The Rocky Road to Dublin Chords by The Kings of Connacht

[Start]

[Verse]
                                        D        
In the merry month of June from me home I started
     D                                      
Left the girls of Tuam nearly broken hearted
                    D                       
Saluted Father dear kissed me darling mother
        D                                         
Drank a pint of beer me grief and tears to smother
D                                               
Then off to reap the corn leave where I was born
D                                                  
Cut a stout blackthorn to banish ghosts and goblins
                    D                             
A brand new pair of brogues rattlin' o'er the bogs
D                                                   
Frightenin' all the dogs on the rocky road to Dublin
              D        
One two three four five
                           D                  
Hunt the Hare and turn her down the rocky road
                                        Dm7 D  
And all the way to Dublin Whack fol lol le  rah
                          D                    
In Mullingar that night I rested limbs so weary
           D                                  
Started by daylight me spirits bright and airy
     D                 
Took a drop of the pure
     D                    
Keep me heart from sinking
           D                                     
That's the Paddy's cure whenever he's on drinking
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To see the lassies smile laughing all the while
      D                                              
At me curious style 'twould set your heart a bubblin'
                         D               
An' asked if I was hired wages I required
            D                                       
'till I was nearly tired of the rocky road to Dublin
    D                  
One two three four five
                                D             
Hunt the Hare and turn her down the rocky road
                Dsus4                      D  
And all the way to Dublin Whack fol lol le rah


[Chorus]
   D                                           
In Dublin next arrived I thought it such a pity
                    C              D        
To be soon deprived a view of that fine city
     D                                         
Well then I took a stroll all among the quality
                    D                     
Bundle it was stole all in a neat locality
                                        Dsus4 
Something crossed me mind when I looked behind
                       Dsus4                   
No bundle could I find upon me stick a wobblin'
                  Dm7           D               
Enquiring for the rogue said me Connaught brogue
               Dsus4                            
Wasn't much in vogue on the rocky road to Dublin
              D        
One two three four five
                       Dsus4                  
Hunt the Hare and turn her down the rocky road
                   D                          
And all the way to Dublin Whack fol lol le rah


[Verse]
                 D                            
From there I got away me spirits never falling
                           C        D          
Landed on the quay just as the ship was sailing
                  D                              
The Captain at me roared said that no room had he
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When I jumped aboard a cabin found for Paddy
               D                          
Down among the pigs played some funny rigs
D                                                  
Danced some hearty jigs the water round me bubbling
         D                              
When off Holyhead wished meself was dead
   D                 
Or better far instead
       G                   
On the rocky road to Dublin
        D              
One two three four five
                  D                           
Hunt the Hare and turn her down the rocky road
Dsus4                               D         
And all the way to Dublin Whack fol lol le rah


[Solo]
Dm7 Dsus4 Dm7 Dsus4
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[Chorus]
         D                                    
Hunt the Hare and turn her down the rocky road
            D                                 
And all the way to Dublin Whack fol lol le rah
    D                                      
The boys of Liverpool when we safely landed
                G                              
Called meself a fool I could no longer stand it
D                                      
Blood began to boil temper I was losing
         C                             
Poor old Erin's isle they began abusing
D                                            
Hurrah me soul says I me shillelagh I let fly
                      C                             
Some Galway boys were nigh and saw I was a hobble in
D                                      
With a loud Hurray joined in the affray
                       C                               
We quickly cleared the way for the rocky road to Dublin
        Dsus4          
One two three four five
D                                             
Hunt the Hare and turn her down the rocky road
                   D                          
And all the way to Dublin Whack fol lol le rah
D                                             
Hunt the Hare and turn her down the rocky road
                   Dm7                        
And all the way to Dublin Whack fol lol le rah


[End]