The Irish Rovers - Wild Rover Chords
[Intro]
G G C C D D G G (last line of chorus)
[Verse]
G G G C C
I've been a Wild Rover, for many a year,
G C D G d e f#
I've spent all me money on whiskey & beer
G G G C C
But now I'm re-turning with gold in great store
G C D G
And I never will play the Wild Rover no more
[Chorus]
D D D d e f# G G C C
And it's no, nay, never (clap x 4), no, nay, never, no more
G G C C D D G G
Will I play the Wild Rover, No, never, no more
[Verse]
G G G C C
I went to an ale house I used to fre-quent &
G C D G d e f#
I told the land-lady me money was spent
G G G C C
I asked her for credit, she answered me “nay,
G C D G
Such a custom as yours I can get any day.” . . .
[Chorus]
D D D d e f# G G C C
And it's no, nay, never (clap x 4), no, nay, never, no more
G G C C D D G G
Will I play the Wild Rover, No, never, no more
[Verse]
G G G C C
I brought from my pocket, ten sovereigns bright
G C D G d e f#
And the landlady’s eyes opened wide with de-light
G G G C C
She said “I have whiskeys & wines of the best
G C D G
And the words that I told you were only in jest.”. . .
[Chorus]
D D D d e f# G G C C
And it's no, nay, never (clap x 4), no, nay, never, no more
G G C C D D G G
Will I play the Wild Rover, No, never, no more
[Verse]
G G G C C
“You can keep all your whiskey & your beer likewise too
G C D G d e f#
For not another penny am I spending with you
G G G C C
For the money I’ve got, I’m taking good care
G C D G
And I never will play the Wild Rover no more.”
[Chorus]
D D D d e f# G G
And it's no, nay, never (clap x 4), no, nay, never,
Cchord Gchord Cchord Dchord Gchord
No more, will I play the Wild Rover, no, never, no more.