The Wild Rover chords by Celtic Thunder

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Verse 1
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C 
G 
C 
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 (G major)  (C major)  (G major)  (C major)  (G major) I've been a wild
C 
rover for many's the year  (C major) 
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D 
And  (G major) I've spent all  (D major) me money
G 
on whiskey  (G major) and beer
But now I'm returning
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with gold in great store  (C major) 
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And  (G major) I never will play
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G 
 (D major) the wild rover  (G major) no more
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And it's  (D major) no, nay,

Verse 2
never
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C 
 (G major) No, nay never no  (C major) more
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C 
Will I  (G major) play the wild  (C major) rover
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D 
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C 
No  (G major) nev (D major) er no  (G major) more  (C major) 
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C 
 (G major)  (C major) 

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Verse 3

I went to an alehouse I used to frequent

I told the landlady me money was spent

I ask her for credit, she answered me nay

Such a custom as yours

I could have any day

And it's no, nay,

Verse 4
never
G 
C 
 (G major) No, nay never no  (C major) more
G 
C 
Will I  (G major) play the wild  (C major) rover
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D 
G 
No  (G major) nev (D major) er no  (G major) more
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I  (C major) 

Verse 5
G 
C 
G 
 (G major)  (C major)  (G major) brought from me pocket
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ten sovereigns  (C major) bright
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D 
And  (G major) the landlady's eye (D major) s opened
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wide with  (G major) de light
She said, 'I have whiskeys
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and wines of  (C major) the best
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D 
Sure,  (G major) the words that I spoke  (D major) 
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they were only  (G major) in jest'
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And it's  (D major) no, nay,

Verse 6
never
G 
C 
 (G major) No, nay never no  (C major) more
G 
C 
Will I  (G major) play the wild  (C major) rover
G 
D 
G 
C 
G 
C 
No  (G major) never  (D major) no  (G major) more  (C major)  (G major)  (C major) 
G 
I'll go  (G major) home

Verse 7
to me parents,
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confess what I've done  (C major) 
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D 
And  (G major) I'll ask them  (D major) to pardon
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their prodigal son  (G major) 
And when they've caressed me,
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as oft times before  (C major) 
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D 
Then I nev (G major) er will play  (D major) the
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wild rover no  (G major) more
D 
And it's  (D major) no,