The Irish Rovers - The wild rover no nay never
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Tuning: E A D G B E
I've used % to indicate a repeat measure of the previous chord
(so e.g. G % means a measure of G followed by a second measure of G).
3/4 time
[Intro]
G G G G
[Verse]
G % G* C %
I've been a wild rover for many a year
G C D7 G %
And I've spent all me money on whiskey and beer
G % G* C %
But now I'm returning with gold in great store
And I sGwear I will pClay the wild rD7over no moGre
[Chorus]
D7 % % D7* G G* C %
And it's no nay never, no nay never no more
G % C % D7 % G %
Will I play the wild rover, no never, no more
[Verse]
G % G* C %
I went in to an alehouse I used to frequent
G C D7 G %
And I told the landlady me money was spent
G % G* C %
I asked her for credit, but she answered me "Nay!"
"Such a cusGtom as youCrs I can gD7et any dGay!"
[Chorus]
D7 % % D7* G G* C %
And it's no nay never, no nay never no more
G % C % D7 % G %
Will I play the wild rover, no never, no more
[Verse]
G % G* C %
Then I took from me pocket a handful of gold
G C D7 G %
And on the round table it glittered and rolled
G % G* C %
Well the landlady smiled as she served me the best
What I toGld you befoCre sure 'twas oD7nly in jGest
[Chorus]
D7 % % D7* G G* C %
And it's no nay never, no nay never no more
G % C % D7 % G %
Will I play the wild rover, no never, no more
[Verse]
G % G* C %
I'll go back to my parents, confess what I've done
G C D7 G %
And I'll ask them to pardon their prodigal son
G % G* C %
And when they forgive me as oftimes before
Then I sGwear I will pClay the wild rD7over no moGre.
[Chorus]
D7 % % D7* G G* C %
And it's no nay never, no nay never no more
G % C % D7 % G %
Will I play the wild rover, no never, no more
D7 % % D7* G G* C %
And it's no nay never, no nay never no more
G % C % D7 % G %
Will I play the wild rover, no never, no more
N.C. G* = walkup from G to C, like this:
1 2 3 1 2 & 3 &
G C
e|----------|----0-0-0-0-|
B|----------|----1-1-1-1-|
G|----------|----0-0-0-0-|
D|----------|------------|
A|----0--2--|-3----------|
E|-3--------|------------|
N.C. D7* = accenteded pattern, like this:
1 2 3
D7
e|-2--2--2--|
B|-1--1--1--|
G|-2--2--2--|
D|-0--------|
A|----------|
E|----------|