your blankets  (A major) strewn so  (B minor) comely- o?
And how could you leave
Em 
Your newly wedded  (E minor) Lord
Bm 
Em 
All for a raggle taggle  (B minor) gypsy-  (E minor) o?"
"What care I for my goose feather bed
A 
D 
Bm 
My  (A major) blankets strewn so  (D major) comely-  (B minor) o?
Em 
Tonight I lie in a wide open  (E minor) field
In the arms of a raggle taggle
gypsy- o"
"How could you leave your
House and your land?
A 
How could you  (A major) leave your
D 
Bm 
 (D major) money-  (B minor) o?
How could you leave
Em 
your only wedded  (E minor) Lord
Bm 
Em 
All for a raggle taggle  (B minor) gypsy-  (E minor) o?"
"What care I for my house and my land?
A 
D 
What  (A major) care I for  (D major) my money-
Bm 
 (B minor) o?
I'd rather have a kiss from
The yellow gypsy's lips
C 
D 
Em 
Bm 
Em 
I'm  (C major) away wi' the raggle taggle  (D major) gypsy-  (E minor)  (B minor)  (E minor) 
Bm 
Em 
 (B minor)  (E minor) 
C 
Bm 
Em 
 (C major)  (B minor)  (E minor) 
D 
Bm 
 (D major)  (B minor) 
Em 
C 
Em 
 (E minor)  (C major)  (E minor) 
D 
Bm 
 (D major)  (B minor) 
Em 
C 
Bm 
Em 
 (E minor)  (C major)  (B minor)  (E minor) 
D 
Bm 
 (D major)  (B minor) 
D 
Em 
C 
Em 
 (D major)  (E minor)  (C major)  (E minor) 
Bm 
 (B minor) 
Em 
Em 
 (E minor)  (E minor) o!"