Chords for Derina Harvey Band - The Irish Rover/Farewell To Nova Scotia
Tempo:
145 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
Em
A
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
In the year of our Lord, 1806, we set [Bm] sail from our sweet [D] clove of corn.
We were sailing [G] away with a cargo of bricks for the grand [D] city hall in New York.
She was an elegant [A] craft, brickboard and alch, [G] and O'Havre was [D] in love with her.
[G] We stood several blasts, took twenty-seven lasts, and we called,
Pretty [A] Irene,
[G] pretty well, my pretty little girl, I must say [D] you'll wait.
[G] Pretty well, my pretty little girl, I [D] must [G] say you'll wait.
We had one million bags of the best slugger rag, we had two million [D] barrels of gold.
[G] We had three million sides of a blind horse's hide, we had four [D] million barrels of gold.
And five million hounds, six million dogs, seven million barrels of porter.
We had eight [G] million bales of old manning horse tails as well.
Pretty [E]
Irene, [G]
pretty well, my pretty little girl, I must say you'll [A] wait.
[G]
Pretty well, my pretty little girl, [D] I must say you'll wait.
We had Barney McGee [G] from the banks of the Lee, there was Hogan [Em] from County [D] Tyrol.
[G] There was Johnny McGirt who was here sniffing work and was laughing [D] with me Tom Malone.
[G] There was Slugger O'Toole [D] who was drunk as a roo, [G] fighting Billy Tracy [D] from Delover.
[G] And there was Nolan from the Clare, he's strong as a bear, he's the sister [D] of the Irish road.
[G]
Very well, my pretty little girl, I must say [D] you'll wait.
Very well, my pretty little girl, [D] I must say [G] you'll wait.
We had seven years when the measles broke out and our ships lost their way.
[D] And [G] the whole lot crew, we picked those down and threw Joss himself [D] and the captain's old dog.
Then the ship struck a rock, the word was, [G] it turned the boat [E] over.
[D]
[G] And she spun nine [C]
[G] times around, the poor old [Cm] dog was drowned.
[G] Now [Bb] I'm the last of the [D] Irish over.
[G] Very well, [C] my pretty [G] little girl, I must say [D] you'll wait.
[G] My pretty little girl, [D] I must say you'll
[G] wait.
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[G] [A]
[G]
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[G] My
[C] pretty [G] little girl, I must say [D] you'll wait.
My [G]
pretty little girl, [D] I must say [G] you'll wait.
Very well, my pretty little girl, I must say [D] you'll wait.
[G] Very well, my pretty little girl, [D] I must say you'll [G] wait.
The sun was setting [Eb] in the west, the [Ebm] birds were singing on [B] every tree.
[G] All [A] nature seemed inclined for the rest, [Em] still there was no rest for me.
[G] Farewell to North Scotland, see thou, [Em] the dark mountains dark and share I be.
[G] For I [D] must ride the ocean fast, [Em] will you ever hear the sire oars for me?
[G] I grieve to leave my native land, [Em] I grieve to leave my comrades all.
[G] And my [D] parents, whom my love so dear, [Em] and that bonnie, bonnie lass that I adore.
[G] Farewell to North Scotland, see thou, the [Em] dark mountains dark and share I be.
[G] For I must [D] ride the ocean fast, [Em] will you ever hear the sire oars for me?
[G] Come to me, Lord to love [Em] the captain he calls, I must obey.
[G] So farewell [D] to the North, North Shetland, [Em] it's early in the morning and we're far, far away.
[G] Farewell to North Scotland, see thou, the [Em] dark mountains dark and share I be.
[G] For I must [D] ride the ocean fast, [Em] will you ever hear the sire oars for me?
[D] My half-breed [Gm] brothers, they are at rest, [Em] their arms are folded on their breast.
[G] But a poor [D] simple sailor just [Gm] like me [Em] must be tossed and driven on the dark blue sea.
[G] Farewell to North Scotland, see thou, [Em] the dark mountains dark and share I be.
[G] For I [D] must ride the ocean fast, [Em] will you ever hear the sire oars for me?
[G] For I [D] must ride the ocean fast, [Em] will you ever hear the sire oars for me?
We were sailing [G] away with a cargo of bricks for the grand [D] city hall in New York.
She was an elegant [A] craft, brickboard and alch, [G] and O'Havre was [D] in love with her.
[G] We stood several blasts, took twenty-seven lasts, and we called,
Pretty [A] Irene,
[G] pretty well, my pretty little girl, I must say [D] you'll wait.
[G] Pretty well, my pretty little girl, I [D] must [G] say you'll wait.
We had one million bags of the best slugger rag, we had two million [D] barrels of gold.
[G] We had three million sides of a blind horse's hide, we had four [D] million barrels of gold.
And five million hounds, six million dogs, seven million barrels of porter.
We had eight [G] million bales of old manning horse tails as well.
Pretty [E]
Irene, [G]
pretty well, my pretty little girl, I must say you'll [A] wait.
[G]
Pretty well, my pretty little girl, [D] I must say you'll wait.
We had Barney McGee [G] from the banks of the Lee, there was Hogan [Em] from County [D] Tyrol.
[G] There was Johnny McGirt who was here sniffing work and was laughing [D] with me Tom Malone.
[G] There was Slugger O'Toole [D] who was drunk as a roo, [G] fighting Billy Tracy [D] from Delover.
[G] And there was Nolan from the Clare, he's strong as a bear, he's the sister [D] of the Irish road.
[G]
Very well, my pretty little girl, I must say [D] you'll wait.
Very well, my pretty little girl, [D] I must say [G] you'll wait.
We had seven years when the measles broke out and our ships lost their way.
[D] And [G] the whole lot crew, we picked those down and threw Joss himself [D] and the captain's old dog.
Then the ship struck a rock, the word was, [G] it turned the boat [E] over.
[D]
[G] And she spun nine [C]
[G] times around, the poor old [Cm] dog was drowned.
[G] Now [Bb] I'm the last of the [D] Irish over.
[G] Very well, [C] my pretty [G] little girl, I must say [D] you'll wait.
[G] My pretty little girl, [D] I must say you'll
[G] wait.
[D]
[G]
[D] [G]
[D]
[G] [A]
[G]
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[G] My
[C] pretty [G] little girl, I must say [D] you'll wait.
My [G]
pretty little girl, [D] I must say [G] you'll wait.
Very well, my pretty little girl, I must say [D] you'll wait.
[G] Very well, my pretty little girl, [D] I must say you'll [G] wait.
The sun was setting [Eb] in the west, the [Ebm] birds were singing on [B] every tree.
[G] All [A] nature seemed inclined for the rest, [Em] still there was no rest for me.
[G] Farewell to North Scotland, see thou, [Em] the dark mountains dark and share I be.
[G] For I [D] must ride the ocean fast, [Em] will you ever hear the sire oars for me?
[G] I grieve to leave my native land, [Em] I grieve to leave my comrades all.
[G] And my [D] parents, whom my love so dear, [Em] and that bonnie, bonnie lass that I adore.
[G] Farewell to North Scotland, see thou, the [Em] dark mountains dark and share I be.
[G] For I must [D] ride the ocean fast, [Em] will you ever hear the sire oars for me?
[G] Come to me, Lord to love [Em] the captain he calls, I must obey.
[G] So farewell [D] to the North, North Shetland, [Em] it's early in the morning and we're far, far away.
[G] Farewell to North Scotland, see thou, the [Em] dark mountains dark and share I be.
[G] For I must [D] ride the ocean fast, [Em] will you ever hear the sire oars for me?
[D] My half-breed [Gm] brothers, they are at rest, [Em] their arms are folded on their breast.
[G] But a poor [D] simple sailor just [Gm] like me [Em] must be tossed and driven on the dark blue sea.
[G] Farewell to North Scotland, see thou, [Em] the dark mountains dark and share I be.
[G] For I [D] must ride the ocean fast, [Em] will you ever hear the sire oars for me?
[G] For I [D] must ride the ocean fast, [Em] will you ever hear the sire oars for me?
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ In the year of our Lord, _ _ 1806, we set [Bm] sail from our sweet [D] clove of corn.
_ We were sailing [G] away with a cargo of bricks for the grand [D] city hall in New York.
She was an elegant [A] craft, brickboard and alch, [G] and O'Havre was [D] in love with her.
[G] We stood several blasts, took twenty-seven lasts, and we called,
Pretty [A] Irene, _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ pretty well, my pretty little girl, I must say [D] you'll wait.
_ [G] _ Pretty well, my pretty little girl, I [D] must [G] say you'll wait.
We had one million bags of the best slugger rag, we had two million [D] barrels of gold.
_ [G] We had three million sides of a blind horse's hide, we had four [D] million barrels of gold.
And five million hounds, six million dogs, seven million barrels of porter.
We had eight [G] million bales of old manning horse tails as well.
Pretty [E]
Irene, _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
pretty well, my pretty little girl, I must say you'll [A] wait.
_ [G] _
Pretty well, my pretty little girl, [D] I must say you'll wait.
We had Barney McGee [G] from the banks of the Lee, there was Hogan [Em] from County [D] Tyrol.
_ [G] There was Johnny McGirt who was here sniffing work and was laughing [D] with me Tom Malone.
[G] _ There was Slugger O'Toole [D] who was drunk as a roo, [G] fighting Billy Tracy [D] from Delover.
[G] And there was Nolan from the Clare, he's strong as a bear, he's the sister [D] of the Irish road.
_ [G] _ _
_ Very well, my pretty little girl, I must say [D] you'll wait. _
_ Very well, my pretty little girl, [D] I must say [G] you'll wait.
We had seven years when the measles broke out and our ships lost their way.
[D] _ _ And [G] the whole lot crew, we picked those down and threw Joss himself [D] and the captain's old dog. _
Then the ship struck a rock, the word was, _ _ [G] it turned the boat [E] _ _ over.
_ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] And she spun _ nine [C] _ _
[G] times _ around, _ _ _ the poor old [Cm] dog was _ _ drowned.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ Now [Bb] I'm the last of the [D] Irish _ over.
_ _ _ [G] Very well, [C] my pretty [G] little girl, I must say [D] you'll wait.
_ [G] _ _ _ My pretty little girl, [D] I must say you'll _
[G] _ wait. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
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[G] _ My _ _ _ _ _
[C] pretty [G] little girl, I must say [D] you'll wait.
My [G] _ _ _ _
pretty little girl, [D] I must say [G] you'll _ _ wait.
Very well, my pretty little girl, I must say [D] you'll wait.
_ [G] _ Very well, my pretty little girl, [D] I must say you'll _ _ [G] wait. _ _
The sun was setting [Eb] in the west, the [Ebm] birds were singing on [B] every tree.
[G] All [A] nature seemed inclined for the rest, [Em] still there was no rest for me.
_ [G] Farewell to North Scotland, see thou, [Em] the dark mountains dark and share I be.
[G] For I [D] _ must ride the ocean fast, [Em] will you ever hear the sire oars for me? _ _
[G] I grieve to leave my native land, [Em] I grieve to leave my comrades all.
[G] And my [D] parents, whom my love so dear, [Em] and that bonnie, bonnie lass that I _ _ adore.
_ [G] Farewell to North Scotland, see thou, the [Em] dark mountains dark and share I be.
[G] For I must [D] _ _ ride the ocean fast, [Em] will you ever hear the sire oars for me? _
[G] _ Come to me, Lord to love [Em] the captain he calls, I must obey.
_ [G] So farewell [D] to the North, North Shetland, [Em] it's early in the morning and we're far, far away.
_ [G] Farewell to North Scotland, see thou, the [Em] dark mountains dark and share I be.
[G] For I must [D] ride the ocean fast, [Em] will you ever hear the sire oars for me? _
[D] My half-breed [Gm] brothers, they are at rest, [Em] their arms are folded on their breast.
_ [G] But a poor [D] simple sailor just [Gm] like me [Em] must be tossed and driven on the dark blue sea.
_ [G] Farewell to North Scotland, see thou, [Em] the dark mountains dark and share I be.
_ [G] For I [D] must _ ride the ocean fast, [Em] will you ever hear the sire oars for me? _
[G] For I [D] must _ ride the ocean fast, [Em] will you ever hear the sire _ oars _ for _ me? _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ In the year of our Lord, _ _ 1806, we set [Bm] sail from our sweet [D] clove of corn.
_ We were sailing [G] away with a cargo of bricks for the grand [D] city hall in New York.
She was an elegant [A] craft, brickboard and alch, [G] and O'Havre was [D] in love with her.
[G] We stood several blasts, took twenty-seven lasts, and we called,
Pretty [A] Irene, _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ pretty well, my pretty little girl, I must say [D] you'll wait.
_ [G] _ Pretty well, my pretty little girl, I [D] must [G] say you'll wait.
We had one million bags of the best slugger rag, we had two million [D] barrels of gold.
_ [G] We had three million sides of a blind horse's hide, we had four [D] million barrels of gold.
And five million hounds, six million dogs, seven million barrels of porter.
We had eight [G] million bales of old manning horse tails as well.
Pretty [E]
Irene, _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
pretty well, my pretty little girl, I must say you'll [A] wait.
_ [G] _
Pretty well, my pretty little girl, [D] I must say you'll wait.
We had Barney McGee [G] from the banks of the Lee, there was Hogan [Em] from County [D] Tyrol.
_ [G] There was Johnny McGirt who was here sniffing work and was laughing [D] with me Tom Malone.
[G] _ There was Slugger O'Toole [D] who was drunk as a roo, [G] fighting Billy Tracy [D] from Delover.
[G] And there was Nolan from the Clare, he's strong as a bear, he's the sister [D] of the Irish road.
_ [G] _ _
_ Very well, my pretty little girl, I must say [D] you'll wait. _
_ Very well, my pretty little girl, [D] I must say [G] you'll wait.
We had seven years when the measles broke out and our ships lost their way.
[D] _ _ And [G] the whole lot crew, we picked those down and threw Joss himself [D] and the captain's old dog. _
Then the ship struck a rock, the word was, _ _ [G] it turned the boat [E] _ _ over.
_ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] And she spun _ nine [C] _ _
[G] times _ around, _ _ _ the poor old [Cm] dog was _ _ drowned.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ Now [Bb] I'm the last of the [D] Irish _ over.
_ _ _ [G] Very well, [C] my pretty [G] little girl, I must say [D] you'll wait.
_ [G] _ _ _ My pretty little girl, [D] I must say you'll _
[G] _ wait. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
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[G] _ My _ _ _ _ _
[C] pretty [G] little girl, I must say [D] you'll wait.
My [G] _ _ _ _
pretty little girl, [D] I must say [G] you'll _ _ wait.
Very well, my pretty little girl, I must say [D] you'll wait.
_ [G] _ Very well, my pretty little girl, [D] I must say you'll _ _ [G] wait. _ _
The sun was setting [Eb] in the west, the [Ebm] birds were singing on [B] every tree.
[G] All [A] nature seemed inclined for the rest, [Em] still there was no rest for me.
_ [G] Farewell to North Scotland, see thou, [Em] the dark mountains dark and share I be.
[G] For I [D] _ must ride the ocean fast, [Em] will you ever hear the sire oars for me? _ _
[G] I grieve to leave my native land, [Em] I grieve to leave my comrades all.
[G] And my [D] parents, whom my love so dear, [Em] and that bonnie, bonnie lass that I _ _ adore.
_ [G] Farewell to North Scotland, see thou, the [Em] dark mountains dark and share I be.
[G] For I must [D] _ _ ride the ocean fast, [Em] will you ever hear the sire oars for me? _
[G] _ Come to me, Lord to love [Em] the captain he calls, I must obey.
_ [G] So farewell [D] to the North, North Shetland, [Em] it's early in the morning and we're far, far away.
_ [G] Farewell to North Scotland, see thou, the [Em] dark mountains dark and share I be.
[G] For I must [D] ride the ocean fast, [Em] will you ever hear the sire oars for me? _
[D] My half-breed [Gm] brothers, they are at rest, [Em] their arms are folded on their breast.
_ [G] But a poor [D] simple sailor just [Gm] like me [Em] must be tossed and driven on the dark blue sea.
_ [G] Farewell to North Scotland, see thou, [Em] the dark mountains dark and share I be.
_ [G] For I [D] must _ ride the ocean fast, [Em] will you ever hear the sire oars for me? _
[G] For I [D] must _ ride the ocean fast, [Em] will you ever hear the sire _ oars _ for _ me? _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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