The Irish Rovers – The Wild Rover No Nay Never (Guitar)

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I've used % to indicate a repeat measure of the previous chord (so e.g. G % means a measure of G followed by a second measure of G). 3/4 time [Intro] G G G G [Verse]
     G       %          G*         C   %  
I've been a wild rover for many a year

           G            C        D7          G  %  
And I've spent all me money on whiskey and beer

     G       %              G*              C   %  
But now I'm returning with gold in great store

       G            C             D7        G
And I swear I will play the wild rover no more
[Chorus]
        D7      %    %    D7*  G         G*        C       %
   And it's no nay never,         no nay never no more

          G    %            C   %      D7     %    G     %  
   Will I play   the wild rover,     no never,   no more
[Verse]
     G       %              G*        C      %   
I went in to an alehouse I used to frequent

       G            C        D7          G  %  
And I told the landlady me money was spent

     G       %                     G*         C      %  
I asked her for credit, but she answered me "Nay!"

           G         C         D7      G
"Such a custom as yours I can get any day!"
[Chorus]
        D7      %    %    D7*  G         G*        C       %
   And it's no nay never,         no nay never no more

          G    %            C   %      D7     %    G     %  
   Will I play   the wild rover,     no never,   no more
[Verse]
     G                %        G*         C   %  
Then I took from me pocket a handful of gold

     G            C          D7          G    %  
And on the round table it glittered and rolled

            G            %        G*            C   %  
Well the landlady smiled as she served me the best

         G          C              D7      G
What I told you before sure 'twas only in jest
[Chorus]
        D7      %    %    D7*  G         G*        C       %
   And it's no nay never,         no nay never no more

          G    %            C   %      D7     %    G     %  
   Will I play   the wild rover,     no never,   no more
[Verse]
         G           %          G*            C             %  
I'll go back to my parents, confess what I've done

          G            C            D7      G        %  
And I'll ask them to pardon their prodigal son

     G            %          G*        C   %  
And when they forgive me as oftimes before

        G            C             D7        G
Then I swear I will play the wild rover no more.
[Chorus]
        D7      %    %    D7*  G         G*        C       %
   And it's no nay never,         no nay never no more

          G    %            C   %      D7     %    G     %  
   Will I play   the wild rover,     no never,   no more

        D7      %    %    D7*  G         G*        C       %
   And it's no nay never,         no nay never no more

          G    %            C   %      D7     %    G     %  
   Will I play   the wild rover,     no never,   no more
N.C. G* = walkup from G to C, like this:
   1  2  3    1  2 & 3 &
   G          C
e|----------|----0-0-0-0-|
B|----------|----1-1-1-1-|
G|----------|----0-0-0-0-|
D|----------|------------|
A|----0--2--|-3----------|
E|-3--------|------------|
N.C. D7* = accenteded pattern, like this:
   1  2  3
   D7
e|-2--2--2--|
B|-1--1--1--|
G|-2--2--2--|
D|-0--------|
A|----------|
E|----------|