The Contender(Aka Jack Doyle) Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]Whe[Gsus4]n i[G][Gsus4][G][Gsus4][G][C]
was young and I [G]was in [C]my [F]day[C]
I could [Dm]steal what womans
heart there was [G]away
Sing and [C]dance into the dawning
[Dm]Blaze a trail until the morning
Long be[F]fore I was [C]the man
[G]you see tod[C]ay

[Verse 2]
[C]And [G]I was b[C]orn beneath
the star that [G]prom[Am]ised [F]all
I [Dm]could have lived my life between
cork cobh and [G]youghal
But [C]the wheel of fortune took me
From [Dm]the highest point she shook me
By the [F]bottle live by the [G]bottle i shall fall
[C]

[Verse 3]
But there [Dm]in t[G]he mirror on t[C]he wall
I see [Dm]the dream is [G]fading[C]
From the con[Dm]tender [G]to the [C]fall
The [Bb]ring, the rose, [F]the matador,
[Gsus4]raving[G]

[Interlude 1]
[Gsus4][G][Gsus4][G]

[Verse 4]
And when I [C]die I'll die a drunk
[G]down on [C]the [F]street
[C]You can [Dm]count me out to
ten in clear de[G]feat
Rap [C]the stary plough around me
[Dm]Let the pipers air resound me
There [F]I'll rest until [G]the lord of love I meet
[C]

[Verse 5]
But there in [Dm]the mirror [G]on [C]the wall
I see the [Dm]dream is [G]fading[C]
From [Dm]the contender [G]to [C]the brawl
The [Bb]ring, the rose, [F]the matador,
[G]rav[Gsus4]ing[G]

[Outro 1]
[G][C][F][C][Dm]
[G][C][Dm][F][G]