Intro: D-D-G-Em D-D-G-Em D-D-G-Em G-Em-G-A--D-A
Chorus
He was a (D)Rambling (G)Irish (D)Rover, the (G)Bard of Keady (A)Town
A (D)Rambling (G)Irish (D)Rover,
he (G)sang the whole night [world] (A)round
And (Bm)when they’d hear the (G)banjo (D)play it would (G)make them (D)sing
a(A)long
(A7)Make them sing like (D)Makem sang and the (G)song (A)sings (D)on
Bridge: D-D-G-Em D-D-G-Em D-D-G-Em G-Em-G-A--D-A
I (Bm)always will remember when (D)first I (A)heard him (D)sing
With the (G)Clancy boys a(Em)round him they could
(G)make the (Em)rafters (A)ring
They (Bm)took the songs of yesterday and (D)tuned them (A)for the (D)day
(G)Gave us
pride to (Em)raise your voice and (G)sing the (Em)night a(A)way –D-A
Chorus + Bridge
I (Bm)sing of Tommy Makem from a (D)noble (A)music (D)clan
His (G)mother’s name was (Em)Sarah and
she (G)sang a (Em)thousand (A)songs
He (Bm)took them on his journey and he (D)wrote [made] a (A)thousand (D)more
So
(G)people coming (Em)after, they would [might] (G)know the (Em)way we (A)were –D-A
Chorus + Bridge
He (Bm)sang of joy and sorrow, of (D)justice (A)and of (D)peace
And (G)even in the (Em)final days his (G)music
(Em)never (A)ceased
The (Bm)concert may be over but no (D)one (A)leaves the (D)hall
[The (Bm)concert may be over but
I (D)still can (A)hear the (D)song]
[For] The (G)people keep on (Em)singing and the (G)song (Em)sings (A)on –D-A
Chorus
D-D-G-Em
The (G)song (A)sings (D)on
D-D-G-Em D-D-G-Em D-D-G-Em
G-Em-G-A (Repeat several times fading)
