I Wish That I Never Was Wed chords

[INTRO]
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[VERSE]
[G]Oh, ladies take pity on me
Let me in your company [D]mingle
I [G]once was merry and free
And, like you, I was [D]happy and [G]single
[G]Me mother advised me to wed
For seventeen years I had [D]tarried
So, [G]off to the church I did go
In a trice to a [D]man to be [G]married
Oh, I wish that I [D]never was [G]wed

[VERSE]
[G]For a short time he loved me sincere
He used me both kindly and [D]civil
The [G]honeymoon scarcely was o'er
When he turned [D]out a queer [G]devil
[G]The bed he took up on his back
And off to the pawnshop he [D]carried
Oft [G]times I wished I was dead
Or better, I [D]never was [G]married
Oh, I wish that I [D]never was [G]wed

[VERSE]
[G]To the landlord he won't pay the rent
He says that he is not [D]able
There's [G]nothin' now left in the house
But two broken [D]chairs and a [G]table
[G]The bedclothes, the kettle and broom
Off to the pawnshop he [D]carried
He [G]grunts, he snores, he roars
Oh, I wish that I [D]never was [G]married
Oh, I wish that I [D]never was [G]wed

[INSTRUMENTAL]
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[VERSE]
[G]Oh, when he buys the meat once a month
That's if I'm not sadly mis[D]taken
There's [G]nothin' but sheep's head and pluck
And a bit of sweet [D]liver and [G]bacon
[G]He says bread and butter are dear
And these times are shockingly [D]harried
All [G]day he drinks whisky and beer
Oh, I wish that I [D]never was [G]married
Oh, I wish that I nev[D]er was wed[G]

[VERSE]
[G]One night he came home in a rage
He busted me new shoes a[D]sunder
The [G]cat he kicked into the grate
And the table flew [D]out of the [G]window
[G]The bellows he threw at me head
Me clothes to the pawnshop he [D]carried
That [G]night I wished I was dead
Or better, I [D]never was [G]married
Oh, I wish that I [D]never was [G]wed

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[VERSE]
[G]Oh, if I was but single again
I'd sing and be joyous and [D]merry
I'd [G]laugh, I'd shout, I'd roar
I'd be heard in the [D]Kingdom of [G]Kerry
[G]So maidens single remain
Bide your time, you'll never be [D]harried
If [G]I was but single again
By jingo, I'd [D]never get [G]married
Oh, I wish that I [D]never was [G]wed