Chords:
{t:Jolly Roving Tar, The }
{artist: The Irish Rovers}
{key: F}
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOyB5Teteq0
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Well [F] here we are, we're [Dm] back again
[F] Safe upon the [C] shore
In [F] Belfast town we'd [Dm] like to [Bb] stay
And [F] go to [C] sea no [F] more
We'll [Bb] go in-[F] to a [C] public [Dm] house
And [Bb] drink till [Gm] we're con-[C] tent
For the [F] lassies they will [Bb] love us
[Gm] Till our [Bb] money [C] is all [F] spent
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[C] And we'll [F] drink to all the [Bb] lassies
[Gm] And the [Bb] jolly [C] roving [F] tar
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Oh [F] Johnny did you [Dm] miss me
When the [F] nights were long and [C] cold
Or [F] did you find a-[Dm] nother [Bb] love
[F] In your [C] arms to [F] hold
Says [Bb] he I [F] thought of [C] only [Dm] you
[Bb] While on the [Gm] sea a-[C]far
So come [F] up the stairs and [Bb] cuddle
With [Gm] your [Bb] jolly [C] roving [F] tar
So [Bb] pass the flowin' [F] bowl
Boys there's [Gm] whiskey in the [Bb] jar
And we'll [F] drink to all the [Bb] lassies
[Gm] And the [Bb] jolly [C] roving [F] tar
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[C] And we'll [F] drink to all the [Bb] lassies
[Gm] And the [Bb] jolly [C] roving [F] tar
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Well [F] in each other's [Dm] arms they rolled
[F] Till the break of [C] day
When the [F] sailor rose and [Dm] said fare-[Bb]well
I [F] must be [C] on me [F] way
Ah [Bb] don't you [F] leave me [C] Johnny [Dm] lad
I [Bb] thought you'd [Gm] marry [C] my
Says [F] he I can't be [Bb] married
[Gm] For I'm [Bb] married [C] to the [F] sea
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So [Bb] pass the flowin' [F] bowl
Boys there's [Gm] whiskey in the [Bb] jar
And we'll [F] drink to all the [Bb] lassies
[Gm] And the [Bb] jolly [C] roving [F] tar
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[C] And we'll [F] drink to all the [Bb] lassies
[Gm] And the [Bb] jolly [C] roving [F] tar
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Well [F] come all you [Dm] bonnie lasses
And a [F] warning take by [C] me
And [F] never trust an [Dm] Irish-[Bb]man
An [F] inch a-[C] bove your [F] knee
He'll [Bb] tease you [F] and he'll [C] squeeze [Dm] you
And [Bb] when he's [Gm] had his [C] fun
He'll [F] leave you in the [Bb] morning
[Gm] With a [Bb] daughter [C] or a [F] son
So [Bb] pass the flowin' [F] bowl
Boys there's [Gm] whiskey in the [Bb] jar
And we'll [F] drink to all the [Bb] lassies
[Gm] And the [Bb] jolly [C] roving [F] tar
So [Bb] pass the flowin' [F] bowl
Boys there's [Gm] whiskey in the [Bb] jar
And we'll [F] drink to all the [Bb] lassies
[Gm] And the [Bb] jolly [C] roving [F] tar
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[C] And we'll [F] drink to all the [Bb] lassies
[Gm] And the [Bb] jolly [C] roving [F] tar
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