Roaring Boys Parts 1 And 2 chords by Little Stiff

Chords with lyrics

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

Verse 1:

D MajorD    A augmentedA     E MajorE    A augmentedA
Paddy is waiting in Drogheda town

D MajorD    A augmentedA    E MajorE     A augmentedA
For the train to carry him south

D MajorD    A augmentedA    E MajorE      F# minorF#m
Another drunken night on the town

E MajorE    D MajorD     E MajorE
Messing around

Chorus:

  A augmentedA         E MajorE    A augmentedA
The Roaring Boys, the roaring boys

   D MajorD    A augmentedA      E MajorE    A augmentedA
It's all the same to the roaring boys

   D MajorD     A augmentedA      E MajorE     F# minorF#m
They come into town just to make some noise

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Oh the life of the roaring boys


Verse 2:

D MajorD      A augmentedA      E MajorE     A augmentedA   D MajorD
Drinking and fighting and acting the fool

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Shouting insults and thinking you're cool

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Telling lies and believing they're true

E MajorE       D MajorD    E MajorE
Who's fooling who


Chorus:

  A augmentedA         E MajorE    A augmentedA
The Roaring Boys, the roaring boys

   D MajorD    A augmentedA      E MajorE    A augmentedA
It's all the same to the roaring boys

   D MajorD     A augmentedA      E MajorE     F# minorF#m
They come into town just to make some noise

D MajorD   A augmentedA      E MajorE    A augmentedA
Oh the life of the roaring boys

D MajorD   A augmentedA      E MajorE    A augmentedA
Oh the life of the roaring boys.

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B minorBm D MajorD B minorBm D MajorD

D MajorD D MajorD D D MajorD
B minorBm D MajorD B minorBm A augmentedA


Verse 3:

D MajorD             B minorBm
Won't you tell me all your cares and problems

     D MajorD            B minorBm
Won't you tell me why you look so blue

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I'll take you into town, yeah, show you a thing or two

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I know every bar and nightclub

   D MajorD         B minorBm
Yeh, no two will be the same

G+G      A augmentedA
I know every nightclub doorman

G+G        A augmentedA    G+G
And they'll all know my name


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         B minorBm
They all know my namE


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Verse 4:

D MajorD          B minorBm
Hey Charlie can you lend us a tenner

   D MajorD       B minorBm
Just until Saturday night

G+G       A augmentedA
You know I'll pay you back man

G+G       A augmentedA
You know I'll see you right cos


Chorus:

D MajorD   G+G    A augmentedA
I am a roaring boy

D MajorD   G+G    A augmentedA
A majorA wild colonial boy

D MajorD     G+G     A augmentedA
I'll party all night long

    D MajorD
Roaring boy


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B minorBm D MajorD B minorBm D MajorD

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D MajorD         B minorBm
Hey Stevie, let's hit the town

       D MajorD          B minorBm
I've got some money that I want to spend

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Let's go out on a bender, let's get drunk again. But,

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Don't tell me 'bout your cares and problems

    D MajorD          B minorBm
Cos' I don't really want to know

G+G    A augmentedA
I've got train to catch yeah

G+G     A augmentedA   D MajorD
And I have got to go cos



Chorus:

D MajorD   G+G    A augmentedA
I am a roaring boy

D MajorD   G+G    A augmentedA
A majorA wild colonial boy

D MajorD     G+G     A augmentedA
I'll party all night long

    D MajorD
Roaring boy


D MajorD D MajorD D D MajorD
B minorBm D MajorD B minorBm D MajorD

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B minorBm D MajorD B minorBm A augmentedA