WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Irish Rovers - Dear Ould Ireland Chords | Ver. 1
[Chorus]
D G D A
So here's a drink to you me boy and here's a drink to me
G D Em A
And here's a drink to all our comrades in the company
D G D A
And when we're on the ocean may our fates most kindly be
G Em A D
And bring us safely home to dear old Ireland
[Verse 1]
D G D A
Our ship is laying waiting for to sail the raging main
G D A D
With cargo of Irish whiskey and tons of Irish grain
G D A Bm
We're headed for the sunny shores of Portugal and Spain
G Em A D
And soon we will return to dear old Ireland
[Chorus]
D G D A
So here's a drink to you me boy and here's a drink to me
G D Em A
And here's a drink to all our comrades in the company
D G D A
And when we're on the ocean may our fates most kindly be
G Em A D
And bring us safely home to dear old Ireland
[Verse 2]
D G D A
So farewell my sweet honey you're the one that I adore
G D A D
and likewise to my friends and family on the angry shore
G D A Bm
we'll all meet in the ale house and we'll make the rafters roar
G Em A D
when we return again to dear old Ireland
[Chorus]
D G D A
So here's a drink to you me boy and here's a drink to me
G D Em A
And here's a drink to all our comrades in the company
D G D A
And when we're on the ocean may our fates most kindly be
G Em A D
And bring us safely home to dear old Ireland
[Verse 3]
D G D A
But now we're on the ocean and the wind is blowing high
G D A D
The skinner's cutting through the waves like lightning she can fly
G D A Bm
but when I think of you me girl my heart begins to sigh
G Em A D
I wish I was back home in dear old Ireland
[Chorus]
D G D A
So here's a drink to you me boy and here's a drink to me
G D Em A
And here's a drink to all our comrades in the company
D G D A
And when we're on the ocean may our fates most kindly be
G Em A D
And bring us safely home to dear old Ireland
[Verse 4]
D G D A
Those Spanish sonorities sure can take your breath away
G D A D
rolling with the sailor boys is how they earn their pay
G D A Bm
But I have someone on my mind so I'll will never stray
G Em A D
For I have a sweetheart back in old ireland
[Chorus]
D G D A
So here's a drink to you me boy and here's a drink to me
G D Em A
And here's a drink to all our comrades in the company
D G D A
And when we're on the ocean may our fates most kindly be
G Em A D
And bring us safely home to dear old Ireland
