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The Irish Rovers
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Key: D major•
Verse 1
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Since I was a young lad,
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I've dreamt of the ocean
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So I signed on to sail the salt sea
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The work it was hard,
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but I learned of seafarin'
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They soon made a sailor of me
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I've ranted and roved from
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Belfast to Bo ston
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I've been shanghaied from
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Cork to Saigon
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From Liverpool to Frisco,
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I've sported and frolicked
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And I've courted the girls from
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Christ Church to St. John
Verse 2
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I'm home from the sea
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No more I'll go rovin'
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I'm home from the sea
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No more will I stray
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I'm home from the sea
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No more I'll go rovin'
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I'm home from the sea
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In sweet Carnlough Bay
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Verse 3
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I've sailed through the sunshine,
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and stormy old weather
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Hardships I know very well
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I've plowed angry seas that were
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over the railings
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When we thought we were surely in Hell
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And each time we landed back
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home in old Ireland
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When we were all safe on the shore
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I swore up and down that
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this trip was the last one
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But I always returned to the
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ocean once more
Verse 4
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I'm home from the sea
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No more I'll go rovin'
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I'm home from the sea
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No more will I stray
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I'm home from the sea
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No more I'll go rovin'
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I'm home from the sea
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In sweet Carnlough Bay
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Verse 5
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I'll never forget when I first met with Nancy
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Sly Cupid came a- courtin' that day
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The lure of the sea,
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it no longer was calling
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And my poor heart was stolen away
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And now we are married,
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and happy together
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With children to dance on my knee
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I'm plowin' the land now,
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instead of rough waters
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Content with my Nancy,
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and home from the sea
Verse 6
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I'm home from the sea
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No more I'll go rovin'
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I'm home from the sea
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No more will I stray
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I'm home from the sea
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No more I'll go rovin'
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I'm home from the sea
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In sweet Carnlough Bay
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I'm home from the
Verse 7
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sea
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No more I'll go rovin'
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I'm home from the sea
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No more will I stray
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I'm home from the sea
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No more I'll go rovin'
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I'm home from the sea
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In sweet Carnlough Bay
Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • G

  • Bm

    2

  • A

  • Em

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Home From the Sea by The Irish Rovers is D major.

The primary chords used in Home From the Sea are D, G, Bm, A, Em.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D, G, Bm, A, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Home From the Sea is approximately 91 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Home From the Sea using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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