The Old Bog Road chords

by The Fureys

Song Key: E Major

Time Signature: 3/4

Tempo: 124 bpm


Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e

Skill Level: Beginner (see charts below for easier chord options)

Guitar Chords in D Major: D, D/C, D/B, D/A, Dsus2, Dsus4, Em, F#m, G, A, A7, Bm

Capo: 2nd fret (to play along with the video in E Major)

Chord Chart Legend
D Major D/C D/B D/A Dsus2 Dsus4 Em F#m-V2 F#m barre chord G Major A Major A7 Bm Bm barre chord
Lefties Chord Chart Legend
D Major-LH D/C-LH D/B-LH D/A-LH Dsus2-LH Dsus4-LH Em-LH F#m-V2-LH F#m barre chord-LH G Major-LH A Major-LH A7-LH Bm-LH Bm barre chord-LH

The Old Bog Road

Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key 
              D     D/C     D/B     D/A
Intro: 3/4 |     |       |       |       |

             D   Dsus4   D   Dsus2   D   Dsus4   D   Dsus2
           |   /       |   /       |   /       |   /       |

      D        A       D
1. My feet are here on Broad-way
        D                 A
   This bles-sed har-vest morn,
       G                   D
   And oh! the ache that's in there
           D          A     D
   For the spot where I was born.|  𝄎  |

      D      A         D
2. My wea-ry hands are blis-tered,
        D                A
   From work in cold and heat!
       G              D        Bm    
   But oh! to swing a scythe a-gain
      D         A      D
   In fields of I-rish wheat.|  𝄎  |

            D     G         Bm
Chorus: For I the chance to wan-der back,
           G     Em       A
        Or own a king's a-bode.
             D        F#m     G         Em
        Just soon I'd see the haw-thorn tree
               A   A7  D
        By the Old Bog Road.|  𝄎  |  𝄎  |  𝄎  |

        D     A         D
3. When I was young and rest-less
      D               A
   My mind was ill at ease,
           G              D     Bm
   Through dream-ing of A-mer-i-ca,
            D       A        D
   And it's gold be-yond the seas.|  𝄎  |

       D       A          D
4. Oh, sor-row take their mo-ney,
       D                A 
  'Tis hard to gain the same, 
       G                    D    Bm
   And what's this world to a-ny man 
        D      A          D
   When no one speaks his name.|  𝄎  |

             D      G       Bm
Chorus: I've had my day and here I am 
        G         Em        A
        Build-ing bricks by load.
          D          F#m       G       Em
        A long three thou-sand miles a-way
                 A   A7  D
        From the Old Bog Road.|  𝄎  |

           D     A        G   Bm        G     Em     A
        Da da da dee   Da dee dee dee   Da da dee da da
        D     F#m      G       Em         A          D
        Da da da   dee dee dee da   Da da dee    dee da |  𝄎  |  𝄎  |  𝄎  |

             D        A      D
5. Sure this life's a wea-ry puz-zle,
        D               A
   Past find-ing out by man,
        G                  D         Bm
   I'll live this life for what it's worth
       D      A      D
   And be the best I can.|  𝄎  |

         D      A       D
6. Since no one cares a rush for me
     D                  A
   I need not grieve no more,
        G             D       Bm
   I'll go my way and draw my pay
       D        A      D
   And smoke my pipe a-lone.|  𝄎  |

             D      A          G        Bm
Chorus: Each hu-man heart must know its grief
               G       Em    A
        Though lit-tle be it slow
           D      F#m       G   Em
        So God be with you, Ire-land,
                A       D
        And the Old Bog Road.|  𝄎  |
           D      F#m       G   Em
        So God be with you, Ire-land...
                A   A7  D
        And the Old Bog Road...

Song Details:

Album Cover
Album Cover
  • Lyricist: Teresa Brayton
  • First Published as a poem in Brayton’s Songs of the Dawn and Irish Dittys in New York in 1913.
  • Composer: Madeline King O'Farrelly - set the poem to music.
  • Lyrics Begin: My feet are here on Broadway, this blessed harvest morn,
  • Genre:Irish Folk Song
  • Featured Artists: The Fureys
  • Album: The Scattering
    Released: 1989
    Country: Ireland
    Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
    Label: Harmac
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