The Wild Rover chords
by The Irish Rovers
- The Wild Rover is a Traditional Irish Folk song.
- 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
Chart Legend
Numbered Circles: Fingers used to play chords O: Optional Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open X: Don't play string B: Bass Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open X: Don't play string B: Bass Note










The Wild Rover
Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other keyTime 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 C Chorus: 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 C Chorus: 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 C Chorus: 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 C Chorus: 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 C Chorus: 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 | | | | | | | | |