Taken form the Live album "See you up there"
Time Signature 68



     A (x02220@1)                          DI've (xx0232@1)been a wild rover for many a year,
         A (x02220@1)          D (xx0232@1)      E (022100@1)        A (x02220@1)And I've spent all me money on whisky and beer,
                                       DAnd (xx0232@1)now I'm retierd with gold in great store,
      A (x02220@1)        D (xx0232@1)           E (022100@1)      AAnd (x02220@1)I never will play the wild rover no more,

        E (022100@1)                
And its no nay nerver,
A (x02220@1)             DNo (xx0232@1)nay never no more,
       A (x02220@1)           DWill (xx0232@1)I play the wild rover,
   E (022100@1)      Ano (x02220@1)never no more,


(Tempo Change)

     A (x02220@1)                         DWent (xx0232@1)into an ale house I used to frequent,
      A (x02220@1)     D (xx0232@1)         E (022100@1)       AAnd (x02220@1)I Told my landlady me money was spent,
                                       DShe (xx0232@1)asked me for credit I answerded her "NAY!",
      A (x02220@1)       D (xx0232@1)           E (022100@1)        A"Such (x02220@1)custom as yours I could have any a day!",


        E (022100@1)                
And its no nay nerver,
A (x02220@1)             DNo (xx0232@1)nay never no more,
       A (x02220@1)           DWill (xx0232@1)I play the wild rover,
   E (022100@1)      Ano (x02220@1)never no more,


        A (x02220@1)                                  D (xx0232@1) 
I'll go home to my parents confess what I've done,
         A (x02220@1)         D (xx0232@1)          E (022100@1)      AAnd (x02220@1)I'll ask them to pardon their prodigal son,
                                        D (xx0232@1)And when they've caressed me as oftimes before,
      A (x02220@1)        D (xx0232@1)           E (022100@1)      A (x02220@1)And I never will play the wild rover no more,


        E (022100@1)                
And its no nay nerver,
A (x02220@1)             DNo (xx0232@1)nay never no more,
       A (x02220@1)           DWill (xx0232@1)I play the wild rover,
   E (022100@1)      Ano (x02220@1)never no more,

        E (022100@1)                
And its no nay nerver,
A (x02220@1)             DNo (xx0232@1)nay never no more,
       A (x02220@1)           DWill (xx0232@1)I play the wild rover,
   E (022100@1)      Ano (x02220@1)never no more,


The origanal song was played in the key of G but SLF played it in A.
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