Roisin The Bow chords by
The Clancy Brothers

N/A•

Key: Db major•

Verse 1

C

C

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I've travelled all over this world

Am

Am

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And now to another I go

C

C

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And I know that good quarters are waiting

To welcome old Roisin, the Bow

Verse 2

C

C

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F

F

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To welcome old Roisin, the Bow

C

C

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Am

Am

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To welcome old Roisin, the Bow

C

C

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And I know that good quarters are waiting

F

F

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C

C

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To welcome old Roisin, the Bow

Verse 3

C

C

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When I'm dead and laid out on the counter

Am

Am

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A voice you will hear from below

C

C

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Saying, "Send down a

hogshead of whisky"

To drink with old Roisin, the Bow

Verse 4

C

C

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F

F

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To drink with old Roisin, the Bow

C

C

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Am

Am

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To drink with old Roisin, the Bow

C

C

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Saying, "Send down a

hogshead of whisky"

Am

Am

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C

C

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To drink with old Roisin, the Bow

Verse 5

C

C

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Then get a half dozen stout fellows

Am

Am

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And stack 'em all up in a row

C

C

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Let them drink out of half- gallon bottles

F

F

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C

C

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G

G

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To the memory of Roisin, the Bow

Verse 6

C

C

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To the memory of

F

F

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Roisin, the Bow

C

C

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Am

Am

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To the memory of Roisin, the Bow

C

C

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Let 'em drink out of half- gallon bottles

F

F

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C

C

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To the memory of Roisin, the Bow

Am

Am

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Interlude 1

C

C

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Am

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C

C

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F

F

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Am

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C

C

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Verse 7

C

C

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Then get this half dozen stout fellows

Am

Am

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C

C

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Am

Am

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And let them all stagger and go

C

C

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Am

Am

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C

C

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And dig a great hole in the meadow

F

F

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C

C

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An d in it put Roisin, the Bow

Verse 8

C

C

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F

F

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And in it put Roisin, the Bow

C

C

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Am

Am

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And in it put Roisin, the Bow

C

C

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And dig a great hole in the meadow

F

F

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C

C

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An d in it put Roisin, the Bow

Verse 9

C

C

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Then get ye a couple of bottles

Am

Am

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Put one at me head and me toe

C

C

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With a diamond ring scratched upon 'em

The name of old Roisin, the Bow

Verse 10

C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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The name of old

G

G

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C

C

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F

F

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Roisin, the Bow

C

C

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Am

Am

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The name of old Roisin, the Bow

C

C

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With a diamond ring scratched upon 'em

F

F

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C

C

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The name of old Roisin, the Bow

Verse 11

C

C

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I fear that old tyrant approaching

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Am

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That cruel, remorseless old foe

C

C

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And I lift up me glass in his honour

F

F

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C

C

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Take a drink with old

Roisin, the Bow

Verse 12

C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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F

F

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Take a drink with old Roisin, the Bow

C

C

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Am

Am

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Take a drink with old Roisin, the Bow

C

C

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And I lift up me glass in his honour

C

C

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Take a drink with old Roisin, the Bow

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

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Chords

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Capo: 1

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Roisin The Bow by The Clancy Brothers is Db major.

The primary chords used in Roisin The Bow are Db, Bbm, Gb, Ab.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 1 fret.

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

The tempo of Roisin The Bow is approximately 97 beats per minute.

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