MISC TRADITIONAL - ABIE MY BOY CHORDS

Tuning: E A D G B E

[Verse 1]

A^F-be courted Rachel, they were a loving pair He promised he would m^C7arry her o^Fne day He ^C7promised her a ring, to ^Fhave her ^A7for his ^Dmown But R^G7achel said, 'The only ring you ^C7give Is o^Bbn t^Bhe ^Cphone.'

[Chorus 1]

^F'A-be, A-be, ^G7A-be my boy ^CWhat are you waiting for ^Fnow

^C7You promised to marry me ^Fone day in June ^G7It's never too late and it's ^C7never ^Bbtoo ^Csoon ^FAll the family keeps on asking me, 'Vich day, What day I don't know ^C7what to say ^FA-be, A-be, ^G7A-be my boy ^CWhat are you waiting for ^Fnow.'

[Verse 2] A-be said to Rachel 'Now when my ship comes home I'll buy you lots of jewelry at Woolworth's And when my ship comes home, I'll take you round the town.' But Rachel said, 'You can't because I know your ship's gone down.' [Chorus 2] 'A-be, A-be, A-be my boy What are you waiting for now You promised to marry me one day in June It's never too late and it's never too soon All the family keep asking me, 'Vich day, What day I don't know what to say A-be, A-be, A-be my boy What are you waiting for now.'