Chords with lyrics
a great song about being Irish. They are 100% accurate by ear.
Remember, it is played in 6/8 (slow 3/4). Listen to the song
to get the chord timings.
Verse:
G+G
Old songs and old stories
D MajorD
they keep us alive
C majorC
Without our past,
D MajorD
we would never survive
G+G
I am my island,
D MajorD
my island is me
C majorC
So you know what you can do
D MajorD
If you don’t like what you see
Chorus:
G+G
Kiss me I’m Irish
E minorEm
I am the Wild Rover
C majorC
My eyes they are smiling
D MajorD
And I’m seldom sober
G+G
I like my whiskey
E minorEm
And I love to dance
C majorC
So if you’re feeling as lucky as me
D MajorD
Take a chance…
G+G
And kiss me I’m Irish, My heart beats a jig
Verse
D MajorD
and me blood it flows green
C majorC
I’ve been a rogue and a rambler
D MajorD
from ocean to sea
G+G
And I like a ‘bevy’, now and then,
D MajorD
that I’ll never deny
C majorC
But I only drink on the days of the week
D MajorD
that end with a ‘Y’
G+G
I’m no saint, I’m no sinner,
D MajorD
of that there’s no doubt.
C majorC
I’ll tell ya the truth I am the one
D MajorD
That your grandmother warned you about!
Chorus:
G+G
Kiss me I’m Irish
E minorEm
I am the Wild Rover
C majorC
My eyes they are smiling
D MajorD
And I’m seldom sober
G+G
I like my whiskey
E minorEm
And I love to dance
C majorC
So if you’re feeling as lucky as me
D MajorD
Take a chance…
G+G
And kiss me I’m Irish
Bridge:
D MajorD
Dublin, Milwaukee, Cleveland and Cork
C majorC
Kerry, Chicago, Armagh and New York
C majorC
Belfast and Boston, Donegal and DC
D MajorD
Raise your glasses and sing, sing, sing with me!
Chorus x2:
G+G
Kiss me I’m Irish
E minorEm
I am the Wild Rover
C majorC
My eyes they are smiling
D MajorD
And I’m seldom sober
G+G
I like my whiskey
E minorEm
And I love to dance
C majorC
So if you’re feeling as lucky as me
D MajorD
Take a chance…
G+G
And kiss me I’m Irish
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Decends into gaelic soloing madness, you could fade or find an ending yourself.