Chords for The Roads of Kildare

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_ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ Johnny was born in [G] a _ [D] mansion _ _ down in [A] the county [D] of _ Clare _
_ _ Rosie was born [G] by the _ _ _ roadside somewhere [D] in County [Em] _ _ [A] Kildare _
_ [D] _ Destiny brought them [G] _ _ [D] together _ [G] on the road near [Gbm] _
Killargan [Em] one _ [A] day
Neath [D] her bright kilty shawl she [G] was _ [D] singing _ and she stole [A] his young [D] heart away
_ [A] For she [D] sang, meet me tonight [G] by the cavern [D] with fire, come with [A] me over [D] the hill _ _
_ Let us be married _ [G] _ tomorrow, _ _ _ please let [D] me whisper [Em] I will
[A] _
What [D] _ if the neighbours [G] are _ _ [D] talking, [G] who cares if [Gbm] your friends [Em] stop and stare
[A] _
You'll [D] be proud to be married [G] to _ [D] Rosie _ who was reared [A] on the roads of [D] _ Kildare _ _
_ Think of the parents [G] who _ [D] reared you, _ think [A] of the family [D] _ name _ _
How can you marry [G] a _ gypsy, _ _ oh [D] what a terrible [Em] _ shame
[A] _ _
_ [D] _ Parents and friends [G] stop your _ [D] pleading, _ [G] don't worry [Gbm] about my [Em] _ _ [A] affairs
For [D] I've fallen in love [G] with a [D] gypsy who was reared [A] on the roads of [D] _ Kildare
[A] For she [D] sang, meet me tonight by [G] the cavern [D] with fire, come with [A] me over [D] the hill _ _
_ Let us be married _ [G] _ _ tomorrow, _ _ please let [D] me whisper [Em] I will
_ [A] _ _
[D] What if the neighbours [G] are _ _ [D] talking, [G] who cares if [Gbm] your friends [Em] stop and [A] stare
You'll [D] be proud to be married [G] to _ [D] Rosie _ who was reared [A] on the roads of [D] _ Kildare _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Eb] _ Johnny went down from [Ab] his _ _ [Eb] mansion _ just [Bb] as the sun [Eb] had gone down _ _
_ _ Turning his back [Ab] on his _ _ _ _ kinfolk, likewise [Eb] his [Fm] dear native [Bb] town _
_ [Eb] _ _ Facing the roads [Ab] of old _ [Eb] Ireland [Ab] with a gypsy [Gm] he loved so [Fm] sincere
_ [Bb] _
When [Eb] he came to the light [Ab] of the _ _ _
[Eb] campfire, these are the [Bb] words he did [Eb] hear
[Bb] For she sang, [Eb] meet me tonight by the [Ab] cavern [Eb] with fire, come with [Bb] me over [Eb] the hill _
_ _ Let us be married _ [Ab] _ _
tomorrow, _ _ please let me [Eb] whisper I [Fm] _ will
[Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] What if the neighbours are [Ab] _ _
[Eb] talking, who [Ab] cares if your [Gm] friends [Fm] stop and [Bb] stare
You'll be [Eb] proud to be married to [Ab] _
Rosie [Eb] who was reared [Bb] on the roads of _ Kildare
_ You'll be proud to be married to [Ab] _ _
[Eb] Rosie who was reared on the [Bb] roads of Kildare
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