{"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":975948,"song":"The Irish Rover","artist":"The Pogues","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/975948-the-irish-rover-chords-by-the-pogues/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/975948?type=chord","rating":4.97736,"votes":521,"content":"[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n On the Fourth of July, eighteen hundred and six[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n We set sail from the sweet Cobh of Cork[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n We were sailing away with a cargo of bricks[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n For the Grand City Hall in New York[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n 'Twas a wonderful craft[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n She was rigged fore and aft[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n And oh, how the wild wind drove her[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n She stood several blasts[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n She had twenty seven masts[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n And they called her The Irish Rover[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n We had one million bags of the best Sligo rags[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n We had two million barrels of stone[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n We had three million sides of old blind horses hides[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n We had four million barrels of bones[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n We had five million hogs[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n And six million dogs[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n Seven million barrels of porter[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n We had eight million bails of old nanny-goats' tails[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n In the hold of the Irish Rover[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n There was awl Mickey Coote[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n Who played hard on his flute[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n When the ladies lined up for a set[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n He was tootin' with skill[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n For each sparkling quadrille[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n Though the dancers were fluther'd and bet[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n With his smart witty talk[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n He was cock of the walk[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n And he rolled the dames under and over[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n They all knew at a glance[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n When he took up his stance[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n That he sailed in The Irish Rover[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n There was Barney McGee[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n From the banks of the Lee[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n There was Hogan from County Tyrone[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n There was Johnny McGirr[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n Who was scared stiff of work[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n And a man from Westmeath called Malone[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n There was Slugger O'Toole[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n Who was drunk as a rule[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n And Fighting Bill Treacy from Dover[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n And your man, Mick MacCann[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n From the banks of the Bann[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n Was the skipper of the Irish Rover[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n For a sailor it's always a bother in life[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n It's so lonesome by night and day[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n That he longs for the shore[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n And a charming young whore[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n Who will melt all his troubles away[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n Oh, the noise and the rout[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n Swillin' poitin and stout[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n For him soon the torment's over[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n Of the love of a maid[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n He is never afraid[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n An old salt from the Irish Rover[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 6]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n We had sailed seven years[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n When the measles broke out[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n And the ship lost its way in the fog[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n And that whale of a crew[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n Was reduced down to two[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n Just myself and the Captain's old dog[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n Then the ship struck a rock[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n Oh Lord what a shock[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n The bulkhead was turned right over[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n Turned nine times around[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n And the poor old dog was drowned[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n I'm the last of The Irish Rover[/tab]","plain_text":"[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 6]","chords":["G","C","D","Em"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}