The Irish Rover Farewell To Nova Scotia
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Afinação: C F Bb Eb G CTecla: CCapotraste: Sem capotraste
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THE IRISH ROVER
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[Verse 1]
G C
In the year of our Lord, eighteen hundred and six
G Em D
We set sail from our sweet cove of Cork
G C G C
We were sailing away with a cargo of bricks
G D G
For the grand city hall in New York
D
She was an elegant craft, rigged fore'd-and-aft
G D
And oh, how the wild winds drove her.
G C G C
She could stand several blasts, she'd twenty-seven masts
G C D G
And we called her the Irish Rover.
[Chorus]
G C G
Fare thee well, my pretty little girl,
D
I must sail away;
G C G
Fare thee well, my pretty little girl,
D G
I must sail away.
[Verse 2]
G C
We had one million bags of the best Sligo rags,
G Em D
We had two million barrels of stone;
G C G C
We had three million sides of blind horses' hides,
G D G
We had four million barrels of bone.
D
And five million hogs, six million dogs,
G D
Seven million barrels of porter;
G C G C
We had eight million bales of old nanny goat tails,
G C D G
In the hold of the Irish Rover.
[Chorus]
G C G
Fare thee well, my pretty little girl,
D
I must sail away;
G C G
Fare thee well, my pretty little girl,
D G
I must sail away.
[Verse 3]
G C
We had Barney McGee from the banks of the Lee,
G Em D
There was Hogan from County Tyrone;
G C G C
There was Johnny McGurk who was scared stiff of work,
G D G
And a fella from Westmeath called Malone.
G D
There was Slugger O'Toole who was drunk as a rule,
G D
Fightin' Bill Treacy from Dover;
G C G C
And Nolan from McClare he's as strong as a bear,
G C D G
He's the skipper of the Irish Rover.
[Chorus]
G C G
Fare thee well, my pretty little girl,
D
I must sail away;
G C G
Fare thee well, my pretty little girl,
D G
I must sail away.
[Verse 4]
G C
We had sailed seven years when the measles broke out,
G Em D
And our ship lost her way in a fog;
G C G C
Then the whole of our crew it was reduced down to two,
G D G
Just me'self and the captain's old dog.
D
Then the ship struck a rock! Lord, what a shock!
G D
It turned the boat right over;
G C G Cm
And she spun nine times around, the poor old dog was drowned -
G D G
Now I'm the last of the Irish Rover.
[Chorus]
G C G
Fare thee well, my pretty little girl,
D
I must sail away;
G C G
Fare thee well, my pretty little girl,
D G
I must sail away.
[Instrumental]
G C G Em D
G C G C G D G
G D G D G C G
C G D G
[Chorus]
G C G
Fare thee well, my pretty little girl,
D
I must sail away;
G C G
Fare thee well, my pretty little girl,
D G
I must sail away.
G C G
Fare thee well, my pretty little girl,
D
I must sail away;
G C G
Fare thee well, my pretty little girl,
D G*
I must sail away.
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FAREWELL TO NOVA SCOTIA
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[Verse 1]
N.C
The sun was setting in the West
N.C
The birds were singing on every tree
G D
All nature seemed inclined for the rest
Em
Still, there was no rest for me.
[Chorus]
G
Farewell to Nova Scotia, the sea-bound coast,
Em
Let your mountains dark and dreary be
G D
For when I’m far away, on the briny ocean tossed,
Em
Will you ever heave a sigh or a wish for me?
[Verse 2]
G
I grieve to leave my native land
Em
I grieve to leave my comrades all
G D
And my parents whom I love so dear
Em
And the bonny, bonny lass that I do adore.
[Chorus]
G
Farewell to Nova Scotia, the sea-bound coast,
Em
Let your mountains dark and dreary be
G D
For when I’m far away, on the briny ocean tossed,
Em
Will you ever heave a sigh or a wish for me?
[Verse 3]
G
Drums do beat, wars do alarm
Em
The captain, he calls; I must obey
G D
So farewell, farewell, to my Nova Scotia charms
Em
It’s early in the morning I'm far, far away
[Chorus]
G
Farewell to Nova Scotia, the sea-bound coast,
Em
Let your mountains dark and dreary be
G D
For when I’m far away, on the briny ocean tossed,
Em
Will you ever heave a sigh or a wish for me?
[Verse 4]
G
I have three brothers and they are at rest.
Em
Their arms are folded on their breast,
G D
But a poor, simple sailor just like me
Em
Must be tossed and driven on the dark, blue sea.
[Chorus]
G
Farewell to Nova Scotia, the sea-bound coast,
Em
Let your mountains dark and dreary be
G D
For when I’m far away, on the briny ocean tossed,
Em
Will you ever heave a sigh or a wish for me?
G D
For when I’m far away, on the briny ocean tossed,
Em
Will you ever heave a sigh or a wish for me?
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