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Irish Rovers - Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye Chords

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Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye Chords

(ver. 2)
Irish Rovers
[Intro]
N.C.
Here’s a song… that’s about 250 years old… and… maybe it’s still relevant today…
Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye
 
    Em      Em      Em     Em  Em
e|--0-------0-------0------0---0-----------------------------------|
B|--0-------0-------0------0---0-----------------------------------|
G|--0-------0-------0------0---0-----------------------------------|
D|--2-------2-------2------2---2-----------------------------------|
A|--2-------2-------2------2---2-----------------------------------|
E|--0-------0-------0------0---0-----------------------------------|
 
[Verse 1]
e|----0-0-0--2-3--2-3--0------------0-0-0-2-3--2-3--5-7-3-7--------|
B|-0----------------------3--0-3--0--------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
e|-7-7-7-3--5-5-5-2--3-3-3-0--2-2-2--3--5--7--5--3--2--0-0-0---0-0-|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------3-----|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
[Chorus 1]
Em
With your drums and guns and guns and drums,
G
Hurroo Hurroo
Em
With your drums and guns and guns and drums,
Bm
Hurroo Hurroo
 
 G                       D
With your drums and guns and guns and drums
 Em              Bm
The enemy nearly slew ye
 G         D     Em         Bm
Oh darling dear, ye look so queer
 Em
Johnny I hardly knew ya
 
[Verse 2]
e|----0-0-0--2-3--2-3--0------------0-0-0-2-3--2-3--5-7-3-7--------|
B|-0----------------------3--0-3--0--------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-7-7-7-3--5-5-5-2--3-3-3-0--2-2-2--3--5--7--5--3--2--0-0-0---0-0-|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------3-----|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Chorus 1]
Em
With your drums and guns and guns and drums,
G
Hurroo Hurroo
Em
With your drums and guns and guns and drums,
Bm
Hurroo Hurroo
 
 G                       D
With your drums and guns and guns and drums
 Em              Bm
The enemy nearly slew ye
 G         D     Em         Bm
Oh darling dear, ye look so queer
 Em
Johnny I hardly knew ya
 
[Verse 3]
 
e|----0-0-0--2-3--2-3--0------------0-0-0-2-3--2-3--5-7-3-7--------|
B|-0----------------------3--0-3--0--------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-7-7-7-3--5-5-5-2--3-3-3-0--2-2-2--3--5--7--5--3--2--0-0-0---0-0-|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------3-----|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Chorus 1]
Em
With your drums and guns and guns and drums,
G
Hurroo Hurroo
Em
With your drums and guns and guns and drums,
Bm
Hurroo Hurroo
 
 G                       D
With your drums and guns and guns and drums
 Em              Bm
The enemy nearly slew ye
 G         D     Em         Bm
Oh darling dear, ye look so queer
 Em
Johnny I hardly knew ya
 
[Verse 4]
e|----0-0-0--2-3--2-3--0------------0-0-0-2-3--2-3--5-7-3-7--------|
B|-0----------------------3--0-3--0--------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-7-7-7-3--5-5-5-2--3-3-3-0--2-2-2--3--5--7--5--3--2--0-0-0---0-0-|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------3-----|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Chorus 1]
Em
With your drums and guns and guns and drums,
G
Hurroo Hurroo
Em
With your drums and guns and guns and drums,
Bm
Hurroo Hurroo
 
 G                       D
With your drums and guns and guns and drums
 Em              Bm
The enemy nearly slew ye
 G         D     Em         Bm
Oh darling dear, ye look so queer
 Em
Johnny I hardly knew ya
 
[Verse 5]
e|----0-0-0--2-3--2-3--0------------0-0-0-2-3--2-3--5-7-3-7--------|
B|-0----------------------3--0-3--0--------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-7-7-7-3--5-5-5-2--3-3-3-0--2-2-2--3--5--7--5--3--2--0-0-0---0-0-|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------3-----|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Chorus 2]
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------0-0----------------------0--0--2-4-0-4---------------|
D|-----2-2--4-4--2-0---0-------2-2--4--4--------------------------|
A|--2----------------2------2-------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-0-0---------------------------------0-----------------------|
G|--------0--2-2-2----0-0-0-----------0-2---2-0-------------------|
D|-----------------4--------2--4-4-4------------4~--2-2-2-0-2-2~--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
            
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