Key: G
Introduction:
G
Old songs and old stories
D
they keep us alive
C
Without our past,
D
we would never survive
G
I am my island,
D
my island is me
C
So you know what you can do
D
If you don’t like what you see
(refrão)
G
Kiss me I’m Irish
Em
I am the Wild Rover
C
My eyes they are smiling
D
And I’m seldom sober
G
I like my whiskey
Em
And I love to dance
C
So if you’re feeling as lucky as me
D
Take a chance…
G D G
And kiss me I’m Irish, My heart beats a jig
(verso)
D
and me blood it flows green
C
I’ve been a rogue and a rambler
D
from ocean to sea
G
And I like a 'bevy’, now and then,
D
that I’ll never deny
C
But I only drink on the days of the week
D
that end with a 'Y’
G
I’m no saint, I’m no sinner,
D
of that there’s no doubt.
C
I’ll tell ya the truth I am the one
D
That your grandmother warned you about!
(refrão)
G
Kiss me I’m Irish
Em
I am the Wild Rover
C
My eyes they are smiling
D
And I’m seldom sober
G
I like my whiskey
Em
And I love to dance
C
So if you’re feeling as lucky as me
D
Take a chance…
G
And kiss me I’m Irish
(ponte)
D
Dublin, Milwaukee, Cleveland and Cork
D C
Kerry, Chicago, Armagh and New York
D C
Belfast and Boston, Donegal and DC
C D
Raise your glasses and sing, sing, sing with me!
(refrão 2x)
G
Kiss me I’m Irish
Em
I am the Wild Rover
C
My eyes they are smiling
D
And I’m seldom sober
G
I like my whiskey
Em
And I love to dance
C
So if you’re feeling as lucky as me
D
Take a chance…
G
And kiss me I’m Irish