Rocky Road To Dublin chords
The High KingsSong Key: D Minor
Time Signature: 3/4
Tempo: 134 bpm
Standard Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e
Skill Level: Beginner 🟢
Guitar Chords: Dm, C, Am, Am7, F, Gm, Gm7
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The Rocky Road To Dublin
The Relative Major Key of Dm is highlighted (F) - Transpose to any other key.
Intro: 9/8
Dm
1. In the mer-ry month of June From me home I start-ed
C
Left the girls of Tuam Near-ly bro-ken hear-ted
Dm
Sa-lu-ted fa-ther dear Kissed me dar-lin' mo-ther
C
Drank a pint of beer Me grief and tears to smo-ther
Dm
Then off to reap the corn Leave where I was born
Dm C
Cut a stout black-thorn To ba-nish ghost and go-blins
Dm
A bran' new pair of brogues Rat-tlin' o'er the bogs
Dm C
Fright-e-nin' all the dogs On the r-ocky road to Du-blin
Dm C
Chorus: One two three four five Hunt the hare and turn her
Dm C
Down the ro-cky road All the way to Du-blin
Dm
Whack fol-lol-le-ra
Dm
2. In Mul-lin-gar that night I res-ted limbs so wea-ry
C
Star-ted by day-light Me spi-rits bright and ai-ry
Dm
Took a drop of the pure Keep me heart from sin-kin'
C
That's the Pad-dy's cure When-e-ver he's on for drin-king
Dm
To see the las-sies smile Laugh-in' all the while
Dm C
At me cu-ri-ous style 'Twould set your heart-a-bub-blin'
Dm
And asked if I was hired Wa-ges I re-quired
Dm C
Till I was near-ly tired Of the ro-cky road to Du-blin
Dm C
Chorus: One two three four five Hunt the hare and turn her
Dm C
Down the ro-cky road All the way to Du-blin
Dm
Whack fol-lol-le-ra
Dm
3. In Du-blin next ar-rived I thought it such a pi-ty
C
To be so soon de-prived A view of that fine ci-ty
Dm
Well then I took a stroll All a-mong the qual-i-ty
C
Bun-dle it was stole All in the neat lo-cal-i-ty
Dm
Some-thing crossed my mind When I looked be-hind
Dm C
No bun-dle could I find U-pon me stick a-wob-blin'
Dm
En-quir-in' for the rogue Said me Con-naught brogue
Dm C
Wasn't much in vogue On the ro-cky road to Du-blin
Dm C
Chorus: One two three four five Hunt the hare and turn her
Dm C
Down the ro-cky road All the way to Du-blin
Dm
Whack fol-lol-le-ra
Dm
4. From there I got a-way Me spi-rits ne-ver fai-lin'
C
Lan-ded on the Quay Just as the ship was sai-lin'
Dm
The Cap-tain at me roared Said that no room had he
C
When I jumped a-board A ca-bin found for Pad-dy
Dm
Down among the pigs Played some fun-ny rigs
Dm C
Danced some par-ty jigs The wa-ter round me bub-blin'
Dm
When off Ho-ly-head Wished me-self was dead
Dm C
Or bet-ter far in-stead On the ro-cky road to Du-blin
Dm C
Chorus: One two three four five Hunt the hare and turn her
Dm C
Down the ro-cky road All the way to Du-blin
Dm
Whack fol-lol-le-ra
C F C F Gm F Gm Gm7
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C F C F Gm F Gm Am Am7
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Dm
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Dm
5. The boys of Li-ver-pool When we safe-ly lan-ded
C
Called me-self a fool I could no lon-ger stand it
Dm
Blood be-gan to boil Tem-per I was lo-sin'
C
Poor old E-rin's Isle They be-gan a-bus-in'
Dm
"Hur-rah me soul" says I Me shil-le-lagh I let fly
Dm C
Gal-way boys were nigh And saw I was a hob-blin’
Dm
With a loud hur-ray Joined in the af-fray
Dm C
We quick-ly cleared the way For the ro-cky road to Du-blin
Dm C
Chorus: One two three four five Hunt the hare and turn her
Dm C
Down the ro-cky road All the way to Du-blin
Dm C
Whack fol-lol-le-ra Hunt the hare and turn her
Dm C
Down the ro-cky road All the way to Du-blin
Dm
Whack fol-lol-le-ra Whack fol-lol-le-ra Whack fol-lol-le-ra...
Arrangement Details:
- Key Signature: Dm (relative to F Major) – 1 flat (Bb)
- Time Signature: 3/4 — Three quarter-note beats per measure.
- Tempo: Moderately
- Metronome: ♩ = 134
- Voice Range: A3 - D5
- Chord Types in This Arrangement:
- Major chords: C, F
- Minor chords: Dm, Am, Gm
- Minor 7th chords: Am7, Gm7
🎸 Beginner Guitarists:
Gm & Gm7 are usually played as barre chords, but here are some very easy voicings for you to try, with both chords using a small barre on the 3rd fret.
Right-handed Charts:
Left-handed Charts:
- Gm and Gm7 only occur during the 'Instrumental', so if you are experiencing difficulty with these chords, simply don't play during the Instrumental section. That way you only have 2 very easy chords to play: Dm and C. 🥳
- In this video, the band doesn't start playing till the very end of verse 3 going into the chorus, but chords have been included for the entire song.
- If you are having difficulty with Gm and Gm7, an easier key is A Minor which is relative to C Major.
Chords in A Minor: Am, G, Em, Em7, C, Dm, Dm7
If you are playing along with the video, you will need a capo on the 5th fret, and don't forget to press the 'C' button on the Transposer.
- In the 'pdf download' version, the chords in brackets, i.e., (Am), (C), means the chords are optional. You can play them or omit them... the choice is yours.
Song Details:
- Composer: Traditional (author unknown)
- Lyricist: D. K. Gavan - also known as 'The Galway Poet'
- Date: 19th century
- Lyrics Begin: In the merry month of May from my home I started, Left the girls of Tuam nearly broken hearted,
- Genre: Irish Folk Song
- Featured Artists: The High Kings
- Album: The High Kings
Released: 2008
Country: Ireland
Format: CD, Album
Label: Celtic Collections Ltd.
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