Intro Dm G7 C C

In a C neat little town they call Belfast, apprenticed to trade I was G bound,
and C Many an Em hour of sweet Am* hap G* pi C* ness
Have I Dm spent in that G7 neat little C town.
'Till a sad misfortune came o'er me, and caused me to stray from the G land.
Far a C way from Em my friends and re-Am* la-G*-a-C*-tions,
Be-Dmtrayed by the G7 black velvet C band.

Her C eyes they shone like diamonds, I thought her the queen of the G land,
And her C hair hung Em over her Am* sho-G*-oul-C*-der,
Tied Dm up with a G7 black velvet C band.

I C took a stroll down Broadway, meaning not long for to G stay,
When C who should I Em meet but this Am* pretty G* fair C* maid,
Come a Dm traipsing a-G7long the high-Cway.
She was both fair and handsome, her neck it was just like a G swan's.
And her C hair hung Em over her Am* sho-G*-oul-C*-der,
Tied Dm up with a G7 black velvet C band.

Her C eyes they shone like diamonds, I thought her the queen of the G land,
And her C hair hung Em over her Am* sho-G*-oul-C*-der,
Tied Dm up with a G7 black velvet C band.

I C took a stroll with this pretty fair maid, and a gentleman passing us G by.
Well, I C knew she Em meant the Am* doing G* of C* him,
By the Dm look in her G7 roguish black C eye.
A gold watch she took from his pocket, and placed it right into my G hand,
And the C very first Em thing that I Am* sa-G*-id C* was
"Bad  Dm ‘cess to the G7 black velvet C band".

Her C eyes they shone like diamonds, I thought her the queen of the G land,
And her C hair hung Em over her Am* sho-G*-oul-C*-der,
Tied Dm up with a G7 black velvet C band.

BeCfore the judge and the jury, next morning I had to ap-Gpear.
And the C judge he Em says to Am* me, G* "Young C* Man,
The Dm case against you is G7 proving C clear.
We’ll give you seven years penal servitude, to be spent far away from this G land,
Far a-Cway from your Em friends and com-Am* pa-G*-ni-C*-ons,,
Be-Dmtrayed by the G7 black velvet C band.

Her C eyes they shone like diamonds, I thought her the queen of the G land,
And her C hair hung Em over her Am* sho-G*-oul-C*-der,
Tied Dm up with a G7 black velvet C band.

So Ccome on you jolly young fellows, a warning take from Gme
When you’re Cout on the Em town me Am* bo-G*-oo-C*oys,
Be-Dm ware theG7  pretty CColleen
For they will fill you with strong drink, me lads, ‘Till you’re unable toG stand
And the C very last thing Em that you will Am*kn Gow is
You’re Dm landed in G7 van-demons C land

Her C eyes they shone like diamonds, I thought her the queen of the G land,
And her C hair hung Em over her Am* sho-G*-oul-C*-der,
Tied Dm up with a G7 black velvet C band.

Intro + Kazoo
G C G D x2

Verse 1
G Hey, where did C we go? G Days when the D rains came
G Down in the C hollow G playin' a D new game
G Laughing and a-Crunning, hey hey
G Skipping and a-Djumping
G In the misty C morning fog with
G Our Dhearts a-thumping and C you
D My brown-eyed G girl Em
C You, my D brown-eyed girl G D7

Verse 2
G Whatever C happened G to Tuesday and D so slow
G Going down the C old mine with a... G transistor D radio
G Standing in the C sunlight laughing
G Hiding behind a D rainbow's wall
G Slipping and a-C sliding
G All along the D waterfall with C you
D My brown-eyed G girl Em
C You, my D brown-eyed girl G D7

Verse 3
G So hard to C find my way... G now that I'm all D on my own
G I saw you just the C other day... G my... how D you have grown
G Cast my memory C back there, Lord
G Sometimes I'm D overcome thinking 'bout
G Making love in the C green grass
G Behind the D stadium with you C
D My brown-eyed G girl Em
C You, my D brown-eyed girl G D7

D* G*

Intro
C

Verse 1
C  When I was six years F old I broke my leg Am G
C  And I was running  F from my brother and Am his friends G
C  And tasted the    F sweet perfume of the Am mountain grass as G I rolled down
C  I was younger  F then, Am take me back to G when I

Pre-Chorus
F  Found my G heart and broke it C here
Made friends and F lost them through the years
F  And I've not G seen the roaring C fields in so long, F I know I've grown
F  But I can't G wait to go home

Verse 2
C  Fifteen years F old and smoking Am hand-rolled cigarettes G
C  Running from the law F through the backfields and Am getting drunk with my G friends
C  Had my first F kiss on a Friday Am night, I don't G reckon I did it
C  Right, I was younger F then, Am take me back to G when we found

Pre-Chorus
F Weekend G jobs and when we got C paid
We'd buy cheap F spirits and drink them F straight
Me and my G friends have not thrown C up in so long, F oh how we've grown
F But I can't G wait to go home

Interlude
Am  F  C  G

Bridge
Am  One friend F left to sell clothes and, C one works down by the G coast
Am  One had two F kids but lives alone, C one's brother G overdosed
Am  One's F already on his second wife, C one's just barely getting G by but
Am  These people F raised me and I-I-I, can't C wait to go G home

Intro Same as first 2 lines
C C Am Am
G F C C

Verse 1
C Almost heaven... Am West Virginia
G Blue ridge mountains F Shenandoah C river
C Life is old there Am older than the trees
G Younger than the moun-tains... F blowing like a C breeze

Verse 2
C All my memories... Am gathered round her
G Miner’s lady... F stranger to blue C water
C Dark and dusty... Am painted on the sky
G Misty taste of moonshine F teardrops in my C eye

Bridge
Am I hear her G voice in the C mornin’ hour she calls me
The F radio reCminds me of my G home far away
And Am drivin’ down the G road I get a feelFin’ that I
C should have been home G yesterday... yesterG7day

Acapella
Country roads... take me home
To the place... I belong
West Virginia... mountain mama
Take me home... country roads

Outro
Country C roads... take me G home
To the Am place... I beFlong
West VirCginia... mountain maGma
Take me F home... country C roads
Take me G home... down country C roads
Take me G home... down country C roads… G* C*

Intro
C C C C*

Verse 1
NC I met my C love... by the gas works wall
Dreamed a F dream... by the old ca-Cnal
I kissed my Am girl... by the factory C wall
Dirty old Dm town... G7 dirty old Am town

Verse 2
Clouds are C dri-i-iftin' across the moon
Cats are F pro-o-owling on their C beat
Springs a Am girl... from the streets at C night
Dirty old Dm town... G7 dirty old Am town

Verse 3
I heard a C siren... coming from the docks
Saw a F train... set the night on C fire
I smelled the Am spring... on the smoky C wind
Dirty old Dm town... G7 dirty old Am town

Instrumental Verse
C C C C
F F C C
Am Am C C
Dm G7 Am Am

Verse 4
I'm gonna C make me... a big sharp axe
Shining F steel... tempered in a C fire
I’ll chop you Am down... like an old dead C tree
Dirty old Dm town... G7 dirty old Am town

Verse 5
I met my C love... by the gas works wall
Dreamed a F dream... by the old ca-Cnal
I kissed my Am girl... by the factory C wall
Dirty old Dm town... G7 dirty old Am town

Outro
Dirty old Dm town... G7 dirty old Am town
Dirty old Dm town... G7 dirty old Am///////// town.........

Intro DmDm

Dm What shall we do with the drunken sailor?
C What shall we do with the drunken sailor?
Dm What shall we do with the drunken sailor?
C Early in the Dm morning

Dm Way,hey and up she rises
C Way,hey and up she rises
Dm Way,hey and up she rises
C Early in the Dm morning

Dm Sling him in the long boat 'til he's sober
C Sling him in the long boat 'til he's sober
Dm Sling him in the long boat 'til he's sober
C Early in the Dm morning

Dm Way,hey and up she rises
C Way,hey and up she rises
Dm Way,hey and up she rises
C Early in the Dm morning

Dm Give 'im a dose of salt and water
C Give 'im a dose of salt and water
Dm Give 'im a dose of salt and water
C Early in the Dm morning

Dm Way,hey and up she rises
C Way,hey and up she rises
Dm Way,hey and up she rises
C Early in the Dm morning

Dm What shall we do with the drunken sailor?
C What shall we do with the drunken sailor?
Dm What shall we do with the drunken sailor? stop
Slow - single strums C* Early in the Dm* morning

C

Verse 1
As I C walked by the F dockside one C evening so Am fair
to C view the salt F waters and C take the salt G air
I F heard an old fisherman C singing a song
'Oh take me G away boys, me C time is not G long

Chorus

Verse 2
Now C Fiddlers F Green is a C place I've heard Am tell
Where C fishermen F go if they C don't go to G hell
Where the F skies are all clear and the C dolphins do play
and the cold coast of G Greenland is C far, far G away

Chorus

Verse 3
Where the C skies are all F clear and there's C never a Am gale
and the C fish jump on F board with one C swish of their G tail
Where you F lie at your leisure, there's C no work to do
and the skipper's G below making C tea for the G crew

Chorus

Verse 4
When you C get back on F docks and the C long trip is Am through
there's C pubs and there's F clubs and there's Classies there Gtoo
Where the F girls are all pretty and the C beer it is free
and there's bottles of G rum growing C from every G tree

Chorus

Verse 5
Now I C don't want a F harp nor a C halo, not Am me
Just C give me a F breeze and a C good rolling G sea
I'll F play me old uke as we're  C sailing along
With the wind in the G rigging to C sing me a G song

C By a lonely prison wall, I F heard a young girl C callGing,
C Michael they haveF taken you aGway,
For you C stole Trevelyn’s F corn,
so the C young might see the G morn,
Now a prison ship lies G7 waiting in the C bay.

Chorus
C Low F lie the C fields of AthenAmry,
Where C once we watched the small free birds G fly,
Our C love was on theF wing,
We hadC dreams and songs to G sing,
It's so Dm lonely round the G7 fields of AthenCry.

By a C lonely prison wall, I F heard a young man C callGing,
C Nothing matters F Mary when you’re G free,
Against the C famine and the F Crown,
I reCbelled, they cut me G down,
Now you Dm must raise our G7 child with digniCty.

Chorus

By a C lonely harbour wall,she F watched the last star C fallGing,
As the C prison ship sailed F out against the G sky,
For she’ll C live in hope and F pray,for her C love in Botany G Bay,
It's so Dm lonely round the G7 fields of AthenCry

Chorus

G F Am C
G F Am C

I Gwish I was a fisherman, F tumbling on the seas
Am Far away from dry land, and it's C bitter memories
G Casting out my sweet line, with F abandonment and love
Am No ceiling bearing down on me, save the C starry sky above

With light in my Ghead, with you in my Farms, oh oh Amoh oh oh Coh
GOh oh Foh oh Amoh C

I Gwish I was the brake man, on a Fhurtling fevered train
Crashing Amheadlong into the heartland, like a C cannon in the rain
With the Gbeating of the sleepers, and the F burning of the coal
Am Counting towns flashing by me, in a Cnight that's full of soul

With light in my Ghead, with you in my Farms, oh oh Amoh oh oh Coh
GOh ohF oh oh Amoh C

Oh I Gknow I will be loosened, from Fbonds that hold me fast
And the Amchains all hung around me, C will fall away at last
And on that G fine and fateful day, I will F take thee in my arms
I will Amride the night train, and I will C be the fisherman

With light in my Ghead, you in my Farms, oh oh Amoh oh oh Coh.
GOh oh Foh oh Amoh C

With light in my Ghead, with you in my Farms, oh ohAm oh oh oh Coh.
With light in my Ghead, with you in my Farms, oh ohAm oh oh oh Coh.
With light in my Ghead, with you in my Farms, oh ohAm oh oh oh Coh.

Intro
G G G G

Verse 1
I G hear the train a comin’... it's rolling round the bend
And I ain't seen the sunshine since... G7 I don't know when
I'm C stuck in Folsom prison... and time keeps draggin’ G on
But that D7 train keeps a rollin’... on down to San AnGton

Verse 2
When G I was just a baby... my mama told me son son
Always be a good boy... don't G7 ever play with guns
But I C shot a man in Reno... just to watch him G die
When I D7 hear that whistle blowin’... I hang my head and G cry

Verse 3
I G bet there's rich folks eating in a fancy dining car
They're probably drinkin’ coffee... and G7 smoking big cigars
Well I C know I had it coming... I know I can't be G free
But those D7 people keep a-movin’... and that's what tortures G me

Verse 4
Well if they'd G free me from this prison, if that railroad train was mine
I bet I'd move it on a little G7 farther down the line
C Far from Folsom prison... that's where I want to G stay
And I'd D7 let that lonesome whistle... blow my blues aGway

As we Fgather in the chapel here in Bbold Kilmainham Cjail
I Bbthink about the last Ffew weeks, oh Gmwill they say we Cfailed
From our Fschool days they have told us we must Bbyearn for liberCty
Yet Bball I want in Fthis dark place is to Chave you here with Fme.

Now I Fknow it's hard for you my love to Bbever underCstand
The Bblove I bear for Fthese brave men, my Gmlove for this brave Cland
But when FPadraic called me to his side down Bbin the G.P.CO.
I Bbhad to leave my Fown sick bed, to Chim I had to Fgo.

Now Fas the dawn is breaking my Bbheart is breaking Ctoo
As IBb walk out on Fthis May morn my Gmthoughts will be of Cyou
And I'll Fwrite some words upon the wall so Bbeveryone will Cknow
I Bbloved so much that FI could see his Cblood upon the Frose

Verse 1
I D have fallen for another she can make her own way G home
And even if she asked me now I'd let her go a D lone
I useta see her up the chapel as she went to Sunday G mass
When she'd go up to receive I'd kneel down there and watch her D pass Stop
The glory of her A ass

Verse 2
Do you re-Dmember her collecting for concern on Christmas G eve
She was on a 48 hour fast just water and black D tea
I walked right up and made an ostentatious contri-Gbution
And I winked at her to tell her I'd seduce her in the D future Stop
When she's feelin A looser

Chorus

Verse 3
So D now you know the truth of it she's no longer my ob-Gsession
And the thoughts and dreams I had of her would take 6 months in D confession
See I met this young one Thursday night and she's into free ex-Gpression
And her mission is to rid the world of this sinful re-Dpression Stop
And then we had a A session

Outro - slower
I have D fallen for her mother she can make her own way G home

INTRO
C G7 C//

C Albert Mooney F says he C loves her
G7 All the boys are C fightin' for her
They knock on her door and F ring on her C bell sayin'
G7 "Oh my true love C are you well?"
C Out she comes as F white as snow
C Rings on her fingers, G7 bells on her toes
C Old Jenny Murphy F says she'll die
If she C doesn't get the G7 fella with the C rovin' eye

Let the C wind and the rain and the F hail blow C high
And the G7 snow come shovellin' C from the sky
C She's as sweet as F apple C pie
And G7 she'll get her own lad C by and by
C When she gets a F lad of her own
She C won't tell her ma when G7 she gets home
C Let them all come F as they will
Cos it's C AlbertG7  Mooney C she loves still

Intro
G du du du du du  C du du du du du x4

Verse 1
Well I G didn't see much C future
When I G left the Christian Brothers' C School
So I G waved it goodbye with a C wistful smile
And I G left the girls of C Tuam
And G sometimes when I'm remi-Cniscing
I see the G  prefabs and my old C friends
And i G know that they'll be C changed or gone
By the G time i get home C again

G du du du du du  C du du du du du x4

Verse 2
Well the G auld fella left me to C Shannon
was the G last time I travelled that C road
And as we G turned left at ClareCgalway
I could G feel a lump in my C throat
As I G pictured the thousands of C times
That I'd G travelled that well worn C track
And I G know that things will be C different
If I G ever decide to go C back

Chorus

G du du du du du  C du du du du du x4

Verse 3
G Now as I tumble down C highways
Or G filthy overcrowded C trains
There's G no one to talk to in C transit
So I G sit there and daydream in C vain
And G behind all these muddled up C problems
Of G living on a foreign C soil
I can G still see the twists and C turns in the road
From the G square to the town of the C tribes

Outro Repeat until count out
G du du du du du  C du du du du du
G du du du du du  C du du du du du

Am There were three old gypsies came to our house door.
They came brave and Em boldly-o
And the G one sang Am high and the other sang low.
And the G other sang Em raggle taggle Am gypsy-o

Am It was upstairs, downstairs the lady went.
Put on her suit of Em leather-o
And there G was a Am cry from around the door.
She's G away with the Em raggle taggle Am gypsy-o

Instrumental verse

Am It was late that night when the lord came in.
Inquiring for his Emlady-o
And the G servant Am girl she says to the lord.
She's G away with the Em raggle taggle Am gypsy-o

Am Well, he rode east, and he rode west,
He rode north and Em south also
UnG til he Am came to a wide-open field.
It was G there that he Em spied his Amlady-o

Am "Tell me, how could you leave your goosefeather bed
Your blankets strewn so Emcomely-o
G How could you Am leave your newly-wedded lord,
G All for a Emraggle taggle Am gypsy-o?"

Am "Well, what care I for my goose-feather bed
For my blankets strewn so Em comely-o?
G Tonight I Am lie in a wide-open field.
In the G arms of a Em raggle taggle Am gypsy-o"

Am "Tell me, how could you leave your house and your land,
How could you leave your Em money-o
G How could you Am leave your only wedded lord,
G All for a Em raggle taggle Am gypsy-o?"

Am "Well, what care I for my house and my land,
And what care I for Em money-o?
I'd G rather have a Am kiss from the yellow gypsy's lips,
I'm G away with the Em raggle taggle Am gypsy-o!"

Instrumental verse

On G Raglan Road on an Autumn C day I G saw her C first and G knew
That C her dark hair would G weave a Em snare that G I might one day Drue
I C saw the danger G yet I Em walked aG long the enchanted Dway
And I G said 'Let grief be a falling C leeeeaf
At the G dawning C of the Gday

On G Grafton Street in Novem C ber we walked G lightly aC long the G ledge
Of a C deep ravine where G can be Em seen the G worth of passion's Dpledge
The C Queen of Hearts still G making Em tarts, and G I not making hay
Oh I G loved too much and by such, by C such is G happiness C thrown aG way

I G gave her gifts of the mi - C ind I G gave her the C secret G sign
That's C known to the artists G who have Em known the G true gods of sound and Dstone
And C word and tint G without Em stint, I G gave her poems to say

With her G own name there and her long dark C hair
Like G clouds o'er the C fields of G May

On a G quiet street where old ghosts C meet I G see her C walking G now
AC way from me so G hurried-Em ly my G reason must alDlow
That C I have wooed not G as I Em should, a G creature made of clay
when the G angel woos the clay he'll C lose his G wings at the C dawn of G day.

Repeat chorus after each verse

1. Well Gin that bog there was a hole, a rare hole, a Drattlin hole,
A G hole in the bog and the bog down in the Dvalley-G-o

2. Well Gin that hole there was a tree, a rare tree, a Drattlin tree,
A G tree in the hole and the hole in the bog and the bog down in the DvalleyG-o

3. And Gon that tree there was a limb, a rare limb, a Drattlin limb,
A Glimb on the tree and the tree in the hole and the hole in the bog and the bog down
in the Dvalley-Go

4. And Gon that limb there was a branch, a rare branch, a Drattlin branch,
A Gbranch on the limb and the limb on the tree and the tree in the hole and the hole
in the bog and the bog down in the Dvalley-Go

5. And Gon that branch there was a twig, a rare twig, a Drattlin twig,
And the G twig on the branch and the branch on the limb and the limb on the tree and
the tree in the hole and the hole in the bog and the bog down in the Dvalley-Go

6. And Gon that twig there was a nest, a rare nest, a Drattlin nest,
And the Gnest on the twig and the twig on the branch and the branch on the limb and
the limb on the tree and the tree in the hole and the hole in the bog and the bog down in
the Dvalley-Go

7. And Gon that nest there was an egg, a rare egg, a Drattlin egg,
And the Gegg on the nest and the nest on the twig and the twig on the branch and the
branch on the limb and the limb on the tree and the tree in the hole and the hole in the
bog and the bog down in the Dvalley-Go

8. And Gon that egg there was a bird, a rare bird, a Drattlin bird.
And the Gbird on the egg and the egg on the nest and the nest on the twig and the twig
on the branch and the branch on the limb and the limb on the tree and the tree in the
hole and the hole in the bog and the bog down in the Dvalley-Go

9. And Gon that bird there was a feather, a rare feather, a Drattlin feather
And the Gfeather on the bird and the bird on the egg and the egg on the nest and the
nest on the twig and the twig on the branch and the branch on the limb and the limb on
the tree and the tree in the hole and the hole in the bog and the bog down in the Dvalley-Go

10. And Gon that feather there was a flea, a rare flea, a Drattlin flea
And the Gflea on the feather and the  feather on the bird and the bird on the egg and
the egg on the nest and the nest on the twig and the twig on the branch and the branch
on the limb and the limb on the tree and the tree in the hole and the hole in the bog
and the bog down in the Dvalley-Go

Intro Am Am

Verse 1
In Am Banbridge Town in the C County G Down
One Am morning F last G July,
Down a Am boreen green came a C sweet G colleen
And she Am smiled as she G passed me Am by.
She C looked so sweet from her G two bare feet
To the Am sheen of her F nut brown G hair.
Such a Am coaxing elf, sure I C shook my G self
To make Am sure I was G really Am there.

Am

Verse 2
As she Am onward sped, sure I C shook my G head,
And I Am gazed with a F feelin' G rare,
And I Am says, says I, to a C passer G-by,
"Who's the Am maid with the G nut brown Am hair?"
He C smiled at me and he G says, says he,
"That's the Am gem of old F Ireland's G crown.
That's Am Rosie McCann from the C banks of the G Bann,
She's the Am star of the G County Am Down."

Am

Verse 3
At the Am Harvest Fair she'll be C surely G there
So I'll Am dress in my F Sunday G clothes,
With my Am shoes shone bright and my C hat cocked G right
For a Am smile from my G nut brown Am rose.
No C pipe I'll smoke, no G horse I'll yoke
Till my Am plough is a F rust coloured G brown.
Till a Am smiling bride by my C own fire G side
Sits the Am star of the G County Am Down.

Outro
That I Am met in the G County Am Down
G* Am*

Intro
D

Verse 1
I have D climbed highest mountain
I have run through the fields
Only to G be with you only to D be with you
I have D run I have crawled I have scaled these city walls
These city G walls only to D be with you

Verse 2
I have D kissed honey lips felt the healing in her fingertips
It burned like G fire this burning deDsire
I have D spoke with the tongue of angels
I have held the hand of a devil
It was warm in the G night I was cold as a D stone

Instrumental
A G D
A G D

Verse 3
I beDlieve in the kingdom come
Then all the colours will bleed into one
Bleed into G one well yes I'm still D running
You broke the D bonds and you loosed the chains
Carried the cross of my shame of my G shame
You know I beDlieve it

Outro
But I A still haven't G found what I'm D looking for
But I A still haven't G found what I'm D looking for
But I A still haven't G found what I'm D looking for
slower
But I A* still haven't G* found what I'm D/////// looking for

Intro
C Cmaj7 Am Cmaj7
C Cmaj7 Am Cmaj7

Verse 1
C A teenage dream's so hard to beat Cmaj7
Am Every time she walks down the street Cmaj7
C Another girl in the neighbourhood Cmaj7
Am Wish she was mine, she looks so good

Verse 2
C I'm gonna call her on the telephone Cmaj7
Am Have her over 'cos I'm all alone Cmaj7
C I need excitement, though i need it bad Cmaj7
Am And it's the best i've ever had

Chorus
F I wanna hold her wanna hold her tight
Get G teenage kicks all through the night C

Instrumental + Kazoo
C Cmaj7 Am Cmaj7
C Cmaj7 Am Cmaj7

Verse 3
C A teenage dream's so hard to beat Cmaj7
Am Every time she walks down the street Cmaj7
C Another girl in the neighbourhood Cmaj7
Am Wish she was mine, she looks so good

Verse 4
C I'm gonna call her on the telephone Cmaj7
Am Have her over 'cos I'm all alone Cmaj7
C I need excitement, though i need it bad Cmaj7
Am And it's the best i've ever had

Chorus
F I wanna hold her wanna hold her tight
Get G teenage kicks all through the night C

Outro
C F G C*

D Well how, do you do, young G Willy Mc-Em-Bride
Do you A mind, if I A7 sit here, down G by your grave-D-side
And D rest for a while, in the G warm, summer Em sun
I've been A7 walking, all day, and G I'm nearly D done
I D can see by your gravestone, you were G only nine-Em-teen
When you A7 joined, the great falling in G nineteen six-A7-teen
Well I D hope you died well, and I G hope you died Em clean
Or young A Willy Mc-A7Bride, was it G slow and ob-D-scene

Did they Abeat the drum slowly, did they G play the fifes D lowly
Did they A sound, the death march, as they G lowered you A down
Did the G band play the last post and D chorus
And did the G pipes, play the Em flowers, of the A7 for-D-est.

Did you D leave, a wife, or a G sweetheart be-Em-hind
In some A faithful A7 heart, is your G memory en-D-shrined
Although D you died back, in G nineteen six-Em-teen
In some A faithful A7 heart, are you for-G-ever nine-D-teen
Or D are you a stranger without, G even a Em name
En-Aclosed and for-A7ever, be-Ghind a glass A frame
In an D old photo-graph, torn G battered and Em stained
And A fading to A7 yellow, in a G brown leather D frame.

Did they Abeat the drum slowly, did they G play the fifes D lowly
Did they A sound, the death march, as they G lowered you A down
Did the G band play the last post and D chorus
And did the G pipes, play the Em flowers, of the A7 for-D-est.

D Well the sun it shines down on the G green fields of Em France
There's a A warm, summer A7 breeze, it makes the G red poppies D dance
And D look how the sun, shines from G under the Em clouds
There's no Agas, no barbed wire, there's no G gun firing D now.
D But here in this graveyard it's G still no mans Em land
The A countless white A7 crosses, stand G mute in the A7 sand
To D man's blind in-difference, to G his fellow Em man
To a A whole gene-A7ration, that was G butchered and D dammed

Did they Abeat the drum slowly, did they G play the fifes D lowly
Did they A sound, the death march, as they G lowered you A down
Did the G band play the last post and D chorus
And did the G pipes, play the Em flowers, of the A7 for-D-est.

Ah, young D Willie Mc- Bride, I can't G help wonder Em why?
Do A those that lie A7 here, know G why did they D die
And D did they be-lieve when they G answered the Em call
Did they A really be-A7-lieve, that this G war would end D wars
Ah well the D sorrow the suffering, the G glory the Em pain
And the A killing and dying, was G all done in A7 vain
For young D Willy, Mc-Bride it all G happened a-Em-gain.
And a-A-gain, and a-A7-gain, and a-G-gain, and a-D-gain.

Outro – Repeat the Chorus
Did they Abeat the drum slowly, did they G play the fifes D lowly
Did they A sound, the death march, as they G lowered you A down
Did the G band play the last post and D chorus
And did the G pipes, play the Em flowers, of the A7 for-D-est.

Intro + Kazoo same as first 4 lines of verse
Do do G do do do do do do do do C do
do do G do do do do do do D do
do do G do do do do do do do do do C do
do G do do do D do do do do G do

Verse 1
On the G Fourth of July, eighteen hundred and C six,
We set G sail from the sweet cove of D Cork
We were G sailing away with a cargo of C bricks
For the G grand City D Hall in New G York

She was a G wonderful craft, she was D rigged 'fore and aft
And G oh how the wild winds D drove her
She 'stood G several blasts, she had Em twenty-seven C masts
And they G called her the D Irish G Rover

Verse 2
We had G one million bags of the best Sligo C rags
We had G two million barrels of D stones
We had G three million sides of old blind horses' C hides
We had G four million D barrels of G bones

We had G five million hogs and D six million dogs
G And seven million barrels of D porter
We had G eight million bales of old Em nanny goats' C tails
In the G hold of the Irish D Ro-Gver

Verse 3
There was G Barney McGee from the banks of the C Lee
There was G Hogan from County Ty-Drone
There was G Johnny McGurk who was scared stiff of C work
And a G man from D Westmeath called G Malone

There was G Slugger O'Toole who was D drunk as a rule
G And fighting Bill Tracy from D Dover
And your G man Mick McCann, from the Em banks of the C Bann
Was the G skipper of the Irish D Ro-Gver

Verse 4
We had G sailed seven years when the measles broke C out
And our G ship lost her way in the D fog
And the G whole of the crew was reduced down to C two
'Twas G meself and the D captain's old G dog

Then the G ship struck a rock oh D Lord what a shock
G The bulkhead was turned right D* over STOP
We turned G* nine times around - then Em* the poor old dog was C* drowned  SHOUT 1,2,3,4
Now I'm G the last of the Irish D Ro-Gver

Outro + Kazoo same as verse
Do do G do do do do do do do do C do
do do G do do do do do do D do
do do G do do do do do do do do do C do
do G do do do D do do do do G do

do do G do do do do do do D do do do
G do do do do do do D do
slowing down do do G* do do do do do Em* do do do do do C* do
Now I'm the G last of the Irish D Ro-Gver

Intro G D7 G

Verse 1
Fare-C-well to you my own F true C love
River Mersey fare thee G7 well
I am C bound for Cali-F-forni C a
A place that I G7 know right C well

Verse 2
I am C bound on a Yankee clipFper C ship
Davy Crockett is her G7 name
And her C captain's name it is F Burg-C-ess
And they say that she's a G7 floating C shame

Chorus

Verse 3
I C sailed with Burgess F once C before
And I think I know him G7 well
If a C man's a sailor he will F get C along
If he's not then he's G7 sure in C hell

Chorus

Verse 4
The C ship is in the F harbour, C love
And you know I can't G7 remain
I C know it will be a F long long C time
Before I see G7 you C again

Chorus x2 slowing on the last line

Verse 1
C As I was a goin' over the Am far famed Kerry mountains
I F met with Captain Farrell and his C money he was counting
I C first produced my pistol and I Am then produced my rapier
Said F "Stand and deliver" for you C are my bold deceiver

Verse 2
I C counted out his money and it Am made a pretty penny
I F put it in me pocket and I C brought it home to Jenny
She C said and she swore that she Am never would deceive me
But the F devil take the women for they C never can be easy

Chorus

Verse 3
I C went into my chamber, all Am for to take a slumber
I F dreamt of gold and jewels and for C sure it was no wonder
But C Jenny drew me charges and she Am filled them up with water
Then F sent for captain Farrell to be C ready for the slaughter.

Chorus

Verse 4
It was C early in the morning, just beAmfore I rose to travel
The F guards were all around me and C likewise Captain Farrell
I C first produced me pistol for she Am stole away me rapier
But I F couldn't shoot the water, so a C prisoner I was taken.

Chorus

Verse 5
If C anyone can aid me, it's my Am brother in the army,
If F I can find his station in C Cork or in Killarney.
And C if he'll come and save me, we'll go Am roving near Kilkenny,
and I F swear he'll treat me better than me C darling sportling Jenny.

Chorus

Verse 6
Now C some men take delight in the Am drinking and the roving,
But F others take delight in the C gambling and the smoking.
But C I take delight in the Am juice of the barley,
and F courting pretty Jenny in the C morning bright and early.

REPEAT CHORUS Slow up On The Last Line

I've G been a wild rover for many a C year
I G spent all me C money on D7 whiskey and G beer
But G now I'm returning with gold in great C store
And G I never will C play the D7 wild rover no G more

Chorus
And it's D7 no nay never,G no nay never no Cmore
Will I G play the wild C rover, no D7 never, no G more

I G went in to an alehouse I used to freCquent
And I G told the landC lady me D7 money was G spent
I G asked her for credit, she answered me "C Nay!"
"Such G custom as C yours I could D7h ave any Gday!"

Chorus

I G took out of me pocket ten sovereigns C bright
And the G landlady's C eyes opened D7 wide with deG light
She G said "I have whiskeys and wines on the C best!
And the G words that I C told you were D7 only in Gjest!"

Chorus

I'll go G home to my parents, confess what I've C done
And G ask them to C pardon their D7 prodigal G son
And G when they've caressed me as oft times beCfore
I G never will C play the wild D7 rover no G more.

Chorus x2

Verse 1
The other G night dear... as I lay dreaming
I dreamt that C you were by my G side
Came disiCllusion... when I aGwoke, dear
You were gone, and D7 then I G cried pause

Verse 2
You told me G once dear... there’d be no other
And no-one C else could come beGtween
But now you’ve C left me... to love anGother
You have broken D7 all my G dreams

Verse 3
I’ll always G love you... and make you happy
If you will C only do the G same
But if you C leave me... how it will G grieve me
Never more I’ll D7 breathe your G name

Intro-Just Bass
Em C G D

+ Ukes
Em C G D

Verse 1
Em Another C head hangs lowly
G Child is slowly D taken
Em And the violence C caused such silence
G Who are we misDtaken?

Pre-Chorus
But you Em see... it's not me... it's not C my family
In your G head... in your head... they are D fighting
With their Em tanks... and their bombs
And their C bombs... and their guns
In your G head... in your head... they are D crying

Verse 2
Em Another C mother's breakin'
G Heart is taking D over
Em When the violence C causes silence
GWe must be misDtaken

Pre-Chorus
It's the Em same old theme... since C 1916
In your G head... in your head... they're still D fighting
With their Em tanks... and their bombs
And their C bombs... and their guns
In your G head... in your head... they are D dying

Outro
Em – single strum