Chords for The Irish Rovers - I'm A Rover
Tempo:
99.1 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Em
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [G] [C] [G] [C] [G]
[D] [G] I'm a rover, [C] I'm seldom [G] sober I'm a [Em] rover [A] of [D] high degree
It's [G] when I'm drinking [C] I'm always [G] thinking How to gain my love's company
Here's to health to [C] all true [G] lovers Here's to [Em] mine [A] wherever [D] she be
This very [G] night I will [C] go and [G] see her Though she's not here
She [Em] lives [D] many [G] miles from me
I'm a rover, [C] I'm seldom [G] sober I'm a [Em]
[D] rover of high degree
It's [G] when I'm drinking I'm always thinking How to gain my love's company
[C]
[G] Though [Em] [D] [G]
the night [C] is dark and [G] dreary Without a [Em] star [A] shining [D] above
I'll find [G] the road now [C] without a [G] stumble [C] Into [G] the [Em] arms [D] of my [G] own true love
I'm a rover, [C] I'm seldom [G] sober I'm a [D] rover of high degree
It's [G] when I'm drinking [C] I'm always [G] [C] thinking [G] How to gain my love's company
[C] [G] [Em] [G] But I arrived at [C] my true love's [G] window The rain had [Em] soaked [A] me to [D] the skin
I [G] whispered softly [C] through her [G] window Open the door [D] love and [G] let me in
I'm a [C] rover, I'm seldom [G] sober I'm a [A] rover of [D] high degree
[G] It's when I'm drinking [C] I'm always [G] thinking How to gain my [D] love's [G] company
[C] [G] She [Em] [D] [G]
opened the door with [C] the greatest [G] pleasure She opened the [Em] door and [A] she [D] held him tight
They [G] sweetly kissed and [C] embraced each [G] [C] other [G] In his [Em] arms [D] she [G] lay all [C] night
[G] I'm a rover, I'm [C] seldom [G] sober I'm a [Em] rover [D] of high degree
[G] It's when I'm drinking I'm always thinking [C] How [G] to gain my [D] love's [G] company
[C] [G] The [Em] [D] [G]
cocks are [C] crowing, I must be [G] going The Belfast [Em] hills [A] are [D] high above
But [G] over them I will [C] climb with [G] pleasure Since [Em] I've been [D] with my [G] own true [C] love
[G] I'm a rover, I'm seldom sober I'm a [D] rover of high degree
[G] It's when I'm drinking I'm always thinking How to gain my love's company
I'm a rover, [C] I'm seldom [G] sober I'm a [A] rover [D] of high degree
[G] It's when I'm drinking I'm always thinking [C] How [G] to gain my love's company
[D] [G] I'm a rover, [C] I'm seldom [G] sober I'm a [Em] rover [A] of [D] high degree
It's [G] when I'm drinking [C] I'm always [G] thinking How to gain my love's company
Here's to health to [C] all true [G] lovers Here's to [Em] mine [A] wherever [D] she be
This very [G] night I will [C] go and [G] see her Though she's not here
She [Em] lives [D] many [G] miles from me
I'm a rover, [C] I'm seldom [G] sober I'm a [Em]
[D] rover of high degree
It's [G] when I'm drinking I'm always thinking How to gain my love's company
[C]
[G] Though [Em] [D] [G]
the night [C] is dark and [G] dreary Without a [Em] star [A] shining [D] above
I'll find [G] the road now [C] without a [G] stumble [C] Into [G] the [Em] arms [D] of my [G] own true love
I'm a rover, [C] I'm seldom [G] sober I'm a [D] rover of high degree
It's [G] when I'm drinking [C] I'm always [G] [C] thinking [G] How to gain my love's company
[C] [G] [Em] [G] But I arrived at [C] my true love's [G] window The rain had [Em] soaked [A] me to [D] the skin
I [G] whispered softly [C] through her [G] window Open the door [D] love and [G] let me in
I'm a [C] rover, I'm seldom [G] sober I'm a [A] rover of [D] high degree
[G] It's when I'm drinking [C] I'm always [G] thinking How to gain my [D] love's [G] company
[C] [G] She [Em] [D] [G]
opened the door with [C] the greatest [G] pleasure She opened the [Em] door and [A] she [D] held him tight
They [G] sweetly kissed and [C] embraced each [G] [C] other [G] In his [Em] arms [D] she [G] lay all [C] night
[G] I'm a rover, I'm [C] seldom [G] sober I'm a [Em] rover [D] of high degree
[G] It's when I'm drinking I'm always thinking [C] How [G] to gain my [D] love's [G] company
[C] [G] The [Em] [D] [G]
cocks are [C] crowing, I must be [G] going The Belfast [Em] hills [A] are [D] high above
But [G] over them I will [C] climb with [G] pleasure Since [Em] I've been [D] with my [G] own true [C] love
[G] I'm a rover, I'm seldom sober I'm a [D] rover of high degree
[G] It's when I'm drinking I'm always thinking How to gain my love's company
I'm a rover, [C] I'm seldom [G] sober I'm a [A] rover [D] of high degree
[G] It's when I'm drinking I'm always thinking [C] How [G] to gain my love's company
Key:
G
C
D
Em
A
G
C
D
[C] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ [C] _ [G] _
_ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ I'm a rover, [C] I'm seldom [G] sober I'm a [Em] rover [A] of [D] high degree
It's [G] when I'm drinking [C] I'm always [G] thinking How to gain my love's company
_ Here's to health to [C] all true [G] lovers Here's to [Em] mine [A] wherever [D] she be
This very [G] night I will [C] go and [G] see her Though she's not here
She [Em] lives [D] many [G] miles from me
I'm a rover, [C] I'm seldom [G] sober I'm a [Em]
[D] rover of high degree
It's [G] when I'm drinking I'm always thinking How to gain my love's company
[C] _
[G] Though [Em] _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _
the night [C] is dark and [G] dreary Without a [Em] star [A] shining [D] above
I'll find [G] the road now [C] without a [G] stumble [C] Into [G] the [Em] arms [D] of my [G] own true love
I'm a rover, [C] I'm seldom [G] sober I'm a [D] rover of high degree
It's [G] when I'm drinking [C] I'm always [G] [C] thinking [G] How to gain my love's company _
[C] _ [G] _ [Em] _ [G] _ _ _ But I arrived at [C] my true love's [G] window The rain had [Em] soaked [A] me to [D] the skin
I [G] whispered softly [C] through her [G] window Open the door [D] love and [G] let me in
I'm a [C] rover, I'm seldom [G] sober I'm a [A] rover of [D] high degree
[G] It's when I'm drinking [C] I'm always [G] thinking How to gain my [D] love's [G] company _
[C] [G] She [Em] _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _
opened the door with [C] the greatest [G] pleasure She opened the [Em] door and [A] she [D] held him tight
They [G] sweetly kissed and [C] embraced each [G] [C] other [G] In his [Em] arms [D] she [G] lay all [C] night
[G] I'm a rover, I'm [C] seldom [G] sober I'm a [Em] rover [D] of high degree
[G] It's when I'm drinking I'm always thinking [C] How [G] to gain my [D] love's [G] company _
[C] [G] The [Em] _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _
cocks are [C] crowing, I must be [G] going The Belfast [Em] hills [A] are [D] high above
But [G] over them I will [C] climb with [G] pleasure Since [Em] I've been [D] with my [G] own true [C] love
[G] I'm a rover, I'm seldom sober I'm a [D] rover of high degree
[G] It's when I'm drinking I'm always thinking How to gain my love's company _
I'm a rover, [C] I'm seldom [G] sober I'm a [A] rover [D] of high degree
[G] It's when I'm drinking I'm always thinking [C] How [G] to gain my love's company _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ I'm a rover, [C] I'm seldom [G] sober I'm a [Em] rover [A] of [D] high degree
It's [G] when I'm drinking [C] I'm always [G] thinking How to gain my love's company
_ Here's to health to [C] all true [G] lovers Here's to [Em] mine [A] wherever [D] she be
This very [G] night I will [C] go and [G] see her Though she's not here
She [Em] lives [D] many [G] miles from me
I'm a rover, [C] I'm seldom [G] sober I'm a [Em]
[D] rover of high degree
It's [G] when I'm drinking I'm always thinking How to gain my love's company
[C] _
[G] Though [Em] _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _
the night [C] is dark and [G] dreary Without a [Em] star [A] shining [D] above
I'll find [G] the road now [C] without a [G] stumble [C] Into [G] the [Em] arms [D] of my [G] own true love
I'm a rover, [C] I'm seldom [G] sober I'm a [D] rover of high degree
It's [G] when I'm drinking [C] I'm always [G] [C] thinking [G] How to gain my love's company _
[C] _ [G] _ [Em] _ [G] _ _ _ But I arrived at [C] my true love's [G] window The rain had [Em] soaked [A] me to [D] the skin
I [G] whispered softly [C] through her [G] window Open the door [D] love and [G] let me in
I'm a [C] rover, I'm seldom [G] sober I'm a [A] rover of [D] high degree
[G] It's when I'm drinking [C] I'm always [G] thinking How to gain my [D] love's [G] company _
[C] [G] She [Em] _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _
opened the door with [C] the greatest [G] pleasure She opened the [Em] door and [A] she [D] held him tight
They [G] sweetly kissed and [C] embraced each [G] [C] other [G] In his [Em] arms [D] she [G] lay all [C] night
[G] I'm a rover, I'm [C] seldom [G] sober I'm a [Em] rover [D] of high degree
[G] It's when I'm drinking I'm always thinking [C] How [G] to gain my [D] love's [G] company _
[C] [G] The [Em] _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _
cocks are [C] crowing, I must be [G] going The Belfast [Em] hills [A] are [D] high above
But [G] over them I will [C] climb with [G] pleasure Since [Em] I've been [D] with my [G] own true [C] love
[G] I'm a rover, I'm seldom sober I'm a [D] rover of high degree
[G] It's when I'm drinking I'm always thinking How to gain my love's company _
I'm a rover, [C] I'm seldom [G] sober I'm a [A] rover [D] of high degree
[G] It's when I'm drinking I'm always thinking [C] How [G] to gain my love's company _
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