Key: A major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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to fight in a war
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E
He came back home crazy and asking,
"What for?"
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medals and all
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E
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To a mental hospital with rubber walls
Verse 2
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they cut off the lights
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He hit the street runnin' that
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he can call home
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He seems, oh so lonely,
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Verse 3
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C#
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He lies there holding his Wild Irish Rose
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This crazy old fool in
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the smelly old clothes
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He could have had something much better,
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God knows
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bottle of Wild Irish Rose
Verse 4
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A baby named Scarlet
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with laughing blue eyes
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ah way back since '65
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oh so far back in time
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Way down in the bottom
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of a river of wine
Verse 5
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West 25th
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They can't even find a heartbeat Lord,
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his fingers are stiff
Just like they're all frozen,
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he's holding her tight
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But the habit, oh, it's broken,
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this is Roses' last night
Verse 6
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C#
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He lies there holding his Wild Irish Rose
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But his soul's in a place
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Now he's got something better much better,
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God knows
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Than a half-empty bottle bottle of Wild Ir ish
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Rose
Outro 1
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsA D E C# F#m
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Capo: 2
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