Stiff Little Fingers – The Wild Rover (Guitar)

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Chords

Taken form the Live album "See you up there" Time Signature 6\8
     A                            D
I've been a wild rover for many a year,

         A            D        E          A 
And I've spent all me money on whisky and beer,

                                       D
And now I'm retierd with gold in great store,

      A          D             E        A
And I never will play the wild rover no more,

        E                  
And its no nay nerver,

A               D
No nay never no more,

       A             D
Will I play the wild rover,

   E        A
no never no more,
(Tempo Change)
     A                           D
Went into an ale house I used to frequent,

      A       D           E         A
And I Told my landlady me money was spent,

                                       D
She asked me for credit I answerded her "NAY!",

      A         D             E          A
"Such custom as yours I could have any a day!",

        E                  
And its no nay nerver,

A               D
No nay never no more,

       A             D
Will I play the wild rover,

   E        A
no never no more,

        A                                    D   
I'll go home to my parents confess what I've done,

         A           D            E        A
And I'll ask them to pardon their prodigal son,

                                        D 
And when they've caressed me as oftimes before,

      A          D             E        A 
And I never will play the wild rover no more,

        E                  
And its no nay nerver,

A               D
No nay never no more,

       A             D
Will I play the wild rover,

   E        A
no never no more,

        E                  
And its no nay nerver,

A               D
No nay never no more,

       A             D
Will I play the wild rover,

   E        A
no never no more,
The origanal song was played in the key of G but SLF played it in A.