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