Chords for The Irish Rovers: Dear Ould Ireland

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So here's [Bb] a drink to you, [F] me boy, and here's a drink to me, [Bb] and here's a drink to all [Gm] our comrades in [Bb] the [C] company.
[F] And when [Bb] we're on the ocean, [F] may the fates most kindly be, [Bb] and bring us safely [Gm] home [C] to dear old [F] Ireland.
Our ship is lying [Bb] waiting for to [F] sail the red and main, [Bb] with a cargo [F] full of whiskey [C] and tons [F] of Irish grain.
[Bb] We're headed [F] for the sunny [C] shores of [Dm] Portugal and Spain, [Bb] but soon [Gm] we will return [C] to dear old [F] Ireland.
So here's [Bb] a drink to you, me [F] boy, and here's a drink to me, [Bb] and here's a drink [F] to all our [Gm] comrades in the [Bb] [C] company.
[F] And when [Bb] we're on the ocean, may the [F] fates most kindly be, [Bb] and bring [Gm] us safely home to [C] dear old [F] Ireland.
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So far you will [Bb] sway to me, [F] you're the girl that I adore, [Bb] and likewise [F] to my friends and [C] family on [F] the Irish shore.
[Bb] We'll all [F] meet in the alehouse [C] and we'll make the [Dm] rafters roar, [Bb] when we [Gm] return again to [C] dear old [F] Ireland.
So here's a [Bb] drink to you, me [F] boy, and here's a drink to me, [Bb] and here's a [F] drink to all our [Gm] comrades in the [Bb] company.
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[F] And when we're [Bb] on the ocean, [F] may the fates most kindly be, [Gm] and bring us safely home to [C] dear old [F] Ireland. _
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And now we're on the ocean and the wind is blowing high, [Bb] the skidder's [F] cutting through the [C] waves like lightning [F] she can fly.
[Bb] But when I [F] think of you, my [C] girl, my [Gm] heart [Dm] begins to sigh, [Bb] I wish I [Gm] was back home in [C] dear old [F] Ireland.
So here's a [Bb] drink to you, me [F] boy, and here's a drink to me, [Bb] and here's a [F] drink to all our [Gm] comrades in the [C] company.
[F] And when we're [Bb] on the ocean, [F] may the fates most kindly be, [Gm] and bring us safely home to [C] dear old [F] Ireland. _
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Those funny sea-hares [Bb] is sure [F] to take your breath away, [Bb] her rolling [F] with the sailor [C] boys is how they [F] earn their pay.
[Bb] But I have [F] someone on my [C] mind from her [Dm] anniversary, [Bb] for I must be [Gm] her back in [C] dear old [F] Ireland.
So here's a drink to you, me boy, and [C] here's a drink to [F] me, and here's a drink to all our comrades in the company.
And when we're on the ocean, may the fates most kindly be, and bring us safely home to dear old Ireland.
So here's a [Bb] drink to you, me boy, [F] and here's a drink to me, [Bb] and here's a drink [F] to all our [Gm] comrades [Bb] in the [C] company.
[F] And when [Bb] we're on the ocean, [F] may the fates most kindly be, [Bb] and bring us [Gm] safely [C] home to dear old [F] Ireland. _
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