The Old Maid In The Garrett Chords & Lyrics - Steeleye Span

[INTRO]
[F] [Bb] [F] [Bb] [F] [Bb] [F]

[VERSE]
[F]I was told by my Aunt, I was told by my mother
That [C]going to a wedding is the [F]makings of another
Well, [Bb]if this be so, then I'll [F]go without a bidding
Oh, kind [Bb]Provi[F]dence, won't you send me to a wedding

[CHORUS]
And it's, oh, [Bb]dear [F]me
How will it [Bb]be
If I [F]die an old maid
In the [C]gar[F]ret

[VERSE]
[F]Now there's my sister Jean, she's not handsome or good looking
[C]Scarcely sixteen and a [F]fella she was courting
Now she's twenty-[Bb]four, she's a [F]son and a daughter
Here am I, [Bb]forty-[F]four and I've never had an offer

[CHORUS]
And it's, oh, [Bb]dear [F]me
How will it [Bb]be
If I [F]die an old maid
In the [C]gar[F]ret

[VERSE]
[F]I can cook and I can sew, I can keep a house right tidy
[C]Rise up in the morning and [F]get the breakfast ready
There's nothing in this [Bb]wide world that [F]makes my heart so cheery
As a wee [Bb]fat [F]man to call me his own Deary

[CHORUS]
And it's, oh, [Bb]dear [F]me
How will it [Bb]be
If I [F]die an old maid
In the [C]gar[F]ret

[INSTRUMENTAL]
[F] [C] [F] [Bb] [F] [Bb] [F]

Oh, [Bb]dear [F]me [Bb] [F] [C] [F]

[VERSE]
[F]Oh, come landsman or come townsman, come tinker or come tailor
Come [C]fiddler, come dancer, come [F]ploughman or come sailor
Come rich man, come [Bb]poor man, come [F]fool or come witty
Come any [Bb]man at [F]all, won't you marry out of pity?

[CHORUS]
And it's, oh, [Bb]dear [F]me
How will it [Bb]be
If I [F]die an old maid
In the [C]gar[F]ret

[CHORUS]
And it's, oh, [Bb]dear [F]me
How will it [Bb]be
If I [F]die an old maid
In the [C]gar[F]ret[Dm] ....[Bb] ....[C] ..