Chords for The Irish Rovers - New York Girls
Tempo:
122.9 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
B
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [A] [D]
[G] [A] [D]
Oh, [G] [A] [D]
[G] you knew [A] your girls, Kenji and [D] the Polka.
As I [G] went down to Broadway [A] one morning [D] in July,
A Yankee [E] maid she asked me to [A] trade in a sailor in [D] Johnson's eye.
And the way [G] you sent [A] me, my [D] dear Annie,
[G] Oh, you knew your [A] girls, Kenji [D] and the Polka.
To [G] Tiffany's I took her, [A] I didn't [D] mind expense.
[B] I bought her [Em] two gold earrings [A] and they cost me [D] a dinkin'.
And the way [G] you sent me, [A] my [D] dear Annie,
Oh, [G] you knew your [A] girls, Kenji [D] and the Polka.
Since she [G] aligned you sailor, [A] now see me [D] home you may.
[Bm] But when we [E] reached her, cut each [A] door, this the [D] maid had say.
She said, my lover, [G] he's a Yankee, [A] with his hair cut [D] short behind.
[Bm] He wears a [E] pair of long sleeve [A] boots and he sails on the [D] Blacklaw Line.
And the way [G] you sent me, [A] my [D] dear Annie,
Oh, [G] you knew your [A] girls, Kenji [D] and the Polka.
[E] [A] [B] [E]
[A] [B] [E]
He's homeward bound [A] this evening, [B] and with me [E] he will [C#] stay.
So get a move [F#m] on sailor John, get crackin' [E] on your way.
I kissed her [A] hard and proper [B] before her [E] classmate came.
Saying, [C#] fare you well, you buried [B] girl, I know your [E] little game.
And the way [A] you sent me, [B] my [E] dear Annie,
Oh, [A] you knew your [B] girls, Kenji [E] and the Polka.
I rep'n'y [A] glad rag round me, [B] and to the [E] dogs this dear.
[C#m] I've never [F#m] court another [B] girl, I stick to [E] rum and beer.
And the [A] way you sent me, [B] my [E] dear Annie,
[A] Oh, you knew your [B] girls, Kenji [E] and the Polka.
And the way [A] you sent [B] me, my [E] dear Annie,
Oh, [A] you knew your [B] girls, Kenji [E] and the Polka.
[A] [B] [E]
[B]
[G] [A] [D]
Oh, [G] [A] [D]
[G] you knew [A] your girls, Kenji and [D] the Polka.
As I [G] went down to Broadway [A] one morning [D] in July,
A Yankee [E] maid she asked me to [A] trade in a sailor in [D] Johnson's eye.
And the way [G] you sent [A] me, my [D] dear Annie,
[G] Oh, you knew your [A] girls, Kenji [D] and the Polka.
To [G] Tiffany's I took her, [A] I didn't [D] mind expense.
[B] I bought her [Em] two gold earrings [A] and they cost me [D] a dinkin'.
And the way [G] you sent me, [A] my [D] dear Annie,
Oh, [G] you knew your [A] girls, Kenji [D] and the Polka.
Since she [G] aligned you sailor, [A] now see me [D] home you may.
[Bm] But when we [E] reached her, cut each [A] door, this the [D] maid had say.
She said, my lover, [G] he's a Yankee, [A] with his hair cut [D] short behind.
[Bm] He wears a [E] pair of long sleeve [A] boots and he sails on the [D] Blacklaw Line.
And the way [G] you sent me, [A] my [D] dear Annie,
Oh, [G] you knew your [A] girls, Kenji [D] and the Polka.
[E] [A] [B] [E]
[A] [B] [E]
He's homeward bound [A] this evening, [B] and with me [E] he will [C#] stay.
So get a move [F#m] on sailor John, get crackin' [E] on your way.
I kissed her [A] hard and proper [B] before her [E] classmate came.
Saying, [C#] fare you well, you buried [B] girl, I know your [E] little game.
And the way [A] you sent me, [B] my [E] dear Annie,
Oh, [A] you knew your [B] girls, Kenji [E] and the Polka.
I rep'n'y [A] glad rag round me, [B] and to the [E] dogs this dear.
[C#m] I've never [F#m] court another [B] girl, I stick to [E] rum and beer.
And the [A] way you sent me, [B] my [E] dear Annie,
[A] Oh, you knew your [B] girls, Kenji [E] and the Polka.
And the way [A] you sent [B] me, my [E] dear Annie,
Oh, [A] you knew your [B] girls, Kenji [E] and the Polka.
[A] [B] [E]
[B]
Key:
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_ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
Oh, _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] you knew [A] your girls, Kenji and [D] the Polka.
As I [G] went down to Broadway [A] one morning [D] in July,
A Yankee [E] maid she asked me to [A] trade in a sailor in [D] Johnson's eye.
And the way [G] you sent [A] me, my [D] dear Annie,
_ [G] Oh, you knew your [A] girls, Kenji [D] and the Polka.
To [G] Tiffany's I took her, [A] I didn't [D] mind expense.
[B] I bought her [Em] two gold earrings [A] and they cost me [D] a dinkin'.
And the way [G] you sent me, [A] my [D] dear Annie,
Oh, [G] you knew your [A] girls, Kenji [D] and the Polka.
Since she [G] aligned you sailor, [A] now see me [D] home you may.
[Bm] But when we [E] reached her, cut each [A] door, this the [D] maid had say.
She said, my lover, [G] he's a Yankee, [A] with his hair cut [D] short behind.
[Bm] He wears a [E] pair of long sleeve [A] boots and he sails on the [D] Blacklaw Line.
And the way [G] you sent me, [A] my [D] dear Annie,
Oh, [G] you knew your [A] girls, Kenji [D] and the Polka.
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _
He's homeward bound [A] this evening, [B] and with me [E] he will [C#] stay.
So get a move [F#m] on sailor John, get crackin' [E] on your way.
I kissed her [A] hard and proper [B] before her [E] classmate came.
Saying, [C#] fare you well, you buried [B] girl, I know your [E] little game.
And the way [A] you sent me, [B] my [E] dear Annie,
Oh, [A] you knew your [B] girls, Kenji [E] and the Polka.
I rep'n'y [A] glad rag round me, [B] and to the [E] dogs this dear.
[C#m] I've never [F#m] court another [B] girl, I stick to [E] rum and beer.
And the [A] way you sent me, [B] my [E] dear Annie,
_ [A] Oh, you knew your [B] girls, Kenji [E] and the Polka.
And the way [A] you sent [B] me, my [E] dear Annie,
Oh, [A] you knew your [B] girls, Kenji [E] and the Polka.
_ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
Oh, _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] you knew [A] your girls, Kenji and [D] the Polka.
As I [G] went down to Broadway [A] one morning [D] in July,
A Yankee [E] maid she asked me to [A] trade in a sailor in [D] Johnson's eye.
And the way [G] you sent [A] me, my [D] dear Annie,
_ [G] Oh, you knew your [A] girls, Kenji [D] and the Polka.
To [G] Tiffany's I took her, [A] I didn't [D] mind expense.
[B] I bought her [Em] two gold earrings [A] and they cost me [D] a dinkin'.
And the way [G] you sent me, [A] my [D] dear Annie,
Oh, [G] you knew your [A] girls, Kenji [D] and the Polka.
Since she [G] aligned you sailor, [A] now see me [D] home you may.
[Bm] But when we [E] reached her, cut each [A] door, this the [D] maid had say.
She said, my lover, [G] he's a Yankee, [A] with his hair cut [D] short behind.
[Bm] He wears a [E] pair of long sleeve [A] boots and he sails on the [D] Blacklaw Line.
And the way [G] you sent me, [A] my [D] dear Annie,
Oh, [G] you knew your [A] girls, Kenji [D] and the Polka.
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _
He's homeward bound [A] this evening, [B] and with me [E] he will [C#] stay.
So get a move [F#m] on sailor John, get crackin' [E] on your way.
I kissed her [A] hard and proper [B] before her [E] classmate came.
Saying, [C#] fare you well, you buried [B] girl, I know your [E] little game.
And the way [A] you sent me, [B] my [E] dear Annie,
Oh, [A] you knew your [B] girls, Kenji [E] and the Polka.
I rep'n'y [A] glad rag round me, [B] and to the [E] dogs this dear.
[C#m] I've never [F#m] court another [B] girl, I stick to [E] rum and beer.
And the [A] way you sent me, [B] my [E] dear Annie,
_ [A] Oh, you knew your [B] girls, Kenji [E] and the Polka.
And the way [A] you sent [B] me, my [E] dear Annie,
Oh, [A] you knew your [B] girls, Kenji [E] and the Polka.
_ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _