The Girls Along the Road chords by The Irish Rovers

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Verse 1
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Oh,  (E minor)  (A major)  (D major)  (E minor)  (A major)  (D major)  (G major) 
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 (E minor) I'm
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just in the vein of  (D major) a nice refrain
So pay attention round
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And the  (E minor) name I'll  (A major) tell of a
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 (G major) fine young swell
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And a  (D major) rich young man called Brown
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 (A major) He lif (E minor) ted  in the  (A major) end from  (D major) a riffled core
All you who listen to me ode
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He drove  (E minor) and  aye he was  (G major) not too shy
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With the  (D major) girls along the  (A major) road
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With the girls  (E minor) along the road,
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with  (A major) the  (D major) girls along the road
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Peter  (E minor) Ove  and  (A major) I, he was  (G major) not too shy
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with  (D major) the girls along the  (A major) road
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Now  (E minor) Brown was a  (A major) spark,
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rather  (D major) fond of a lark,
a varied man, though not chaste
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And  (E minor) little he  (A major) cared if  (G major) his own wife heard
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if an (D major) other girl took his  (A major) taste
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And there  (E minor) he was  (A major) dressed
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in his  (D major) regimental best,
as proud as a peacock strode
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Admir (E minor) ing  the  (A major) girls
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with their  (G major) long hair curled
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as they  (D major) walked along the  (A major) road
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As they  (E minor) walked along the road,
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as they  (D major) walked along the road
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Admir (E minor) ing  the  (A major) girls with
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their  (G major) long hair curled
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 (D major) As they walked along the road
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 (A major) When he  (E minor) courted the girl
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with nice  (D major) curly hair
Black boots and a red leather belt
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And  (E minor) he idly talked  (A major) as  (G major) along
they walked
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Endeav (D major) ouring her heart to melt
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 (A major) And this  (E minor) gay  cava (A major) lier
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with a  (D major) wink and a leer
Inquired her name and abode
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And he  (E minor) felt as grand  (A major) as
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 (G major) a lord of the land
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With the  (D major) girls along the  (A major) road
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With the girls  (E minor) along the road,
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with the  (D major) girls along the road
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And he  (E minor) felt as grand  (A major) as a
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 (G major) lord of the land
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with the  (D major) girls along the  (A major) road
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Then  (E minor) Mr   Brown and his  (D major) love
sat down
in a public house nearby
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And he  (E minor) called for a  (A major) drain
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of a  (G major) good champagne
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and a  (D major) pint of Stoutford by
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 (A major) Then his arm  (E minor) he placed  (A major) 
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around  (D major) her waist
and his heart with love overflowed
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It's a  (E minor) grand old  (A major) night to be  (G major) holding tight
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 (D major) with the girls along the  (A major) road
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With the girls  (E minor) along the road,
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with the  (D major) girls along the road
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It's a  (E minor) grand old  (A major) night to be
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 (G major) holdin'  (D major) tight
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with the girls along the  (A major) road
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 (E minor)  (A major)  (D major)  (E minor)  (A major)  (D major)  (G major) 
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 (E minor) Now  this funny little man,
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he  (D major) had just begun his love
tales to outpour
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When  (E minor) who  should ap (A major) pear
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but his  (G major) own wife dear,
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peepin'  (D major) in at the parlour door
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 (A major) With the bound  (E minor) like a  (A major) bear,
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she fastened  (D major) in his hair,
all signs of her anger showed
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Said, I'll  (E minor) tear away your  (A major) eyes
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if you  (G major) go to exer (D major) cise
with the girls along the road
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 (A major) With the  (E minor) girls along the road,
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with the girls  (D major) along the road
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Said,  (E minor) I'll tear away your  (A major) eyes
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if you  (G major) go to exercise
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with the  (D major) girls along the  (A major) road
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Now, to set  (E minor) matters  (A major) right,
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these  (D major) wo men had a fight,
a right fur tumble up and down
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And they  (E minor) said to smithereens,
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 (A major) hats,  (G major) coats and crinolines,
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and  (D major) then they said they'll
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work on for  (A major) round
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He was bloody  (E minor) well  (A major) thrashed,
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death  (D major) had all passed
from the fury on him bestowed
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And his  (E minor) fine uniform  (A major) was all
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 (G major) tattered in the  (D major) storm
with the girls along the road
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 (A major) With the girls  (E minor) along the road,
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with  (A major) the  (D major) girls along the road
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And his  (E minor) fine uniform  (A major) was all
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 (G major) tattered in the  (D major) storm
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with the girls along the  (A major) road
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He was lif (E minor) ted  by the  (A major) po lice
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for dis (D major) turbing all the peace
and taken to a police cell
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There  (E minor) were rumin (A major) ate on his
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 (G major) sad and lucky  (D major) fate
like many's a fine young swell
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 (A major) And the  (E minor) very next  (A major) day,
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sure his  (D major) wife ran away
Because of this little episode
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He's  (E minor) about here still,
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 (A major) but I  (G major) think he's had his fill
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With  (D major) the girls along the road
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 (A major) With the  (E minor) girls along the road
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With the  (D major) girls along the road
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He's  (E minor) about here  (A major) still,
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but I  (G major) think he's had his  (D major) fill
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With the girls along the  (A major) road  (E minor)  (A major)  (D major) 
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 (E minor)  (A major)  (D major)  (A major)  (E minor)  (A major) 
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 (D major)  (E minor)  (A major)  (D major) 
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 (A major) You