{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":52968,"song":"The Wild Rover","artist":"The Dubliners","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11540486-the-wild-rover-chords-by-the-dubliners/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/52968?type=chord","rating":4.71447,"votes":1173,"content":"Notes:\r\nOn the first and third lines of the verse\r\nthe last bar of G is a often a walkup from G to C.\r\n\r\n[tab]   1  2  3    1  2 & 3 &\r\n   [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\ne|----------|----0-0-0-0-|\r\nB|----------|----1-1-1-1-|\r\nG|----------|----0-0-0-0-|\r\nD|----------|------------|\r\nA|----0--2--|-3----------|\r\nE|-3--------|------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\nThe last D7 on the first line of the chorus is often played as 3 staccato strikes.\r\n\r\n[tab]   1  2  3\r\n   [ch]D7[/ch]\r\ne|-2--2--2--|\r\nB|-1--1--1--|\r\nG|-2--2--2--|\r\nD|-0--------|\r\nA|----------|\r\nE|----------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n3/4 time\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI've been a wild rover for many a year[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]D7[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI spent all me money on whiskey and beer[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut now I'm returning with gold in great store[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]D7[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I never will play the wild rover no more[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D7[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd it's no nay never, no nay never no more[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]D7[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWill I play the wild rover, no never, no more[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI went in to an alehouse I used to frequent[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]D7[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I told the landlady me money was spent[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI asked her for credit, she answered me \"Nay!\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]D7[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\"Such custom as yours I could have any day!\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D7[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\n And it's no nay never, no nay never no more[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]D7[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\n Will I play the wild rover, no never, no more[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI took out of me pocket ten sovereigns bright[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]D7[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the landlady's eyes opened wide with delight[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nShe said: \"I have whiskeys and wines on the best![/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]D7[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the words that I told you were only in jest!\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D7[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd it's no nay never, no nay never no more[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]D7[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWill I play the wild rover, no never, no more[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI'll go home to my parents, confess what I've done[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]D7[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd ask them to pardon their prodigal son[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd when they've caressed me as oftimes before[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]D7[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI never will play the wild rover no more.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D7[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd it's no nay never, no nay never no more[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]D7[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWill I play the wild rover, no never, no more[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D7[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd it's no nay never, no nay never no more[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]D7[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWill I play the wild rover, no never, no more[/tab]","plain_text":"Notes:\nOn the first and third lines of the verse\nthe last bar of G is a often a walkup from G to C.\n\n\n\nThe last D7 on the first line of the chorus is often played as 3 staccato strikes.\n\n\n\n3/4 time\n\n\n[Intro]\nG G G G\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["G","C","B","D","A","E","D7"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}