The Irish Rovers – Buy Us A Drink (Guitar)

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[Intro] Slow D D G D D D Em A D D G D D D A D [Verse 1]
D                           A             Bm
Here's to the soldiers that march tae the wars

     D                   Em           A
With lovely tin hats and long woollen drawers

    D                                 G
The Colonel says right lads, over the top
Speed up
     D                               A            D
Then stands back tae watch while the poor buggers drop
[Chorus]
A                        D          G
Buy us a drink and we'll sing you a song

       D                                         A
Of the chances you missed and the love that went wrong

       A                    D          G
If you can't buy a whiskey, stand us a pint

      D                                A             D
We'll knock it straight down and we'll sing half the night
[Bridge] G D G D G D A D (2x) [Verse 2]
        D                             A            Bm
There's girls in the parlour, there's girls in the bars

     D                         Em            A
They paint on the smile so you don't see the scars

     D                                 G
They get lots of offers and not much respect

    D                       A          D
For raisin' three kids on a government cheque
[Chorus]
A                        D          G
Buy us a drink and we'll sing you a song

       D                                         A
Of the chances you missed and the love that went wrong

       A                    D          G
If you can't buy a whiskey, stand us a pint

      D                                A             D
We'll knock it straight down and we'll sing half the night
[Bridge 2]
         Bm          A
Drink it down, boys, down

   Bm                           A
As long as there's light in the day

           D
For you'll get no more sup

          G         D
When your number is up

         D      A          D
And they lay to rot in the clay
[Repeat Intro - quick] D D G D D D Em A D D G D D D A D [Verse 3]
D                        A          Bm
In comes the landlord so fat and content

      D                     Em          A
Comes round in his Volvo to pick up the rent

     D                                   G
Then off with his wad tae recline by the pool

   D                     A         D
He leave tea rot in this dirty old hold
[Chorus]
A                        D          G
Buy us a drink and we'll sing you a song

       D                                         A
Of the chances you missed and the love that went wrong

       A                    D          G
If you can't buy a whiskey, stand us a pint

      D                                A             D
We'll knock it straight down and we'll sing half the night
[Bridge] G D G D G D A D (2x) [Verse 4]
         D                        A            Bm
It's the taste of the whiskey tae tell you the truth

    D                     Em        A
Has shortened me days and wasted me youth

   D                                 G
Be kind tae the health, sir do it no harm

      D                       A         D
Put a pint'o the black on the end of me arm
[Chorus]
A                        D          G
Buy us a drink and we'll sing you a song

       D                                         A
Of the chances you missed and the love that went wrong

       A                    D          G
If you can't buy a whiskey, stand us a pint

      D                                A             D
We'll knock it straight down and we'll sing half the night

A                        D          G
Buy us a drink and we'll sing you a song

       D                                         A
Of the chances you missed and the love that went wrong

       A                    D          G
If you can't buy a whiskey, stand us a pint

      D                                A             D
We'll knock it straight down and we'll sing half the night
[Outro] G D G D G D A D