Wild Rover [☘️] The Dubliners [Intro] [C] [G7] [C] [C] [Verse 1] I've [C] been a wild [G7] rover for [C] many's a [F] year And I've [C] spent all me [G7] money on whiskey and [C] beer But now I'm re[G7]turning with [C] gold in great [F] store, And I [C] never will [G7] play the wild rover no [C] more |[Chorus] |And it's [G7] no, nay, never |[C] No, nay, never, no [F] more, |Will I [C] play the wild [F] rover, |No [C] never, [G7] no [C] more [Verse 2] I went to an [G7] alehouse I [C] used to fre[F]quent, And I [C] told the land[G7]lady my money was [C] spent, I asked her for [G7] credit, she [C] answered me [F] "Nay... Sure its [C] custom like [G7] yours I can get any [C] day." |[Chorus] |And it's [G7] no, nay, never |[C] No, nay, never, no [F] more, |Will I [C] play the wild [F] rover, |No [C] never, [G7] no [C] more [Verse 3] I took from me [G7] pocket ten [C] sovereigns [F] bright, And the [C] landlady's [G7] eyes opened wide with de[C]light, She said,"I have [G7] whiskeys and [C] wines of the [F] best, Sure the [C] words that I [G7] spoke now were only in [C] jest. |[Chorus] |And it's [G7] no, nay, never |[C] No, nay, never, no [F] more, |Will I [C] play the wild [F] rover, |No [C] never, [G7] no [C] more [Verse 4] I'll go home to my [G7] parents, [C] confess what I've [F] done, And I'll [C] ask them to [G7] pardon their prodigal [C] son, And then they'll [G7] caress me as [C] oft times be-[F]fore, And I [C] never will [G7] play the wild rover no [C] more! |[Chorus] |And it's [G7] no, nay, never |[C] No, nay, never, no [F] more, |Will I [C] play the wild [F] rover, |No [C] never, [G7] no [C] more | |And it's [G7] no, nay, never |[C] No, nay, never, no [F] more, |[Slowing] |Will I [C*] plaaaay the wild [F*] rover, |No [C*] never, [G7*] no [C*] more