The Contender chords by Jimmy Maccarthy

• Capo on 4th
• Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Verse:
 G                                 C
When I was  young, and I was in my day
  Am7                                              D
I could have stole what woman's heart there was away
  G
I'd sing and dance into the morning
  C
I'd blaze a way until the dawnin'
  C                    D             G
Long before I was the man you see today

Verse:
G                                              C
And I was born beneath the star that promised all
Am7                                                    D
I could have lived my life between Cork Cobh and Youghal
G

But the wheel of fortune took me
C
And from the highest point it shook me
C                          D               G
By the bottle live by the bottle I shall fall

Chorus:
                   C    D       G
But there in the mirror on the wall
              C     D
I see the dream is fading
          C        D       G
From the contender to the brawl
      C                              D
The ring, the rose, the matador is  raving

Verse:
G                                             C
And when I die I'll die a drunk down in the street
Am7                                    D
You can count me out to ten in clear defeat
G
Rap the starry plough around me
C
Let the pipers air resound me
C                         D                 G
There I'll rest until the lord of love I meet

Chorus:
                   C    D       G
But there in the mirror on the wall
              C     D
I see the dream is fading
          C       D       G
From the contender to the brawl
      C                               D
The ring, the rose, the matador is  raving

Outro:
  G
Rap the starry plough around me
  C
Let the pipers air resound me
            C               D              G
There I'll rest until the lord of love I meet