Chords for The Irish Rovers, Wild Colonial Boy w/ Lyrics
Tempo:
117.25 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
Em
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [A] [G] [D]
[Em] [D]
There was a wild [G] colonial [Em] boy [A] Jack Duggan [D] was his name
He was born and [G] reared in [Em] Nyerland [A] in a place called [D] Castle Mane
He was his [G] father's [Em] only son, [A] his mother's pride [D] and joy
[A]
[D] And here he bid [G] his [Em] parents alove, [A] the wild [D] colonial boy
At the early [G] age of [Em] sixteen years [A] he left his [D] native home
And to [G] Australia's sunny [Em] shores [A] he was inclined [D] to roam
He roamed the rich, [G] he helped [Em] the poor, [A] he shot Jim's [D] mad young [A] boy
[D] But ever to [G] Australia [Em] was [A] the wild [D] colonial boy
[G] We'll roam the mountains [D] and the glens [A] and we'll ride [D] across [G] the plains
[A]
[D] We've scorned to live [G] in slavery, [D] but I'm done [A] fighting [D] iron chains
One morning on [G] the [E] prairie [A] as Jackie rode [D] along
While listening to [G] the [E] mockingbirds [A] singing a cheerful [D] song
Up jumped a band [G] of [Em] troopers, [A] Deltie, Davis and [D] the Troy
[A] They [D] all set out [G] to capture [E] him, [A] the wild [D] colonial boy
Surrender now [G] Jack Duggan, [Em] for [A] you see we're three [D] to one
Surrendering [G] the king's [E] high name, [A] you are a [D] plundering son
Jack drew two [G] pistols from [E] his belt [A] and proudly [D] waved them [A] high
[D] I'll fight and [G] not [Em] surrender, I, [A] the wild [D] colonial boy
[G] We'll roam the mountains [D] and the glens [A] and we'll ride [D] across [G] the plains
[F#m]
[D] We've scorned to live [G] in slavery, [D] but I'm done [A] fighting [D] iron chains
He fired his shot [G] at [E] Kelly [A] which brought him to [D] the ground
And he fired on [G] Blanket [Em] Davis [A] who fell dead [D] at the sound
A bullet pierced [G] his proud [Em] young heart [A] on a pistol [D] of the Troy
[A] And [D] that was how [G] they captured [Em] him, [A] the wild [D] colonial boy
[G] We'll roam the mountains and [D] the glens [A] and we'll ride [D] across [G] the plains
[A]
[D] We've scorned to live [Em] in slavery, [D] but I'm done [A] fighting [D] iron chains
[Em] [D]
There was a wild [G] colonial [Em] boy [A] Jack Duggan [D] was his name
He was born and [G] reared in [Em] Nyerland [A] in a place called [D] Castle Mane
He was his [G] father's [Em] only son, [A] his mother's pride [D] and joy
[A]
[D] And here he bid [G] his [Em] parents alove, [A] the wild [D] colonial boy
At the early [G] age of [Em] sixteen years [A] he left his [D] native home
And to [G] Australia's sunny [Em] shores [A] he was inclined [D] to roam
He roamed the rich, [G] he helped [Em] the poor, [A] he shot Jim's [D] mad young [A] boy
[D] But ever to [G] Australia [Em] was [A] the wild [D] colonial boy
[G] We'll roam the mountains [D] and the glens [A] and we'll ride [D] across [G] the plains
[A]
[D] We've scorned to live [G] in slavery, [D] but I'm done [A] fighting [D] iron chains
One morning on [G] the [E] prairie [A] as Jackie rode [D] along
While listening to [G] the [E] mockingbirds [A] singing a cheerful [D] song
Up jumped a band [G] of [Em] troopers, [A] Deltie, Davis and [D] the Troy
[A] They [D] all set out [G] to capture [E] him, [A] the wild [D] colonial boy
Surrender now [G] Jack Duggan, [Em] for [A] you see we're three [D] to one
Surrendering [G] the king's [E] high name, [A] you are a [D] plundering son
Jack drew two [G] pistols from [E] his belt [A] and proudly [D] waved them [A] high
[D] I'll fight and [G] not [Em] surrender, I, [A] the wild [D] colonial boy
[G] We'll roam the mountains [D] and the glens [A] and we'll ride [D] across [G] the plains
[F#m]
[D] We've scorned to live [G] in slavery, [D] but I'm done [A] fighting [D] iron chains
He fired his shot [G] at [E] Kelly [A] which brought him to [D] the ground
And he fired on [G] Blanket [Em] Davis [A] who fell dead [D] at the sound
A bullet pierced [G] his proud [Em] young heart [A] on a pistol [D] of the Troy
[A] And [D] that was how [G] they captured [Em] him, [A] the wild [D] colonial boy
[G] We'll roam the mountains and [D] the glens [A] and we'll ride [D] across [G] the plains
[A]
[D] We've scorned to live [Em] in slavery, [D] but I'm done [A] fighting [D] iron chains
Key:
D
A
G
Em
E
D
A
G
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [G] _ [D] _ _
[Em] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
There was a wild [G] colonial [Em] boy [A] Jack Duggan _ [D] was his name _
He was born and [G] reared in _ [Em] Nyerland [A] in a place called [D] Castle Mane _
He was his [G] father's [Em] only son, [A] his mother's pride [D] and joy
[A] _
[D] And here he bid [G] his [Em] parents alove, [A] the wild _ [D] colonial boy _
At the early [G] age of [Em] sixteen years [A] he left his [D] native home _
And to [G] Australia's sunny [Em] shores [A] he was inclined [D] to roam _
He roamed the rich, [G] he helped [Em] the poor, [A] he shot Jim's [D] mad young [A] boy
[D] But ever to [G] Australia [Em] was [A] the wild _ [D] colonial boy _
[G] We'll roam the mountains [D] and the glens [A] and we'll ride [D] across [G] the plains
[A]
[D] We've scorned to live [G] in slavery, [D] but I'm done [A] fighting [D] iron chains
One morning on [G] the _ [E] prairie [A] as Jackie rode [D] along _
While listening to [G] the _ [E] mockingbirds [A] singing a cheerful [D] _ song
Up jumped a band [G] of [Em] troopers, [A] Deltie, Davis and [D] the Troy
[A] They [D] all set out [G] to capture [E] him, [A] the wild _ [D] colonial boy _ _
Surrender now [G] Jack Duggan, [Em] for [A] you see we're three [D] to one _ _
_ Surrendering [G] the king's [E] high name, [A] you are a [D] plundering son _
Jack drew two [G] pistols from [E] his belt [A] and proudly [D] waved them [A] high
[D] I'll fight and [G] not [Em] surrender, I, [A] the wild _ [D] colonial boy _
[G] We'll roam the mountains [D] and the glens [A] and we'll ride [D] across [G] the plains
[F#m]
[D] We've scorned to live [G] in slavery, [D] but I'm done [A] fighting [D] iron chains
He fired his shot [G] at [E] Kelly [A] which brought him to [D] the ground
And he fired on [G] Blanket _ [Em] Davis [A] who fell dead [D] at the sound
A bullet pierced [G] his proud [Em] young heart [A] on a pistol _ [D] of the Troy
[A] And [D] that was how [G] they captured [Em] him, [A] the wild [D] colonial boy _
[G] We'll roam the mountains and [D] the glens [A] and we'll ride [D] across [G] the plains
[A]
[D] We've scorned to live [Em] in slavery, [D] but I'm done [A] fighting [D] iron chains _ _
[Em] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
There was a wild [G] colonial [Em] boy [A] Jack Duggan _ [D] was his name _
He was born and [G] reared in _ [Em] Nyerland [A] in a place called [D] Castle Mane _
He was his [G] father's [Em] only son, [A] his mother's pride [D] and joy
[A] _
[D] And here he bid [G] his [Em] parents alove, [A] the wild _ [D] colonial boy _
At the early [G] age of [Em] sixteen years [A] he left his [D] native home _
And to [G] Australia's sunny [Em] shores [A] he was inclined [D] to roam _
He roamed the rich, [G] he helped [Em] the poor, [A] he shot Jim's [D] mad young [A] boy
[D] But ever to [G] Australia [Em] was [A] the wild _ [D] colonial boy _
[G] We'll roam the mountains [D] and the glens [A] and we'll ride [D] across [G] the plains
[A]
[D] We've scorned to live [G] in slavery, [D] but I'm done [A] fighting [D] iron chains
One morning on [G] the _ [E] prairie [A] as Jackie rode [D] along _
While listening to [G] the _ [E] mockingbirds [A] singing a cheerful [D] _ song
Up jumped a band [G] of [Em] troopers, [A] Deltie, Davis and [D] the Troy
[A] They [D] all set out [G] to capture [E] him, [A] the wild _ [D] colonial boy _ _
Surrender now [G] Jack Duggan, [Em] for [A] you see we're three [D] to one _ _
_ Surrendering [G] the king's [E] high name, [A] you are a [D] plundering son _
Jack drew two [G] pistols from [E] his belt [A] and proudly [D] waved them [A] high
[D] I'll fight and [G] not [Em] surrender, I, [A] the wild _ [D] colonial boy _
[G] We'll roam the mountains [D] and the glens [A] and we'll ride [D] across [G] the plains
[F#m]
[D] We've scorned to live [G] in slavery, [D] but I'm done [A] fighting [D] iron chains
He fired his shot [G] at [E] Kelly [A] which brought him to [D] the ground
And he fired on [G] Blanket _ [Em] Davis [A] who fell dead [D] at the sound
A bullet pierced [G] his proud [Em] young heart [A] on a pistol _ [D] of the Troy
[A] And [D] that was how [G] they captured [Em] him, [A] the wild [D] colonial boy _
[G] We'll roam the mountains and [D] the glens [A] and we'll ride [D] across [G] the plains
[A]
[D] We've scorned to live [Em] in slavery, [D] but I'm done [A] fighting [D] iron chains _ _