Chords for The Irish Rovers, Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye (w/ lyrics)
Tempo:
107.9 bpm
Chords used:
Em
Bm
D
C
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Em]
When going the road to [A] Sweetathine, [Bm] aroo, aroo
[Em] When going the road to Sweetathine, [G] [B] aroo, aroo
[Em] When going the road [D] to Sweetathine, [Am] a stick in [Bm] my hand and a drop in me eye
[D] A doleful [Bm] damsel I heard cry, [Em] Jenny I hardly knew, yeah
We're drums and guns and guns [Bm] and drums, aroo, aroo
[Em] We're drums and guns and guns and [G] drums, aroo, aroo
We're drums and [D] guns and guns and [C] drums, the enemy [Bm] nearly slew ya
[Em] Oh [D] darling dear, [C] you look [Bm] so queer, [Em] Jenny I hardly knew, yeah
Where are the eyes that look [Bm] so mild, aroo, aroo
[Em] Where are the eyes that look so [G] mild, [B] aroo, [Em] aroo
Where are the [D] eyes that look so [C] mild, when my poor [Bm] heart you first [Em] beguiled
Why [D] did you run [C] from me [Bm] in the [Em] child, Jenny I hardly knew
We're drums and guns and guns and [Bm] drums, aroo, aroo
[Em] We're drums and guns and guns and [G] drums, aroo, aroo
We're drums and [D] guns and guns and [Em] drums, the enemy [Bm] nearly slew ya
[Em] Oh [D] darling dear, [C] you look [Bm] so queer, [Em] Jenny I hardly knew, yeah
Where are the legs with which [Bm] you run, aroo, aroo
[Em] Where are the legs with which you [G] run, haroo, [B] haroo?
[Em] Where are the [D] legs with which you [C] run, the first to one [Bm] to carry a gun?
[Em] Indeed [D] your [Am] dancing [Bm] days are done, [Em] Johnny, I hardly knew you.
Where drums and guns and guns [Bm] and drums, haroo, haroo?
Where [Em] drums and guns and guns and [G] drums, haroo, haroo?
Where drums and guns [D] and guns and drums, [C] the [Bm] enemy nearly slew you.
[D] Oh darling [C] dear, you [Bm] look so [Em] queer, Johnny, I hardly knew you.
You haven't an arm, you haven't a [Bm] leg, haroo, haroo.
[Em] You haven't an arm, you [G] haven't a leg, haroo, [B] haroo.
[Em] You haven't an arm, [D] you haven't a leg, [C] you're an [Bm] eyeless, boneless, [Em] chickenless egg.
[D] You'll have to [C] be left with [Bm] a boulder [Em] back, Johnny, I hardly knew you.
Where drums and guns and guns and [Bm] drums, haroo, haroo?
[Em] Where drums and guns and [G] guns and drums, haroo, haroo?
Where drums and guns [D] and guns [C] and drums, the enemy [Bm] nearly slew [D] you.
Oh darling [C] dear, you [Bm] look so [Em] queer, Johnny, I hardly knew you.
But I'm happy far to see you [Bm] home, haroo, haroo.
[Em] Yes, I'm happy far to see you [G] home, haroo, [B] haroo.
[Em] Oh, I'm happy [D] far to see you home, [C] all from the [Bm] island of Ceylon.
[Em] So [D] low in flesh, [C] so high [Bm] in bone, [Em] Johnny, I [D] [Em] hardly knew you.
Where drums and guns and guns and [Bm] drums, haroo, haroo?
[Em] Where drums and guns and guns and drums, [G]
haroo, haroo?
Where drums [D] and guns and guns and [C] drums, the enemy [Bm] never slew you.
[Em] Oh [D] darling dear, [C] you look [Bm] so queer, [Em] Johnny, I hardly knew you.
When going the road to [A] Sweetathine, [Bm] aroo, aroo
[Em] When going the road to Sweetathine, [G] [B] aroo, aroo
[Em] When going the road [D] to Sweetathine, [Am] a stick in [Bm] my hand and a drop in me eye
[D] A doleful [Bm] damsel I heard cry, [Em] Jenny I hardly knew, yeah
We're drums and guns and guns [Bm] and drums, aroo, aroo
[Em] We're drums and guns and guns and [G] drums, aroo, aroo
We're drums and [D] guns and guns and [C] drums, the enemy [Bm] nearly slew ya
[Em] Oh [D] darling dear, [C] you look [Bm] so queer, [Em] Jenny I hardly knew, yeah
Where are the eyes that look [Bm] so mild, aroo, aroo
[Em] Where are the eyes that look so [G] mild, [B] aroo, [Em] aroo
Where are the [D] eyes that look so [C] mild, when my poor [Bm] heart you first [Em] beguiled
Why [D] did you run [C] from me [Bm] in the [Em] child, Jenny I hardly knew
We're drums and guns and guns and [Bm] drums, aroo, aroo
[Em] We're drums and guns and guns and [G] drums, aroo, aroo
We're drums and [D] guns and guns and [Em] drums, the enemy [Bm] nearly slew ya
[Em] Oh [D] darling dear, [C] you look [Bm] so queer, [Em] Jenny I hardly knew, yeah
Where are the legs with which [Bm] you run, aroo, aroo
[Em] Where are the legs with which you [G] run, haroo, [B] haroo?
[Em] Where are the [D] legs with which you [C] run, the first to one [Bm] to carry a gun?
[Em] Indeed [D] your [Am] dancing [Bm] days are done, [Em] Johnny, I hardly knew you.
Where drums and guns and guns [Bm] and drums, haroo, haroo?
Where [Em] drums and guns and guns and [G] drums, haroo, haroo?
Where drums and guns [D] and guns and drums, [C] the [Bm] enemy nearly slew you.
[D] Oh darling [C] dear, you [Bm] look so [Em] queer, Johnny, I hardly knew you.
You haven't an arm, you haven't a [Bm] leg, haroo, haroo.
[Em] You haven't an arm, you [G] haven't a leg, haroo, [B] haroo.
[Em] You haven't an arm, [D] you haven't a leg, [C] you're an [Bm] eyeless, boneless, [Em] chickenless egg.
[D] You'll have to [C] be left with [Bm] a boulder [Em] back, Johnny, I hardly knew you.
Where drums and guns and guns and [Bm] drums, haroo, haroo?
[Em] Where drums and guns and [G] guns and drums, haroo, haroo?
Where drums and guns [D] and guns [C] and drums, the enemy [Bm] nearly slew [D] you.
Oh darling [C] dear, you [Bm] look so [Em] queer, Johnny, I hardly knew you.
But I'm happy far to see you [Bm] home, haroo, haroo.
[Em] Yes, I'm happy far to see you [G] home, haroo, [B] haroo.
[Em] Oh, I'm happy [D] far to see you home, [C] all from the [Bm] island of Ceylon.
[Em] So [D] low in flesh, [C] so high [Bm] in bone, [Em] Johnny, I [D] [Em] hardly knew you.
Where drums and guns and guns and [Bm] drums, haroo, haroo?
[Em] Where drums and guns and guns and drums, [G]
haroo, haroo?
Where drums [D] and guns and guns and [C] drums, the enemy [Bm] never slew you.
[Em] Oh [D] darling dear, [C] you look [Bm] so queer, [Em] Johnny, I hardly knew you.
Key:
Em
Bm
D
C
G
Em
Bm
D
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
When going the road to [A] Sweetathine, [Bm] aroo, aroo
[Em] When going the road to Sweetathine, [G] _ [B] aroo, aroo
[Em] When going the road [D] to Sweetathine, [Am] a stick in [Bm] my hand and a drop in me eye
[D] A doleful [Bm] damsel I heard cry, [Em] Jenny I hardly knew, yeah
We're drums and guns and guns [Bm] and drums, aroo, aroo
[Em] We're drums and guns and guns and [G] drums, aroo, aroo
We're drums and [D] guns and guns and [C] drums, the enemy [Bm] nearly slew ya
[Em] Oh [D] darling dear, [C] you look [Bm] so queer, [Em] Jenny I hardly knew, yeah
Where are the eyes that look [Bm] so mild, aroo, aroo
[Em] Where are the eyes that look so [G] mild, [B] aroo, [Em] aroo
Where are the [D] eyes that look so [C] mild, when my poor [Bm] heart you first [Em] beguiled
Why [D] did you run [C] from me [Bm] in the [Em] child, Jenny I hardly knew
We're drums and guns and guns and [Bm] drums, aroo, aroo
[Em] We're drums and guns and guns and [G] drums, aroo, aroo
We're drums and [D] guns and guns and [Em] drums, the enemy [Bm] nearly slew ya
[Em] Oh [D] darling dear, [C] you look [Bm] so queer, [Em] Jenny I hardly knew, yeah _
Where are the legs with which [Bm] you run, aroo, aroo
[Em] Where are the legs with which you [G] run, haroo, [B] haroo?
[Em] Where are the [D] legs with which you [C] run, the first to one [Bm] to carry a gun?
[Em] Indeed [D] your [Am] dancing [Bm] days are done, [Em] Johnny, I hardly knew you.
Where drums and guns and guns [Bm] and drums, haroo, haroo?
Where [Em] drums and guns and guns and [G] drums, haroo, haroo?
Where drums and guns [D] and guns and drums, [C] the [Bm] enemy nearly slew you.
[D] Oh darling [C] dear, you [Bm] look so [Em] queer, Johnny, I hardly knew you.
You haven't an arm, you haven't a [Bm] leg, haroo, haroo.
[Em] You haven't an arm, you [G] haven't a leg, haroo, [B] haroo.
[Em] You haven't an arm, [D] you haven't a leg, [C] you're an [Bm] eyeless, boneless, [Em] chickenless egg.
[D] You'll have to [C] be left with [Bm] a boulder [Em] back, Johnny, I hardly knew you.
Where drums and guns and guns and [Bm] drums, haroo, haroo?
[Em] Where drums and guns and [G] guns and drums, haroo, haroo?
Where drums and guns [D] and guns [C] and drums, the enemy [Bm] nearly slew [D] you.
Oh darling [C] dear, you [Bm] look so [Em] queer, Johnny, I hardly knew you. _ _
But I'm happy far to see you [Bm] home, haroo, haroo.
_ [Em] Yes, I'm happy far to see you [G] home, haroo, _ [B] haroo.
[Em] Oh, I'm happy [D] far to see you home, [C] all from the [Bm] island of Ceylon.
[Em] So [D] low in flesh, [C] so high [Bm] in bone, [Em] Johnny, I [D] [Em] hardly knew you.
_ _ Where drums and guns and guns and [Bm] drums, haroo, haroo?
[Em] Where drums and guns and guns and drums, [G]
haroo, haroo?
Where drums [D] and guns and guns and [C] drums, the enemy [Bm] never slew you.
[Em] Oh [D] darling dear, [C] you look [Bm] so queer, _ [Em] Johnny, I hardly knew you. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
When going the road to [A] Sweetathine, [Bm] aroo, aroo
[Em] When going the road to Sweetathine, [G] _ [B] aroo, aroo
[Em] When going the road [D] to Sweetathine, [Am] a stick in [Bm] my hand and a drop in me eye
[D] A doleful [Bm] damsel I heard cry, [Em] Jenny I hardly knew, yeah
We're drums and guns and guns [Bm] and drums, aroo, aroo
[Em] We're drums and guns and guns and [G] drums, aroo, aroo
We're drums and [D] guns and guns and [C] drums, the enemy [Bm] nearly slew ya
[Em] Oh [D] darling dear, [C] you look [Bm] so queer, [Em] Jenny I hardly knew, yeah
Where are the eyes that look [Bm] so mild, aroo, aroo
[Em] Where are the eyes that look so [G] mild, [B] aroo, [Em] aroo
Where are the [D] eyes that look so [C] mild, when my poor [Bm] heart you first [Em] beguiled
Why [D] did you run [C] from me [Bm] in the [Em] child, Jenny I hardly knew
We're drums and guns and guns and [Bm] drums, aroo, aroo
[Em] We're drums and guns and guns and [G] drums, aroo, aroo
We're drums and [D] guns and guns and [Em] drums, the enemy [Bm] nearly slew ya
[Em] Oh [D] darling dear, [C] you look [Bm] so queer, [Em] Jenny I hardly knew, yeah _
Where are the legs with which [Bm] you run, aroo, aroo
[Em] Where are the legs with which you [G] run, haroo, [B] haroo?
[Em] Where are the [D] legs with which you [C] run, the first to one [Bm] to carry a gun?
[Em] Indeed [D] your [Am] dancing [Bm] days are done, [Em] Johnny, I hardly knew you.
Where drums and guns and guns [Bm] and drums, haroo, haroo?
Where [Em] drums and guns and guns and [G] drums, haroo, haroo?
Where drums and guns [D] and guns and drums, [C] the [Bm] enemy nearly slew you.
[D] Oh darling [C] dear, you [Bm] look so [Em] queer, Johnny, I hardly knew you.
You haven't an arm, you haven't a [Bm] leg, haroo, haroo.
[Em] You haven't an arm, you [G] haven't a leg, haroo, [B] haroo.
[Em] You haven't an arm, [D] you haven't a leg, [C] you're an [Bm] eyeless, boneless, [Em] chickenless egg.
[D] You'll have to [C] be left with [Bm] a boulder [Em] back, Johnny, I hardly knew you.
Where drums and guns and guns and [Bm] drums, haroo, haroo?
[Em] Where drums and guns and [G] guns and drums, haroo, haroo?
Where drums and guns [D] and guns [C] and drums, the enemy [Bm] nearly slew [D] you.
Oh darling [C] dear, you [Bm] look so [Em] queer, Johnny, I hardly knew you. _ _
But I'm happy far to see you [Bm] home, haroo, haroo.
_ [Em] Yes, I'm happy far to see you [G] home, haroo, _ [B] haroo.
[Em] Oh, I'm happy [D] far to see you home, [C] all from the [Bm] island of Ceylon.
[Em] So [D] low in flesh, [C] so high [Bm] in bone, [Em] Johnny, I [D] [Em] hardly knew you.
_ _ Where drums and guns and guns and [Bm] drums, haroo, haroo?
[Em] Where drums and guns and guns and drums, [G]
haroo, haroo?
Where drums [D] and guns and guns and [C] drums, the enemy [Bm] never slew you.
[Em] Oh [D] darling dear, [C] you look [Bm] so queer, _ [Em] Johnny, I hardly knew you. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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