This cover is by The Irish Rovers and has been recorded by several Irish artists including the Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem, Cruachan, Foster and Allen, The High Kings, The Dubliners, The Pogues and the Wolfe Tones.
Music: Key of G Major in 3/4 time at 180 bpm (♩)
Chords: G, C, D, D7, Em
The Wild Rover
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Time Signature: 3/4 G D G C
1. I've been a wild ro-ver for ma-ny a year
G C D G
And I spent all me mo-ney on whis-key and beer
G D G C
But now I'm re-tur-ning with gold in great store
G C D G
And I swear I will play the wild ro-ver no more
D D7 G D CChorus: And it's no, nay, ne-ver No nay ne-ver no more
G C D G Em C D
Will I play the wild ro-ver No ne-ver no more | | | |
G D G C
2. I went into an ale-house that I used to fre-quent
G C D G
And I told the land-la-dy me mo-ney was spent
G D G C
I asked her for cre-dit, but she an-swered me "nay
G C D G
Such a cus-tom as yours I can get a-ny day"
D D7 G D CChorus: And it's no, nay, ne-ver No nay ne-ver no more
G C D G Em C D
Will I play the wild ro-ver No ne-ver no more | | | |
G D G C
3. Then I took from me po-cket a hand-full of gold
G C D G
And on the round ta-ble it glit-tered and rolled
G D G C
Well the land-lady smiled as she served me the best
G C D G
What I told you be-fore sure it was on-ly in jest
D D7 G D CChorus: And it's no, nay, ne-ver No nay ne-ver no more
G C D G Em C D
Will I play the wild ro-ver No ne-ver no more | | | |
G D G C
4. I'll go back to my pa-rents, con-fess what I've done
G C D G
And I'll ask them to par-don their pro-di-gal son
G D G C
And when they for-give me as oft times be-fore
G C D G
Then I swear I will play the wild ro-ver no more
D D7 G D CChorus: And it's no, nay, ne-ver No nay ne-ver no more
G C D G
Will I play the wild ro-ver No ne-ver no more
D D7 G D CChorus: And it's no, nay, ne-ver No nay ne-ver no more
G C D G
Will I play the wild ro-ver No ne-ver no more
Em C D G Em C D G
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