John O'Reilly Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]My name is John O'Reilly
And my father worked [G]the fields
In the hills of [D]old Kilarny
Where I helped him turn [A]the wheels
[D]My arms grew hard as iron
for a boy [G]of 17
And I used my fists for [D]gambling
[A]in those wet Kil[D]arny streets

[Verse 2]
[D]
Well the ship left for America and
I brought my pack aboard
[G]Said goodbye to my dear Ire[D]land
said a prayer to my dear [A]Lord
I [D]fought those sorry guineas in the
kitchen they called [G]hell
I fought them for their [D]dollar and those
[A]guineas paid me [D]well

[Verse 3]
[Chorus] Fair [D]thee
well fair Dover
Fair thee well your seasons [G]turn
For my pockets will be [D]jingling
on the day of my re[Bm]turn
The [A]day of my re[D]turn

[Interlude 1]
[D][G][D]
[Bm][A][D]

[Verse 4]
I [D]fought in New York City and I
fought the Jersey [G]shore
My gut stayed full [D]of whiskey and my
bed stayed full [A]of whores
[D]They called my right a cannonball
and my left they called [G]the same
I left em' all [D]lyin' half in
[A]blood and half [D]in shame

[Verse 5]
I met a man [D]on '32 and
he stuck out [G]his hand
And he offered me a thou[D]sand
if I'd fall before his [A]man
[D]I said it could be done but only
for another [G]two
He smiled at me and [D]nodded as I [A]stuck
it in my [D]shoe

[Interlude 2]
[D][G][D][Bm]

[Verse 6]
[A][Chorus]
[D]They[G]
[D]ran[Bm]g the[A] b[D]ell two
times before I let him have my [G]nose
And I let him work my [D]left until my
eye was swollen [A]closed
Then [D]I let loose a right that they
still talk about [G]today
For that guinea didn't [D]know that I
had [A]bet the other [D]way

[Verse 7]
They covered every [D]dock and every
port there on [G]the coast
Looking for that double [D]crosser
who had turned into [A]a ghost
But [D]I was on a train my friend
that rode the other [G]way
And i'll sail from Califor[D]nia back to[A]Dub[D][G][D]
[Bm]lin[A][D][G]
[D]one fin[Bm]e day[A]

[Outro 1]
[D][G][D]
[Bm][A][D]
[G][D][Bm][A][D]