Chords:
{t:Jolly Roving Tar, The - Alt}
{artist:The Irish Rovers}
{key: D}
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bzzkbA0i8w capo 3
{c: }
{sos}
So [G] pass the flowin' [D] bowl
Boys there's [Em] whiskey in the [G] jar
And we'll [D] drink to all the [Bm] lassies
And the [G] jolly roving [D] tar
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Well [D] here we are, we're [Bm] back again
[D] Safe upon the [A] shore
In [D] Belfast town we'd [G] like to [Em] stay
And [D] go to [A] sea no [D] more
We'll [G] go into a [D] public [Bm] house
And [G] drink till [Em] we're con-[A]tent
For the [D] lassies they will [G] love us
[Em] Till our [A] money is all [D] spent
So [G] pass the flowin' [D] bowl
Boys there's [Em] whiskey in the [G] jar
And we'll [D] drink to all the [Bm] lassies
And the [G] jolly roving [D] tar
{sos}
[G] And we'll [D] drink to all the [Bm] lassies
And the [G] jolly roving [D] tar
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Oh [D] Johnny did you [Bm] miss me
When the [D] nights were long and [A] cold
Or [D] did you find a-[G]nother [Em] love
[D] In your [A] arms to [D] hold
Says [G] he I [D] thought of [A] only [Bm] you
[G] While on the [Em] sea a-[A]far
So come [D] up the stairs and [G] cuddle
With [Em] your [G] jolly [A] roving [D] tar
So [G] pass the flowin' [D] bowl
Boys there's [Em] whiskey in the [G] jar
And we'll [D] drink to all the [Bm] lassies
And the [G] jolly roving [D] tar
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[G] And we'll [D] drink to all the [Bm] lassies
And the [G] jolly roving [D] tar
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Well [D] in each other's [Bm] arms they rolled
[D] Till the break of [A] day
When the [D] sailor rose and [G] said farewell
I [D] must be [A] on me [D] way
Ah [G] don't you [D] leave me Johnny [Bm] lad
I [G] thought you'd [Em] marry [A] me
Says [D] he I can't be [G] married
[Em] For I'm [A] married to the [D] sea
So [G] pass the flowin' [D] bowl
Boys there's [Em] whiskey in the [G] jar
And we'll [D] drink to all the [Bm] lassies
And the [G] jolly roving [D] tar
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[G] And we'll [D] drink to all the [Bm] lassies
And the [G] jolly roving [D] tar
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Well [D] come all you bonnie [Bm] lasses
And a [D] warning take by [A] me
And [D] never trust an [G] Irish-[Em]man
An [D] inch above your knee
He'll [G] tease you [D] and he'll [Bm] squeeze you
And [G] when he's [Em] had his [A] fun
He'll [D] leave you in the [G] morning
[Em] With a [A] daughter or a [D] son
So [G] pass the flowin' [D] bowl
Boys there's [Em] whiskey in the [G] jar
And we'll [D] drink to all the [Bm] lassies
And the [G] jolly roving [D] tar
So [G] pass the flowin' [D] bowl
Boys there's [Em] whiskey in the [G] jar
And we'll [D] drink to all the [Bm] lassies
And the [G] jolly roving [D] tar
{sos}
[G] And we'll [D] drink to all the [Bm] lassies
And the [G] jolly roving [D] tar
{eos}
