Rolling Home To Ireland chords by The Irish Rovers

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Original without capo;

Intro:
G+G C majorC D MajorD  G+G D MajorD
G+G C majorC D MajorD   G+G

Verse 1:
G+G                C majorC         G+G
I come from Paddy’s land; I’m a rake and ramblin’ man
   C majorC         G+G        A augmentedA  D MajorD
Since I was young, I’ve had the urge to roam
  G+G                C majorC       G+G
So don’t you weep for me. When I’m sailing on the sea
    C majorC         D MajorD       G+G
For you won’t see me till I come rolling home

Chorus:
    C majorC            G+G
Rolling home to Ireland, rolling home across the sea
E minorEm     A augmentedA      D MajorD
Back to me own con-ter-ree (country)
  G+G               C majorC        A augmentedA
Two thousand miles behind us and a thousand more to go
  D MajorD               G+G
So fill the sails and blow winds blow!


Verse 2:
G+G                 C majorC       G+G
We sailed away from Cork; We were headed for New York
  C majorC         G+G         A augmentedA  D MajorD
I’d always dreamed the sailor’s life for me
    G+G                C majorC        G+G
But the days were hard and long; With no women, wine, or song
    C majorC        D MajorD            G+G
And it wasn’t quite the fun I’d thought ‘twould be


Chorus:
    C majorC            G+G
Rolling home to Ireland, rolling home across the sea
E minorEm     A augmentedA      D MajorD
Back to me own con-ter-ree (country)
  G+G               C majorC        A augmentedA
Two thousand miles behind us and a thousand more to go
  D MajorD               G+G
So fill the sails and blow winds blow!

Verse 3:
G+G                  C majorC       G+G
We weren’t too long a-sail; When the wind became a gale
  C majorC          G+G        A augmentedA  D MajorD
Our boat was tossed and turned upon the foam
   G+G               C majorC           G+G
With waves like moutains high; Well I thought that I would die
 C majorC         D MajorD       G+G
I wished to God that I was rolling home


Chorus:
    C majorC            G+G
Rolling home to Ireland, rolling home across the sea
E minorEm     A augmentedA      D MajorD
Back to me own con-ter-ree (country)
  G+G               C majorC        A augmentedA
Two thousand miles behind us and a thousand more to go
  D MajorD               G+G
So fill the sails and blow winds blow!


Verse 4:
A augmentedA                 D MajorD      A augmentedA
And when I reach the shore; I will go to sea no more
    D MajorD         A augmentedA         BB  E MajorE
There’s more to life than sailing ‘round the Horn
   A augmentedA                D MajorD     A augmentedA
Good luck to sailor men; When they’re headed out again
 D MajorD         E MajorE        A augmentedA
I wish them all safe harbor from the storm


Chorus:
    D MajorD            A augmentedA
Rolling home to Ireland, rolling home across the sea
F# minorF#m    BB      E MajorE
Back to me own con-ter-ree (country)
  A augmentedA               D MajorD        BB
Two thousand miles behind us and a thousand more to go
  E MajorE               A augmentedA
So fill the sails and blow winds blow!