Taken form the Live album "See you up there"
Time Signature 6\8
A D
I've been a wild rover for many a year,
A D E A
And I've spent all me money on whisky and beer,
D
And now I'm retierd with gold in great store,
A D E A
And I never will play the wild rover no more,
E
And its no nay nerver,
A D
No nay never no more,
A D
Will I play the wild rover,
E A
no never no more,
(Tempo Change)
A D
Went into an ale house I used to frequent,
A D E A
And I Told my landlady me money was spent,
D
She asked me for credit I answerded her "NAY!",
A D E A
"Such custom as yours I could have any a day!",
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E
And its no nay nerver,
A D
No nay never no more,
A D
Will I play the wild rover,
E A
no never no more,
A D
I'll go home to my parents confess what I've done,
A D E A
And I'll ask them to pardon their prodigal son,
D
And when they've caressed me as oftimes before,
A D E A
And I never will play the wild rover no more,
E
And its no nay nerver,
A D
No nay never no more,
A D
Will I play the wild rover,
E A
no never no more,
E
And its no nay nerver,
A D
No nay never no more,
A D
Will I play the wild rover,
E A
no never no more,
The origanal song was played in the key of G but SLF played it in A.
