Intro
G G G C G G G D G G G C G G D G G G G
[Verse]
G C
I've been the wild rover for many's the year
G D G
And I've spent all me money on whiskey and beer
G C
But now I'm returning with gold in great store
G D G
And I never will play the wild rover no more
[Chorus]
D G C
And it's no, nay, never, no, nay, never no more
G C D G
Will I play the wild rover, no, never no more
[Verse]
G C
I went to an alehouse I used to frequent
G D G
And I told the landlady me money was spent
G C
I asked her for credit, she answered me "nay"
G D G
"Such a custom as yours I can have every day"
[Verse]
G C
I then took from me money ten sovereigns bright
G D G
And the landlady's eyes opened wide with delight
G C
She says "I have whiskeys and wines of the best"
G D G
And the words that you told me were only in jest
[Chorus]
D G C
And it's no, nay, never, no, nay, never no more
G C D G
Will I play the wild rover, no, never no more
D G C
And it's no, nay, never, no, nay, never no more
G C D C D
Will I play the wild rover, no, never no more
[Interlude]
G G G C G G G D Em Em Em C G G D G G G G
[Verse]
G G C
I'll home to my parents, confess what I'd done
G D G
And I'll ask them to pardon their prodigal son
G G C
And when they've caressed me as ofttimes before
G D G
I never will play the wild rover no more
[Chorus]
D G C
And it's no, nay, never, no, nay, never no more
G C D G
Will I play the wild rover, no, never no more
D G N.C. C
And it's no, nay, never, no, nay, never no more
G C D G
Will I play the wild rover, no, never no more
G C D G
Will I play the wild rover, no, never no more