Rocky Road To Dublin Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Am]In the merry m[D]onth of June,
from me home I started
[Dm]Left the girls of [D]Tuam [Em]nearly
[D]broken hearted
Saluted father dear,
kissed my darling mother
Drank a pint of beer,
me grief and tears to smother
Then, off to reap the corn and [Em]leave
where I was [D]born
I cut a stout black- thorn to banish
ghost and goblin
In a brand new pair of [Dm]brogues,
rattling [D]o'er the bogs
And frightening all the dogs upon
the rocky road to Dublin
One, two, three, [Am]four,
five: Hunt the hare and [Dm]turn her
[Em]Down [Dm]the rocky reed and [Em]all the [Am]way
[Dm]to Dab'. Wack- fol- lal- le- l[Am]a[Em]

[Verse 2]
In Mulligar that [Am]night I [Em]rested
[A]limbs so [Em]weary
Started by daylight next morning
bright and early
Took a [C#m]drop of the pure,
to keep my heart from sinking
That's the Paddy's [Em]cure,
whene'er he's up for drinking
To see the lassies smile,
laughing all the while
At my curious style,
'twould set your [C#dim]heart- a- bu[C#m]bblin'
They asked if I was hired, wages I re[Em]quired
I was almost tired [D]of [C#m]the rocky
road [Em]to Dublin[Am]

[Verse 3]
In Dublin next [Am]arrived,
I thought it such a pity
To be so soon deprived
a [G]view of that fine city
So [Am]then I took a stroll all
among the quality
My bundle it was stole all [G]in that
neat [Am]locality[Em]
[Am]Something crossed my [Em]mind, then
I looked [Am]be hind
[Em]No bundle could I find [G]upon my
stick a- wobblin'
En[Am]quirin' for the rogue, they
said my Connaught brogue
Wasn't much in [G]vogue upon the rocky
road [Em]to Dublin
[Am][G][Am]

[Verse 4]
From there I got away,
my spirits never failin'
Landed on the quay [G]just as
the ship was sailin'
The [Am]captain at me roared,
said that no room had he
When I jumped aboard,
a [G]cabin found for Paddy
[Am]Down among the [Em]pigs,
I [Am]danced some funny [Em]jigs
[Am]Played some hearty rig[Em]s,
the [G]water round me bubblin'
[Am]When off Holy[Em]head wished
my[Am]self was dead
Or better far instead, [G]upon the rocky road [Em]to Dublin[Am]

[Interlude 1]
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[Verse 5]
The boys of Liverpool, [Am]when
we safely landed
Called meself a fool,
I [G]could no longer stand it
[Am]Blood began to boil, temper I was losin'
Poor old Erin's Isle [G]they began abusin'
[Am]Hur rah me soul [Em]says I,
[Am]me shillelagh I let [Em]fly
Some [Am]Galway [Em]boys were by,
and [G]saw I was a hobblin'
Then [Am]with a loud hurray,
joining the affray
[Em]Quickly [Am]cleared the [Em]way [G]for the rocky [Em]road[Am][G][Am]
[Em][Am][G]
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[Em][G][Am]
[G][Am][G]
[Am]to Dublin