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[Verse]
N.C.
Sovay, Sovay all on a day
N.C.
She dressed herself in man's array
N.C.
With a brace of pistols all by her side
N.C.
To meet her true love
To meet her true love, she did Dmride
[Verse]
DmAs she was galloping over the plain
DmShe met her true love and bid him stand
"Stand and deliver, young man" she Amsaid
And if you Dmdo not
If you Fdo not, your life I'll Dmhave
[Verse]
DmHe delivered up his golden store
DmShe says "Kind sir, there is one thing more
That diamond ring that I see you Amwear
Oh, hand it Dmover
Hand it Fover and your life I'll Dmspare"
[Verse]
Dm"From my diamond ring, I never would part
DmFor it's a token from my sweetheart
Shoot and be damned then you rogue" said Amhe
"And you'll be Dmhanged
You'll be Fhanged for murdering Dmme!"
[Instrumental]
Dm
Am  Dm  F  Dm
[Verse]
DmNext morning, in the garden green
DmYoung Sovay and her true love were seen
He spied his watch hanging by her Amclothes
Which made him Dmblush
Made him Fblush like any Dmrose
[Verse]
Dm"What makes you blush, you silly young thing
DmI thought to have your diamond ring
'Twas I that robbed you all on the Amplain
So take your Dmwatch, love
Take your Fwatch and your gold aDmgain"
[Verse]
Dm"I only did it for to know
DmIf you would be a man or no
If you hadn't been man enough," she Amsaid
"I'd have pulled the Dmtrigger
I'd have pulled the Ftrigger and shot you Dmdead"
Dm"I'd have pulled the trigger
I'd have pulled the Ftrigger and shot you Dmdead"
Dm"I'd have pulled the trigger
I'd have pulled the Ftrigger and shot you Dmdead"

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Sovay

by Méav Ní Mhaolchatha

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse]

N.C.

Sovay, Sovay all on a day

N.C.

She dressed herself in man's array

N.C.

With a brace of pistols all by her side

N.C.

To meet her true love

To meet her true love, she did ride

[Verse]

As she was galloping over the plain

She met her true love and bid him stand

"Stand and deliver, young man" she said

And if you do not

F Dm

If you do not, your life I'll have

[Verse]

He delivered up his golden store

She says "Kind sir, there is one thing more

That diamond ring that I see you wear

Oh, hand it over

F Dm

Hand it over and your life I'll spare"

[Verse]

"From my diamond ring, I never would part

For it's a token from my sweetheart

Shoot and be damned then you rogue" said he

"And you'll be hanged

F Dm

You'll be hanged for murdering me!"

[Instrumental]

Am Dm F Dm

[Verse]

Next morning, in the garden green

Young Sovay and her true love were seen

He spied his watch hanging by her clothes

Which made him blush

F Dm

Made him blush like any rose

[Verse]

"What makes you blush, you silly young thing

I thought to have your diamond ring

'Twas I that robbed you all on the plain

So take your watch, love

F Dm

Take your watch and your gold again"

[Verse]

"I only did it for to know

If you would be a man or no

If you hadn't been man enough," she said

"I'd have pulled the trigger

F Dm

I'd have pulled the trigger and shot you dead"

"I'd have pulled the trigger

F Dm

I'd have pulled the trigger and shot you dead"

"I'd have pulled the trigger

F Dm

I'd have pulled the trigger and shot you dead"

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