Chords for Irish Rovers-Drunken Sailor
Tempo:
127.4 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
E
Em
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
You're a marvelous bunch altogether.
May the wind always blow on your back.
[Bm] May your house be [E] free from rent.
May your days be as long as a beard on Paddy [Em] McGinty's goat.
[A] Whenever you're 135 [B] years old, I [E] hope you get an opportunity to visit a [Am] peaceful, [B] united Ireland.
And may you be half an hour in [Em] heaven before the [A] devil [Bm] knows you're dead.
Thank you.
[E] .
[D] Thank you, Father Ferguson.
[E] .
[D] .
[C] [D] [E] [D] He got carried away [E] watching [D] television in Poland last week.
[E] [D] Okay, we want to [Bm] finish her up [E] in true Irish [D] fashion now.
[C] [D] .
[E] [D] [A] And [D] what [E] we're going to do [D] is. [Am] Have a drink.
[D] [E] No, we'll split you in two.
We could [Am] really rattle this [B] place.
They'll hear [Em] us all the way to the [Am] ball game and [B] all over there.
[E] Everywhere.
If you'll let this one go.
There's going to be a line right down the middle.
And everybody on [Am] this side will be with [B] this handsome fellow and [E] me.
With [A] James and me.
[Bm] Okay?.
[E] We'll take all this [A] bunch.
[D] Oh my God, I love it.
[E] [D].
Everybody on this side will be with [E] Joe and [D] George.
And the way it works.
[E] The way it works is like [A] this.
It's a shanty.
And everybody over this side [Db] goes,.
Way, hey.
And over here [A] you answer back, and up she [E] rises.
[Dm] Way, hey, [Em] and up she rises.
[C] Way, hey, [D] and up she [Em] rises.
Way, [D] hey, [B] and up she [Em] rises.
[D] [Em] [D] .
[Em] That's a little Irish Motown soul there.
[E].
Okay, I think you've got [A] it, so we'll [Em] have a little rehearsal.
We can really let this one go if you push her into it.
Way, [A] hey, and up she [D] rises.
Way, [G] hey, and up she [Em] rises.
Way, [A] hey, and up she [D] rises.
Early in [E] the morning.
Oh, the spirit [A] is moving amongst you.
[E] One more rehearsal.
[D] Ready?.
[A] Way, hey, and up she [D] rises.
Way, hey, and up she [Em] rises.
Way, [A] hey, and up she [D] rises.
Early [E] in the morning.
Now [Bm] .
[C] [E] by yourselves this time.
[D] We'll start it [A] and you [E] finish it.
Ready?.
Everybody sings early in the morning.
Of course you know that.
Okay?.
Here [Em] we go.
Way, [A] hey.
What [D] [Bm] .
[Em] [A] .
[E] will we do [A] with the drunken [D] sailor?.
What will we do with the [Em] drunken sailor?.
What will we [A] do with the [D] drunken sailor?.
[Em] Early in the morning.
Way, [A] hey, and up she [D] rises.
Way, [Bm] hey, and up she [E] rises.
Way, [A] hey, and up she [Dm] rises.
[Em] Early in the morning.
Shaving belly with a [A] rusty [D] razor.
Shaving belly with a rusty [Em] razor.
Shave belly with a [D] rusty raz-.
[E] Way, [A] hey, and up she [D] rises.
Way, hey, and up she [Em] rises.
Way, [A] hey, and up she rises.
Early [E] in the morning.
We'll put them in a long [A] coat til he's [D] sober.
We'll put them in a long coat til he's [E] sober.
We'll put them in a long coat [D] til he's sober.
Early [E] in the morning.
Way, [A] hey, and up she [D] rises.
Way, hey, and up she [E] rises.
Way, [A] hey, and up she rises.
[E] Early in the morning.
Put him in the bed with the [D] captain's daughter.
[Em] [A] .
Erlie [Em] in the barn.
[A] .
[D] Erlie [Em] [A] .
[E] in the barn.
That's what we do with [A] a drunken [D] sailor.
[E] [A] .
[D] [Em] Erlie in the barn.
[A] Way hey hey.
[D] [Em] [A] .
[D] Erlie [E] in the barn.
Way [A] hey hey and up she [D] rises.
Way hey hey and up [Em] she [A] .
[D] rises.
Erlie [E] in the [D] barn.
The [E] [A] [D] dance of the sugar plum [A] fairy.
[D] [G] [E] .
[A] Thank [G] [A] .
[D] [Bb] you, God bless and good night.
[N] Thank you very much .
[Bb] .
May the wind always blow on your back.
[Bm] May your house be [E] free from rent.
May your days be as long as a beard on Paddy [Em] McGinty's goat.
[A] Whenever you're 135 [B] years old, I [E] hope you get an opportunity to visit a [Am] peaceful, [B] united Ireland.
And may you be half an hour in [Em] heaven before the [A] devil [Bm] knows you're dead.
Thank you.
[E] .
[D] Thank you, Father Ferguson.
[E] .
[D] .
[C] [D] [E] [D] He got carried away [E] watching [D] television in Poland last week.
[E] [D] Okay, we want to [Bm] finish her up [E] in true Irish [D] fashion now.
[C] [D] .
[E] [D] [A] And [D] what [E] we're going to do [D] is. [Am] Have a drink.
[D] [E] No, we'll split you in two.
We could [Am] really rattle this [B] place.
They'll hear [Em] us all the way to the [Am] ball game and [B] all over there.
[E] Everywhere.
If you'll let this one go.
There's going to be a line right down the middle.
And everybody on [Am] this side will be with [B] this handsome fellow and [E] me.
With [A] James and me.
[Bm] Okay?.
[E] We'll take all this [A] bunch.
[D] Oh my God, I love it.
[E] [D].
Everybody on this side will be with [E] Joe and [D] George.
And the way it works.
[E] The way it works is like [A] this.
It's a shanty.
And everybody over this side [Db] goes,.
Way, hey.
And over here [A] you answer back, and up she [E] rises.
[Dm] Way, hey, [Em] and up she rises.
[C] Way, hey, [D] and up she [Em] rises.
Way, [D] hey, [B] and up she [Em] rises.
[D] [Em] [D] .
[Em] That's a little Irish Motown soul there.
[E].
Okay, I think you've got [A] it, so we'll [Em] have a little rehearsal.
We can really let this one go if you push her into it.
Way, [A] hey, and up she [D] rises.
Way, [G] hey, and up she [Em] rises.
Way, [A] hey, and up she [D] rises.
Early in [E] the morning.
Oh, the spirit [A] is moving amongst you.
[E] One more rehearsal.
[D] Ready?.
[A] Way, hey, and up she [D] rises.
Way, hey, and up she [Em] rises.
Way, [A] hey, and up she [D] rises.
Early [E] in the morning.
Now [Bm] .
[C] [E] by yourselves this time.
[D] We'll start it [A] and you [E] finish it.
Ready?.
Everybody sings early in the morning.
Of course you know that.
Okay?.
Here [Em] we go.
Way, [A] hey.
What [D] [Bm] .
[Em] [A] .
[E] will we do [A] with the drunken [D] sailor?.
What will we do with the [Em] drunken sailor?.
What will we [A] do with the [D] drunken sailor?.
[Em] Early in the morning.
Way, [A] hey, and up she [D] rises.
Way, [Bm] hey, and up she [E] rises.
Way, [A] hey, and up she [Dm] rises.
[Em] Early in the morning.
Shaving belly with a [A] rusty [D] razor.
Shaving belly with a rusty [Em] razor.
Shave belly with a [D] rusty raz-.
[E] Way, [A] hey, and up she [D] rises.
Way, hey, and up she [Em] rises.
Way, [A] hey, and up she rises.
Early [E] in the morning.
We'll put them in a long [A] coat til he's [D] sober.
We'll put them in a long coat til he's [E] sober.
We'll put them in a long coat [D] til he's sober.
Early [E] in the morning.
Way, [A] hey, and up she [D] rises.
Way, hey, and up she [E] rises.
Way, [A] hey, and up she rises.
[E] Early in the morning.
Put him in the bed with the [D] captain's daughter.
[Em] [A] .
Erlie [Em] in the barn.
[A] .
[D] Erlie [Em] [A] .
[E] in the barn.
That's what we do with [A] a drunken [D] sailor.
[E] [A] .
[D] [Em] Erlie in the barn.
[A] Way hey hey.
[D] [Em] [A] .
[D] Erlie [E] in the barn.
Way [A] hey hey and up she [D] rises.
Way hey hey and up [Em] she [A] .
[D] rises.
Erlie [E] in the [D] barn.
The [E] [A] [D] dance of the sugar plum [A] fairy.
[D] [G] [E] .
[A] Thank [G] [A] .
[D] [Bb] you, God bless and good night.
[N] Thank you very much .
[Bb] .
Key:
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A
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_ You're a marvelous bunch altogether.
May the wind always blow on your back.
[Bm] May your house be [E] free from rent.
May your days be as long as a beard on Paddy [Em] McGinty's goat.
[A] Whenever you're 135 [B] years old, I [E] hope you get an opportunity to visit a [Am] peaceful, [B] united Ireland.
And may you be half an hour in [Em] heaven before the [A] devil [Bm] knows you're dead.
Thank you.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [D] Thank you, Father Ferguson.
_ _ [E] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ .
[C] _ [D] _ _ [E] _ [D] He got carried away [E] watching [D] television in Poland last week.
[E] _ [D] Okay, we want to [Bm] finish her up [E] in true Irish [D] fashion now.
[C] _ [D] _ _ .
[E] _ [D] _ [A] And [D] what [E] we're going to do [D] is_. [Am] Have a drink.
[D] _ [E] No, we'll split you in two.
We could [Am] really rattle this [B] place.
They'll hear [Em] us all the way to the [Am] ball game and [B] all over there.
[E] Everywhere.
If you'll let this one go.
There's going to be a line right down the middle.
And everybody on [Am] this side will be with [B] this handsome fellow and [E] me.
With [A] James and me.
[Bm] Okay?.
[E] We'll take all this [A] bunch.
[D] Oh my God, I love it.
[E] _ _ _ [D].
Everybody on this side will be with [E] Joe and [D] George.
And the way it works_.
[E] The way it works is like [A] this.
It's a shanty.
And everybody over this side [Db] goes,.
Way, hey.
And over here [A] you answer back, and up she [E] rises.
[Dm] Way, hey, [Em] and up she rises.
[C] Way, hey, [D] and up she [Em] rises.
Way, [D] hey, [B] and up she [Em] rises.
_ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ .
[Em] That's a little Irish Motown soul there.
_ [E].
Okay, I think you've got [A] it, so we'll [Em] have a little rehearsal.
We can really let this one go if you push her into it.
Way, [A] hey, and up she [D] rises.
Way, [G] hey, and up she [Em] rises.
Way, [A] hey, and up she [D] rises.
Early in [E] the morning.
Oh, the spirit [A] is moving amongst you.
[E] One more rehearsal.
[D] Ready?.
[A] Way, hey, and up she [D] rises.
Way, hey, and up she [Em] rises.
Way, [A] hey, and up she [D] rises.
Early [E] in the morning.
Now _ [Bm] _ .
[C] [E] by yourselves this time.
[D] We'll start it [A] and you [E] finish it.
Ready?.
Everybody sings early in the morning.
Of course you know that.
Okay?.
Here [Em] we go.
Way, [A] hey.
_ What [D] _ _ [Bm] _ .
_ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ .
[E] _ _ _ _ will we do [A] with the drunken [D] sailor?.
What will we do with the [Em] drunken sailor?.
What will we [A] do with the [D] drunken sailor?.
[Em] Early in the morning.
Way, [A] hey, and up she [D] rises.
Way, [Bm] hey, and up she [E] rises.
Way, [A] hey, and up she [Dm] rises.
[Em] Early in the morning.
Shaving belly with a [A] rusty [D] razor.
Shaving belly with a rusty [Em] razor.
Shave belly with a [D] rusty raz-.
[E] _ _ _ Way, [A] hey, and up she [D] rises.
Way, hey, and up she [Em] rises.
Way, [A] hey, and up she rises.
Early [E] in the morning.
We'll put them in a long [A] coat til he's [D] sober.
We'll put them in a long coat til he's [E] sober.
We'll put them in a long coat [D] til he's sober.
Early [E] in the morning.
Way, [A] hey, and up she [D] rises.
Way, hey, and up she [E] rises.
Way, [A] hey, and up she rises.
[E] Early in the morning.
Put him in the bed with the [D] captain's daughter.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _ .
Erlie [Em] in the barn.
_ _ [A] _ _ .
[D] Erlie _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ .
_ [E] in the barn.
That's what we do with [A] a drunken [D] sailor.
_ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ .
[D] [Em] Erlie in the barn.
[A] Way hey hey.
[D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ .
[D] Erlie [E] in the barn.
Way [A] hey hey and up she [D] rises.
Way hey hey and up [Em] she _ [A] _ .
[D] rises.
Erlie [E] in the [D] barn.
_ The [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] dance of the sugar plum [A] fairy.
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ .
[A] Thank _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ .
[D] _ _ _ [Bb] you, God bless and good night.
[N] _ Thank _ _ _ _ _ you very much _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
May the wind always blow on your back.
[Bm] May your house be [E] free from rent.
May your days be as long as a beard on Paddy [Em] McGinty's goat.
[A] Whenever you're 135 [B] years old, I [E] hope you get an opportunity to visit a [Am] peaceful, [B] united Ireland.
And may you be half an hour in [Em] heaven before the [A] devil [Bm] knows you're dead.
Thank you.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [D] Thank you, Father Ferguson.
_ _ [E] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ .
[C] _ [D] _ _ [E] _ [D] He got carried away [E] watching [D] television in Poland last week.
[E] _ [D] Okay, we want to [Bm] finish her up [E] in true Irish [D] fashion now.
[C] _ [D] _ _ .
[E] _ [D] _ [A] And [D] what [E] we're going to do [D] is_. [Am] Have a drink.
[D] _ [E] No, we'll split you in two.
We could [Am] really rattle this [B] place.
They'll hear [Em] us all the way to the [Am] ball game and [B] all over there.
[E] Everywhere.
If you'll let this one go.
There's going to be a line right down the middle.
And everybody on [Am] this side will be with [B] this handsome fellow and [E] me.
With [A] James and me.
[Bm] Okay?.
[E] We'll take all this [A] bunch.
[D] Oh my God, I love it.
[E] _ _ _ [D].
Everybody on this side will be with [E] Joe and [D] George.
And the way it works_.
[E] The way it works is like [A] this.
It's a shanty.
And everybody over this side [Db] goes,.
Way, hey.
And over here [A] you answer back, and up she [E] rises.
[Dm] Way, hey, [Em] and up she rises.
[C] Way, hey, [D] and up she [Em] rises.
Way, [D] hey, [B] and up she [Em] rises.
_ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ .
[Em] That's a little Irish Motown soul there.
_ [E].
Okay, I think you've got [A] it, so we'll [Em] have a little rehearsal.
We can really let this one go if you push her into it.
Way, [A] hey, and up she [D] rises.
Way, [G] hey, and up she [Em] rises.
Way, [A] hey, and up she [D] rises.
Early in [E] the morning.
Oh, the spirit [A] is moving amongst you.
[E] One more rehearsal.
[D] Ready?.
[A] Way, hey, and up she [D] rises.
Way, hey, and up she [Em] rises.
Way, [A] hey, and up she [D] rises.
Early [E] in the morning.
Now _ [Bm] _ .
[C] [E] by yourselves this time.
[D] We'll start it [A] and you [E] finish it.
Ready?.
Everybody sings early in the morning.
Of course you know that.
Okay?.
Here [Em] we go.
Way, [A] hey.
_ What [D] _ _ [Bm] _ .
_ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ .
[E] _ _ _ _ will we do [A] with the drunken [D] sailor?.
What will we do with the [Em] drunken sailor?.
What will we [A] do with the [D] drunken sailor?.
[Em] Early in the morning.
Way, [A] hey, and up she [D] rises.
Way, [Bm] hey, and up she [E] rises.
Way, [A] hey, and up she [Dm] rises.
[Em] Early in the morning.
Shaving belly with a [A] rusty [D] razor.
Shaving belly with a rusty [Em] razor.
Shave belly with a [D] rusty raz-.
[E] _ _ _ Way, [A] hey, and up she [D] rises.
Way, hey, and up she [Em] rises.
Way, [A] hey, and up she rises.
Early [E] in the morning.
We'll put them in a long [A] coat til he's [D] sober.
We'll put them in a long coat til he's [E] sober.
We'll put them in a long coat [D] til he's sober.
Early [E] in the morning.
Way, [A] hey, and up she [D] rises.
Way, hey, and up she [E] rises.
Way, [A] hey, and up she rises.
[E] Early in the morning.
Put him in the bed with the [D] captain's daughter.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _ .
Erlie [Em] in the barn.
_ _ [A] _ _ .
[D] Erlie _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ .
_ [E] in the barn.
That's what we do with [A] a drunken [D] sailor.
_ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ .
[D] [Em] Erlie in the barn.
[A] Way hey hey.
[D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ .
[D] Erlie [E] in the barn.
Way [A] hey hey and up she [D] rises.
Way hey hey and up [Em] she _ [A] _ .
[D] rises.
Erlie [E] in the [D] barn.
_ The [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] dance of the sugar plum [A] fairy.
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ .
[A] Thank _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ .
[D] _ _ _ [Bb] you, God bless and good night.
[N] _ Thank _ _ _ _ _ you very much _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .