Chords for Mick Flavin - Wild Irish Rose

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_ _ _ _ _ _ They sent him to Asia [D] to fight [A] in a war
He [D] came back [A] home crazy
[E] And asking what for? _
[A] They had him committed
all [D] _
metals [A] and all
[D] To a mental _
[A] hospital
_ [E] With rubber [A] _
_ walls
_ They cut off the funding, oh [D] they cut off [A] the lights
[D] He hit the [A] street running
[E] That cold winter night
Now [A] the streets _ are the only [D] place he can [A] call home
He [D] seems oh [A] so lonely
[E] But he's never _ [A] _ alone
[E] _ [Bm] He [E] _ [A] _ lies [Db] there holding
[D] his wild [A] Irish rose
[D] This crazy [A] old fool
[E] In the smelly old [Gbm] [E] clothes
[A] He could have [Db] had something _ [Gbm] much better, [E] [D] God _ _ knows
[A] Than a half [Gbm] empty bottle [E] of [Gbm] wild [E] [A] Irish _ rose
A _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ baby [Bb] _ named Scarlett [Eb] with laughing [Bb] blue eyes
[Eb] Has been in his wallet [Bb] all [Gm] way back [F] since 65
So _ [Gm] _ [Bb] much was
forgotten oh so [Eb] far back [Bb] in time
[Eb] Way down [Bb] in the bottom _
[F] River _ [Bb] of wine _ _
_ _ _ _ They found him in Park Street
[Eb] _ West 25th
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] They can't even find a [Bb] heartbeat
_ [F] Lord his fingers are stiff
_ _ _ [Bb] Just like they're all frozen
_ [Eb] He's holding her tight
[Bb] For _
[Eb] the habit _ [Bb] Is broken
This [F] is roses [Bb] last night
[F] _ [Eb] He [F] _ [Bb] _ lies [D] there holding
[Eb] his wild [Bb] Irish rose
[Eb] But his _ [Bb] soul's in a place
[F] Where a real hero _
[Eb] [F] goes
[Bb] He could have [D] had something [Gm] much better, [F] [Eb] God _ _ knows
[Bb] Than a half [Gm] empty bottle [F] of [Gm] wild [F] _ [Eb] Irish rose
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