Woman from wexford Chords

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[Verse 1]
Well, [G]there was an old
woman from Wexford
And in Wexford she did dwell
She loved her old man dearly
But an[D]other one twice as well
[G]When me

[Verse 2]
[G]tiggery, tiggery, toram
And me toram, toram, ta
[D][G]

[Verse 3]
Ah, one day she went to a doctor
Some medicine for to find
She said, will ye give me
something
That'll make [D]me old man [G]blind?
When me tiggery, tiggery, toram
And me toram, toram, ta
[D][G]

[Verse 4]
Says he, give him eggs and marrow bones
And make him sup them all
And it won't be so very long after
That he [D]won't see you at all
[G]When me

[Verse 5]
[G]tiggery, tiggery, toram
And me [D]toram, toram, ta[G]

[Verse 6]
[G]Well, the doctor wrote a letter
And he signed it with his hand
He sent it to the old man
Just to [D]let him understand
[G]When me

[Verse 7]
[G]tiggery, tiggery, toram
And me toram, toram, ta

[Verse 8]
[D]Well, [G]she fed him the
eggs and marrow bones
And she made him sup them all
And it wasn't so very long after that
He [D]couldn't see the wall
[G]When me

[Verse 9]
tiggery, tiggery, toram
And me toram, toram, ta
[D][G]

[Verse 10]
Said the old man, I think I drown meself
But that might be a sin
Says she, I'll come along with you
And I'll [D]help to shove you in
When me [G]tiggery, tiggery, toram
And me toram, toram, ta

[Verse 11]
Well, [D]the [G]old woman
she stood back a bit
For to rush an' push him in
But the old man gently stood aside
And [D]she went tumblin' in
[G]When me

[Verse 12]
[G]tiggery, tiggery, toram
And me [D]toram, toram, ta[G]

[Verse 13]
[G]Oh, how loudly she did yell
And how loudly she did bawl
Arra, hold yer whist, old woman
he, I [D]can't see you at all
[G]When me

[Verse 14]
[G]tiggery, tiggery, toram
And me [D]toram, toram, ta[G]

[Verse 15]
[G]Ah, sure eggs and eggs and marrow bones
May make yer old man blind
But if you want to drown him
You must [D]creep up close behind
[G]When me

[Verse 16]
tiggery, tiggery, toram
And me toram, toram, ta
Hey, tiggery, tiggery, toram
And the [D]blind man he could [G]see

[Outro 1]
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