Wild Rover (FUO Book 2) [C] - Traditional / The Dubliners Intro [C] [G7] [C] [C*] [Verse 1] I've [C] been a wild rover for many a [F] year And I [C] spent all me [G7] money on whiskey and [C] beer But now I'm returning with gold in great [F] store And I [C] promise to [G7] play the wild rover no [C] more |[Chorus] |And it's [G7] no, nay, never (4 stomps) |[C] No, nay, never, no [F] more |Will I [C] play the wild [F] rover |No, [G7] never, no [C] more [Verse 2] I [C] went to an alehouse I used to fre[F]quent, And I [C] told the land[G7]lady me money's all [C] spent I asked her for credit, she answered me [F] "Nay, Sure a [C] custom like [G7] yours I can get any [C] day" |[Chorus] |And it's [G7] no, nay, never (4 stomps) |[C] No, nay, never, no [F] more |Will I [C] play the wild [F] rover |No, [G7] never, no [C] more Verse 3 [C] And from my pocket I took sovereigns [F] bright, And the [C] landlady's [G7] eyes they lit up with de[C]light, She said "I have whiskeys and wines of the [F] best And I'll [C] take you up[G7]stairs and I'll show you the [C] rest" |[Chorus] |And it's [G7] no, nay, never (4 stomps) |[C] No, nay, never, no [F] more |Will I [C] play the wild [F] rover |No, [G7] never, no [C] more [Verse 4] I'll go [C] home to my parents, confess what I've [F] done, And I'll [C] ask them to [G7] pardon their prodigal [C] son, And if they'll forgive me as oft times be[F]fore, Then I [C] promise I'll [G7] play the wild rover no [C] more |[Chorus] |And it's [G7] no, nay, never (4 stomps) |[C] No, nay, never, no [F] more |Will I [C] play the wild [F] rover |No, [G7] never, no [C] more [Outro] [G7*][C*]