Christy Moore - The Contender Chords

     C                             F
When I was  young, and I was in my day     
              Dm                                 G 
I could have stole what woman's heart there was away. 
              C 
I'd sing and dance into the morning, 
           Dm 
I'd blaze away until the dawnin', 
        F             G              C 
Long before I was the man you see today.

 
          C                                    F
And I was born beneath the star that promised all 
              Dm                                   G 
I could have lived my life between Cork, Cobh and Youghal. 
         C 
But the wheel of fortune took me, 
             Dm 
And from the highest point it shook me, 
        F                  G              C 
By the bottle live by the bottle I shall fall. 


Chorus: 
                 Dm     G       C 
But there in the mirror on the wall, 
           Dm       G 
I see the dream is fading.     
            Dm     G       C 
From the contender to the brawl, 
     Bb                            F   G 
The ring, the rose, the matador is raving. 


            C                               F
And when I die I'll die a drunk down in the street,
         Dm                             G        
You can count me out to ten in clear defeat. 
         C
Rap the starry plough around me, 
         Dm 
Let the pipers air resound me. 
           F               G              C 
There I'll rest until the lord of love I meet. 


Chorus: 
                 Dm     G       C 
But there in the mirror on the wall, 
           Dm       G 
I see the dream is fading.     
            Dm     G       C 
From the contender to the brawl, 
     Bb                            F   G 
The ring, the rose, the matador is raving. 

         C
Rap the starry plough around me, 
         Dm 
Let the pipers air resound me, 
           F               G              C 
There I'll rest until the lord of love I meet.