A A A D A A A E A A A D A A E A A A A

[Verse]
      A                                  D
I've been the wild rover for many's the year
           A             E                  A
And I've spent all me money on whiskey and beer
     A                                     D
But now I'm returning with gold in great store
       A           E                     A
And I never will play the wild rover no more

[Chorus]
          E                  A                  D
And it's no, nay, never,        no, nay, never no more
         A            D          E        A
Will I play the wild rover, no, never no more

[Verse]
   A                                 D
I went to an alehouse I used to frequent
       A            E                  A
And I told the landlady me money was spent
  A                                       D
I asked her for credit, she answered me "nay"
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"Such a custom as yours I can have every day"

[Verse]
        A                                  D
I then took from me money ten sovereigns bright
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And the landlady's eyes opened wide with delight
     A                                      D
She says "I have whiskeys and wines of the best"
         A              E                    A
And the words that you told me were only in jest

[Chorus]
          E                  A                     D
And it's no, nay, never,        no, nay, never no more
         A            D          E        A
Will I play the wild rover, no, never no more
          E                  A                     D
And it's no, nay, never,        no, nay, never no more
         A            D          E        D   E
Will I play the wild rover, no, never no more

[Interlude]
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[Verse]
      A                      A             D
I'll home to my parents, confess what I'd done
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And I'll ask them to pardon their prodigal son
      A                         A           D
And when they've caressed me as ofttimes before
   A           E                     A
I never will play the wild rover no more

[Chorus]
          E                  A                     D
And it's no, nay, never,        no, nay, never no more
         A            D          E        A
Will I play the wild rover, no, never no more
          E                  A  N.C.               D
And it's no, nay, never,        no, nay, never no more
         A            D          E        A
Will I play the wild rover, no, never no more

         A            D          E        A
Will I play the wild rover, no, never no more