Chords for Wild Irish Rose
Tempo:
86.1 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
F#m
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bm] [C]
[A]
They sent him to Asia [D] to fight in [A] a war.
[D] came back [A] home crazy [E] and asked him what for.
[A] They had him committed poor [D] medals [A] and all
[D] a mental [A] hospital [E] with a rubber [A] wall.
They cut off the funding, oh [D] they cut off [A] the lights.
[A] street running [E] that cold winter night.
[A]
They sent him to Asia [D] to fight in [A] a war.
[D] came back [A] home crazy [E] and asked him what for.
[A] They had him committed poor [D] medals [A] and all
[D] a mental [A] hospital [E] with a rubber [A] wall.
They cut off the funding, oh [D] they cut off [A] the lights.
[A] street running [E] that cold winter night.
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[Bm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
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They sent him to Asia [D] to fight in [A] a war.
He [D] came back [A] home crazy [E] and asked him what for.
[A] They had him committed poor [D] _ medals [A] and all
to [D] a mental _ [A] hospital _ [E] with a rubber [A] _ wall.
_ _ 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.
[A] Now the streets are the only [D] place he can [A] call home.
[D] He seems oh [A] so lonely [E] but he's never _
[A] alone. _ _ _
He lies [C#] there holding [D] his wild [A] Irish rose.
[D] This crazy [A] old fool in [E] the smelly old clothes.
[A] He could have [C#] had something much [F#m] better, [D] God _ knows,
_ [A] than a half [F#m] empty bottle of wild [A] Irish rose.
_ _ A _ _ _ _ _ _
baby named Scarlett [D] with laughing [A] blue eyes _
[D] has been in his wallet [A] _ all [E] the way back since 65. _ _
[A] So much was forgotten oh [D] so far back [A] in time.
[D] Way down in [A] the bottom [E] of a river [A] of _ wine. _ _ _ _
You know they found him at Park Street, [D] West 25th.
[A] _ _ [D] They can't even find a [A] heartbeat.
_ [E] Lord his fingers are stiff just _ [A] _ like they're all frozen.
[D] He's holding her tight [A] _ _ [D] but the habit [A] board's broken.
This [E] is Ralph's [A] last _ [E] night. _
[A] He lies [C#] there holding [D] his wild [A] Irish rose.
[D] But his soul's [A] in a place [E] where a real hero goes.
Now [A] he's got [C#] something better, [F#m] much better, [D] God knows,
_ than [A] a half [F#m] empty bottle [E] of wild Irish [D] rose. _ _
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[Bm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
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They sent him to Asia [D] to fight in [A] a war.
He [D] came back [A] home crazy [E] and asked him what for.
[A] They had him committed poor [D] _ medals [A] and all
to [D] a mental _ [A] hospital _ [E] with a rubber [A] _ wall.
_ _ 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.
[A] Now the streets are the only [D] place he can [A] call home.
[D] He seems oh [A] so lonely [E] but he's never _
[A] alone. _ _ _
He lies [C#] there holding [D] his wild [A] Irish rose.
[D] This crazy [A] old fool in [E] the smelly old clothes.
[A] He could have [C#] had something much [F#m] better, [D] God _ knows,
_ [A] than a half [F#m] empty bottle of wild [A] Irish rose.
_ _ A _ _ _ _ _ _
baby named Scarlett [D] with laughing [A] blue eyes _
[D] has been in his wallet [A] _ all [E] the way back since 65. _ _
[A] So much was forgotten oh [D] so far back [A] in time.
[D] Way down in [A] the bottom [E] of a river [A] of _ wine. _ _ _ _
You know they found him at Park Street, [D] West 25th.
[A] _ _ [D] They can't even find a [A] heartbeat.
_ [E] Lord his fingers are stiff just _ [A] _ like they're all frozen.
[D] He's holding her tight [A] _ _ [D] but the habit [A] board's broken.
This [E] is Ralph's [A] last _ [E] night. _
[A] He lies [C#] there holding [D] his wild [A] Irish rose.
[D] But his soul's [A] in a place [E] where a real hero goes.
Now [A] he's got [C#] something better, [F#m] much better, [D] God knows,
_ than [A] a half [F#m] empty bottle [E] of wild Irish [D] rose. _ _
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