{t:The Wild Rover}
{st:Traditional Irish}
{sot}
      Waltz
3/4 | d - D - D - |
      1   2   3
{eot}

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


{soc}
And it's [D7] no, nay, never <TAP, TAP, TAP>
[G] No, nay, never, no [C] more [C] 
Will I [G] play the wild [C] rover [C] 
No [D7] never, no [G] more [G] 
{eoc}


I [G] went into an ale house I used to fre- [C] quent [C] 
And I [G] told the land- [D7] lady me money was [G] spent [G] 
I [G] asked her for credit, she answered me [C] "Nay… [C] 
Such [G] custom as [D7] yours I can have any [G] day"
 

{soc}
And it's [D7] no, nay, never <TAP, TAP, TAP>
[G] No, nay, never, no [C] more [C] 
Will I [G] play the wild [C] rover [C] 
No [D7] never, no [G] more [G] 
{eoc}


I took [G] up from my pocket, ten sovereigns [C] bright [C] 
And the [G] landlady's [D7] eyes opened wide with de- [G] light [G] 
She [G] says "I have whiskeys and the wines of the [C] best [C] 
And the [G] words that you [D7] told me were only in [G] jest”

 
{soc}
And it's [D7] no, nay, never <TAP, TAP, TAP>
[G] No, nay, never, no [C] more [C] 
Will I [G] play the wild [C] rover [C] 
No [D7] never, no [G] more [G] 
{eoc}


I'll go [G] home to me parents, confess what I've [C] done [C] 
And I'll [G] ask them to [D7] pardon their prodigal [G] son [G] 
And [G] when they caressed me as oft times be- [C] fore [C] 
Sure I [G] never will [D7] play the wild rover no [G] more
 
 
{soc}
And it's [D7] no, nay, never <TAP, TAP, TAP>
[G] No, nay, never, no [C] more [C] 
Will I [G] play the wild [C] rover [C] 
No [D7] never, no [G] more [G] 


And it's [D7] no, nay, never <TAP, TAP, TAP>
[G] No, nay, never, no [C] more [C] 
Will I [G] play the wild [C] rover [C] 
No [D7] never, no [G↓] more [D7↓] [G↓]
{eoc}


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