I'm A Rover chords by
Aidan Moffat

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Key: F major•

Verse 1

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This next song is called I'm a Rover,

which is an old bothy ballad

from the North East

some of you may know.

What I like about this song is it seems like a very affectionate song,

but in the chorus the singer reveals

that he's only interested in

his object of desire,

his flame, when he's steaming.

So I thought, what would be the worst

possible way

you could try and win a lady's attention

in the modern world?

Basically, he's a bit of a pest.

Now, I'm singing from the first person here,

but it's important that

everybody understands this isn't me.

This is not a true story.

I am not singing about anything I would do

or I would ever endorse,

just so you know.

Even the language I would never use

unless I was in very close company.

Anyway...

The other night I was on the rand,

and when I clocked this wee

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fucking punt,

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I sat beside her and said I'd ride her,

but she just took the fucking hump.

And I'm a rover, seldom sober,

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I'm a rover of high degree.

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It's when I'm drinking,

I'm always thinking

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How to gain my love's company

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I saw her CC'd into an email

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We'd been sent by a mutual mate

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So I wrote to her to try and woo her

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Still she didn't reciprocate

And I'm a rover, seldom sober

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I'm a rover of high degree

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It's when I'm drinking,

I'm always thinking

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How to gain my love's company

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I went on Facebook to try and friend her

But she claimed she was being stalked

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I tried to tweet her something sweeter

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But I was already fucking blocked

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And I'm a rover, seldom sober

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I'm a rover of high degree

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It's when I'm drinkin',

I'm always drinkin'

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And to gain my love's company

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I got her number off her wee sister

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She exchanged it for double gin

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I started textin', soon I was sextin'

So her sister kicked my cunt in

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And I'm a rover, seldom sober

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I'm a rover of high degree

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It's when I'm drinkin'

I'm always thinkin'

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How to gain my love's company

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Yeah, I'm a rover, seldom sober

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I'm a rover of high degree

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It's when I'm drinkin'

I'm always thinkin'

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How to gain my love's company

Thanks. So this next one.

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ChordsF C Bb

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