The Rare Auld Times chords by
Luke Kelly
The Dubliners

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Key: C major•

Verse 1

C

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Ring a ring a rosie

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as the lights declines

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I remember Dublin city in

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G

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the rare oul times

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Raised on songs and stories,

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heroes of renown

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The passing tales and glories,

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Em

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that once was Dublin town

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The hallowed halls and houses,

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the haunting children's rhymes

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C

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That once was Dublin city,

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C

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in the Rare Oul Times

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F

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C

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Am

Am

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Ring a ring a rosie

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G

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F

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as the lights declines

C

C

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C

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I remember Dublin city

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G

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in the rare oul times

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F

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My name it is Sean Dempsey

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as Dublin as could be

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Born hard and late in Pimlico in a

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house that ceased to be

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C

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My trade I was a cooper,

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lost out to redundancy

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C

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Like my house that fell to progress

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my trade's a memory

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And I courted Peggy

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Dignan, as pretty as you please

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A rogue and child of Mary,

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C

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Em

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from the rebel liberties

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I lost her to a student chap,

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with skin as black as coal

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When he took her off to Birmingham,

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C

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she took away my soul

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Ring a ring a rosie

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as the lights declines

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C

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I remember Dublin city in the

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rare oul times

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The years have made me bitter,

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the gargle dims me brain

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'Cause Dublin keeps on changing and

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nothing seems the same

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The Pillar and the Met have gone,

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the Royal long since pulled down

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As the grey unyielding concrete

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makes a city of my Town

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Am

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Ring a ring a rosie

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as the lights declines

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C

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I remember Dublin city

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G

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in the rare oul times

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Fare thee well sweet Anna Liffey,

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C

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Am

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I can no longer stay

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And watch the new glass cages,

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that spring up along the quay

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My mind's too full of memories,

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to old to hear new chimes

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I'm a part of what was Dublin,

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in the Rare Oul Times

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Am

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Ring a ring a rosie

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as the lights declines

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C

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I remember Dublin city

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G

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in the rare oul times

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Am

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Ring a ring a rosie

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as the lights declines

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I remember Dublin city in the rare oul times

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Chords

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Am
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Dm

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of The Rare Auld Times by Luke Kelly, The Dubliners is C major.

The primary chords used in The Rare Auld Times are C, G, F, Am, Em, Dm.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like C, G, F, Am, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of The Rare Auld Times is approximately 102 beats per minute.

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