Irish Rovers

Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye(Chords)

Irish Rovers

Key: Em

roll up this ad to continue

	        
     Em                             Bm 
When goin' the road to sweet athy, hurroo, hurroo 
      Em                             Bm 
When goin' the road to sweet athy, hurroo, hurroo 
      Em                 D 
When goin' the road to sweet athy 
   G                     Bm 
A stick in me hand and a drop in me eye 
     Bm     A     G      F#m 
A doleful damsel I heard cry 
Em 
Johnny I hardly knew ye 

            Em                                Bm 
With your drums and guns and guns and drums, hurroo, hurroo 
            Em                                Bm 
With your drums and guns and guns and drums, hurroo, hurroo 
            Em               D 
With your drums and guns and guns and drums 
     G            Bm 
The enemy nearly slew ye 
   Bm       A       G       F#m 
Oh darling dear, ye look so queer 
Em 
Johnny I hardly knew ye 

Em                                         Bm 
Where are the eyes that looked so mild, hurroo, hurroo 
Em                                         Bm 
Where are the eyes that looked so mild, hurroo, hurroo 
Em                       D 
Where are the eyes that looked so mild 
      G                 Bm 
When my poor heart you first beguiled 
    Bm     A        G          F#m 
Why did ye run from me and the child 
   Em 
Oh Johnny, I hardly knew ye 

            Em                                Bm 
With your drums and guns and guns and drums, hurroo, hurroo 
            Em                                Bm 
With your drums and guns and guns and drums, hurroo, hurroo 
            Em               D 
With your drums and guns and guns and drums 
     G            Bm 
The enemy nearly slew ye 
   Bm       A       G       F#m 
Oh darling dear, ye look so queer 
Em 
Johnny I hardly knew ye 

      Em                                 Bm 
Where are the legs we looked you run, hurroo, hurroo 
      Em                                 Bm 
Where are the legs we looked you run, hurroo, hurroo 
      Em                D 
Where are the legs that looked you run 
    G                 Bm 
But first you went to carry a gun 
   Bm       A       G        F#m 
Indeed your dancing days are done 
   Em 
Oh Johnny, I hardly knew ye 

            Em                                Bm 
With your drums and guns and guns and drums, hurroo, hurroo 
            Em                                Bm 
With your drums and guns and guns and drums, hurroo, hurroo 
            Em               D 
With your drums and guns and guns and drums 
     G            Bm 
The enemy nearly slew ye 
   Bm       A       G       F#m 
Oh darling dear, ye look so queer 
Em 
Johnny I hardly knew ye 

   Em                                    Bm 
Ye haven't an arm, ye haven't a leg, hurroo, hurroo 
   Em                                    Bm 
Ye haven't an arm, ye haven't a leg, hurroo, hurroo 
   Em                 D 
Ye haven't an arm, ye haven't a leg 
         G                  Bm 
Ye're an armless, boneless, chickenless egg 
       Bm         A           G           F#m 
You'll have to be left with a bowl out to beg 
   Em 
Oh Johnny I hardly knew ye 

            Em                                Bm 
With your drums and guns and guns and drums, hurroo, hurroo 
            Em                                Bm 
With your drums and guns and guns and drums, hurroo, hurroo 
            Em               D 
With your drums and guns and guns and drums 
     G            Bm 
The enemy nearly slew ye 
   Bm       A       G       F#m 
Oh darling dear, ye look so queer 
Em 
Johnny I hardly knew ye 

    Em                            Bm 
I'm happy for to see ye home, hurroo, hurroo 
    Em                            Bm 
I'm happy for to see ye home, hurroo, hurroo 
    Em           D 
I'm happy for to see ye home 
    G                      Bm 
All from the island of sulloon 
   Bm     A         G       F#m 
So low in flesh, so high in bone 
   Em 
Oh Johnny I hardly knew ye 

            Em                                Bm 
With your drums and guns and guns and drums, hurroo, hurroo 
            Em                                Bm 
With your drums and guns and guns and drums, hurroo, hurroo 
            Em               D 
With your drums and guns and guns and drums 
     G            Bm 
The enemy nearly slew ye 
   Bm       A       G       F#m 
Oh darling dear, ye look so queer 
Em 
Johnny I hardly knew ye
	        

See Also: