Bad Luck To The Rolling Water chords by Lankum

Chords with lyrics

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

Key: G+G

Difficulty: Novice

Chorus:
  G+G               C majorC         G+G
Bad luck to the rolling water, bad luck to the salty brine,
 C majorC      G+G         D MajorD
I only had the one true love, she swore she would be mine.
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Now she’s gone and left me and wandered far away,
C majorC       G+G        D MajorD  G+G
Left me crying here beside the water.

Verse 1:
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Well Nancy Doyle it was her name, she was a fine young lady,
 C majorC        G+G          D MajorD
Until she sailed away from me and she almost drove me crazy.
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Well Nancy came from Dublin town, right beside the Poddle,
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‘Til o’er the sea away from me she chanced all for to toddle.

Chorus:
  G+G               C majorC         G+G
Bad luck to the rolling water, bad luck to the salty brine,
 C majorC      G+G         D MajorD
I only had the one true love, she swore she would be mine.
G+G               C majorC       G+G
Now she’s gone and left me and wandered far away,
C majorC       G+G        D MajorD  G+G
Left me crying here beside the water.

Verse 2:
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Her eyes were wild and shone bright blue, her laugh was full and hearty,
  C majorC         G+G         D MajorD
Her humour droll, the life and soul and centre of every party.
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She could drink a pint of whiskey all straight from the can,
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When the night was done and dusted it was then she’d hold my hand.

Chorus:
  G+G               C majorC         G+G
Bad luck to the rolling water, bad luck to the salty brine,
 C majorC      G+G         D MajorD
I only had the one true love, she swore she would be mine.
G+G               C majorC       G+G
Now she’s gone and left me and wandered far away,
C majorC       G+G        D MajorD  G+G
Left me crying here beside the water.

Verse 3:
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She might not have been Aurora, a Flora or Diana,
  C majorC           G+G       D MajorD
But she sang songs in the back tap room along to the ould piana.
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She was not Euternatia, nor was she Venus bright,
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But she could drink much more than you and beat you in a fight.

Chorus:
  G+G               C majorC         G+G
Bad luck to the rolling water, bad luck to the salty brine,
 C majorC      G+G         D MajorD
I only had the one true love, she swore she would be mine.
G+G               C majorC       G+G
Now she’s gone and left me and wandered far away,
C majorC       G+G        D MajorD  G+G
Left me crying here beside the water.

Verse 4:
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Well there she was at work one day pretending to be sober,
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When up there steps a dandy gent all for to look her over.
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He says ‘I have an offer - I think you’ll find it grand!
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We’ll sail away upon the sea smuggling contraband.’

Chorus:
  G+G               C majorC         G+G
Bad luck to the rolling water, bad luck to the salty brine,
 C majorC      G+G         D MajorD
I only had the one true love, she swore she would be mine.
G+G               C majorC       G+G
Now she’s gone and left me and wandered far away,
C majorC       G+G        D MajorD  G+G
Left me crying here beside the water.

Verse 5:
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What could I say, what could I do? It was more than I could offer,
 C majorC       G+G          D MajorD
I had to let her spread her wings, I couldn’t try to stop her,
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Now she collects fine diamonds vases and antique rugs,
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With all the bags of money that she makes from dealing drugs.

Chorus:
  G+G               C majorC         G+G
Bad luck to the rolling water, bad luck to the salty brine,
 C majorC      G+G         D MajorD
I only had the one true love, she swore she would be mine.
G+G               C majorC       G+G
Now she’s gone and left me and wandered far away,
C majorC       G+G        D MajorD  G+G
Left me crying here beside the water.

Verse 6:
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Oh Nancy, dearest Nancy, one thousand times adieu,
   C majorC          G+G        D MajorD
I’ll ne’er forget ‘til my dying breath the times I spent with you.
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Though now I’m old and feeble and shaking on each knee,
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If ever you come this way again we’ll go upon a spree.

Chorus:
  G+G               C majorC         G+G
Bad luck to the rolling water, bad luck to the salty brine,
 C majorC      G+G         D MajorD
I only had the one true love, she swore she would be mine.
G+G               C majorC       G+G
Now she’s gone and left me and wandered far away,
C majorC       G+G        D MajorD  G+G
Left me crying here beside the water.