Ramblin Rover chords by Traditional Irish

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Chorus:   Oh, there are sober men and plenty,

           And drunkards barely twenty,
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           There are men of over ninety,
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           Who have never yet kissed a girl.
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           But give me a rambling rover,

           Then cart me down to Dover,
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           We'll rove the country over,
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           And together we'll face the world.

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Verse 1    There are those who feign enjoyment

           From merciless employment
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           Their mission was deployment
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           From the minute they left the school
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           And they save, scrape and plunder

           While the rest go out and squander
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           See the world and rove and wander
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           And they're happier as a fool.


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Chorus:    Oh, there are sober men and plenty,

           And drunkards barely twenty,
                     G           D
           There are men of over ninety,
                    Em                 G
           Who have never yet kissed a girl.
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           But give me a rambling rover,

           Then cart me down to Dover,
                 G                D
           We'll rove the country over,
                  Em          A        D
           And together we'll face the world.


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Verse 2:   Oh, they roamed through all the nations

           Taken delight in all creation
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           And I've tried a wee sensation,
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           When the company did prove kind.
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           Then when parting was no pleasure

           I drank another measure
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           To the good friends that we treasure
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           For they'll always be on my mind.


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Chorus:    Oh, there are sober men and plenty,

           And drunkards barely twenty,
                     G           D
           There are men of over ninety,
                    Em                 G
           Who have never yet kissed a girl.
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           But give me a rambling rover,

           Then cart me down to Dover,
                 G                D
           We'll rove the country over,
                  Em          A        D
           And together we'll face the world.



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Verse 3:   If you're bent with arthritis

           Your bowels have got colitis
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           You've a galloping bollockitis
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           And your thinking it's time you'd died
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           If you've been a man of action

           You're lying there in traction
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           You can gain some satisfaction
                     Em        A       D
           Thinkin' "Golly, at least I tried".



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Chorus:    Oh, there are sober men and plenty,

           And drunkards barely twenty,
                     G           D
           There are men of over ninety,
                    Em                 G
           Who have never yet kissed a girl.
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           But give me a rambling rover,

           Then cart me down to Dover,
                 G                D
           We'll rove the country over,
                  Em          A        D