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Rocky Road To Dublin chords by
Luke Kelly
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Key: Gb major•
Verse 1
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While in the merry month

of May from me home I started

Left the girls of Tuam so sad
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G

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and broken hearted
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A

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Saluted father dear,

kissed me darling mother

Drank a pint of beer, me grief and
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tears to smother

Then off to reap the corn,
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A

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leave where I was born
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G

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Cut a stout black thorn to banish

ghosts and goblins
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A

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Bought a pair of brogues

rattling o'er the bogs
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And fright'ning all the dogs on

the rocky road to Dublin
Verse 2
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A

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One, two, three four, five

Hunt the Hare and turn

her down the rocky road
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G

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all the way to Dublin,
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Whack follol de rah
Verse 3

In Mullingar that night I rested

limbs so weary

Started by daylight next
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G

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morning blithe and early
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A

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Took a drop of pure to keep

me heartfrom sinking

Thats a Paddy's cure whenev
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G

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er he's on drinking
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A

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See the lassies smile,

laughing all the while
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G

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At me curious style, 'twould set

your heart a bubblin'
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Asked me was I hired, wages I required
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I was almost tired of the rocky
Verse 4

road to Dublin
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One, two, three four, five

Hunt the Hare and turn

her down the rocky road
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all the way to Dublin,
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Whack follol de rah
Verse 5
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In Dublin next arrived, I thought it such a pity
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To be soon deprived a view

of that fine city
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So then I took a stroll,

all among the quality

Me bundle it was stole,
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G

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all in a neat locality
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Something crossed me mind,

when I looked behind
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No bundle could I find upon me

stick a wobblin'
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Enquiring for the rogue,

they said me Connaught brogue
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Wasn't much in vogue on

the rocky road to Dublin
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A

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One, two, three four, five Hunt the Hare
Verse 6
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and turn

her down the rocky road
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all the way to Dublin, Whack follol de rah
Verse 7
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From there I got away, me

spirits never falling
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Landed on the quay, just as the

ship was sailing
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The Captain at me roared,

said that no room had he

When I jumped aboard,
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a cabin found for Paddy
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Down among the pigs,

played some hearty rigs

Danced some hearty jigs,
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the wa ter round me bubbling
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When off Holyhead I wished

meself was dead
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Or better for instead on the

rocky road to Dublin
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One, two, three four, five Hunt
Verse 8


the Hare and turn

her down the rocky road
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all the way to Dublin, Whack follol de rah
Verse 9
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Well the boys of Liverpool,

when we safely landed
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Called meself a fool,

I could no longer stand it
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Blood began to boil, temper I was losing

Poor old Erin's Isle they
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began abusing
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A

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"Hurrah me soul" says

I, me Shillelagh I let fly
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Some Galway boys were nigh and

saw I was a hobble in
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With a load "hurray !" joined in the affray
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We quitely cleared the way for

the rocky road to Dublin
Verse 10
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One, two, three four, five

Hunt the Hare and turn her down
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the rocky road and all

the way to Dublin
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Whack follol de rah

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Rocky Road To Dublin by Luke Kelly is Gb major.

The primary chords used in Rocky Road To Dublin are Cb, Db.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 4 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Cb, Db, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Rocky Road To Dublin is approximately 71 beats per minute.

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