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The Rocky Road To Dublin chords by
The Dubliners
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1964•Folk•1.6K views•
5.0 (3)
Key: C# minor•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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While in the merry month of May,

now from me home I started

Left, the girls of Tuam
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were nearly broken-hearted
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Saluted father dear, kissed me darling mother

Drank a pint of beer,
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me grief and tears to smother
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Then off to reap the corn

and leave where I was born

Cut a stout, black thorn
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to banish ghosts and goblins
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A brand-new pair of brogues

to rattle over the bogs

And frighten all the dogs
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on the rocky road to Dublin
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A-one, two, three, four, five

Hunt the hare and turn her

down the rocky road
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And all the ways to Dublin,
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whack, follol de-dah
Verse 2
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In Mullingar that night

I rested limbs so weary

Started by daylight next
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morning blithe and early
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Took a drop of pure to keep

me heart from shrinking

Thats the Paddy's cure
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when'er he's on for drinking
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To hear the lassies smile,

laughing all the while

At me curious style,
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'twould set your heart a-bubblin'
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They asked me was I hired

and wages I required to lay
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Was almost tired of the rocky 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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And all the ways to Dublin,
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whack, follol de-dah
Verse 3
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In Dublin next arrived,

I thought it such a pity

To be so soon deprived
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a view of that fine city
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So then I took a stroll,

all among the quality
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Bundle it was stolen, in a neat locality
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Something crossed me mind,

when I looked behind

No bundle could I find
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upon me stick a-wobblin'
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'Quiring after the rogue,

said me Connaught brogue

It wasn't much in vogue
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on the rocky road to Dublin
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One, two, three, four, five

Hunt the hare and turn her

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And all the ways to Dublin,
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whack, follol de-dah
Verse 4
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From there I got away,

me spirits never falling

Landed on the quay,
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just as the ship was sailing
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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,

did some hearty rigs

I played some hearty jigs,
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the water round me bubbling
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When off Holyhead

I wished meself was dead

Or better for instead
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on the rocky road to Dublin
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One, two, three, four, five

Hunt the hare and turn her

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And all the ways to Dublin,
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whack, follol de-dah
Verse 5
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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
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Poor old Erin's Isle they began abusing
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"Hurrah me soul" says I, me Shillelagh I let fly

Galway boys were by and
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saw I was a hobblin'
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With a "lo!" and "hurray !"

they joined in the affray

Quickly cleared the way
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for the rocky road to Dublin
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One, two, three, four, five

Hunt the hare and turn her

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And all the ways to Dublin,
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whack, follol de-dah

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

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  • G

Capo: 4

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The original key of The Rocky Road To Dublin by The Dubliners is C# minor.

The primary chords used in The Rocky Road To Dublin are C#m, B.

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

Yes, this version uses open chords like C#m, B, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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