Wild Irish Rose Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G]

[Verse 1]
They [G]sent him to Asia
[C]to fight in [G]a war
[C]He came back home [G]crazy and [D]asking,
"What for?"
They [G]had him committed oh,
[C]medals and [G]all
To a [C]mental hos[G]pital [D]with rubber [G]walls

[Verse 2]
They [G]cut off the funding oh,
[C]they cut off the [G]lights
He [C]hit the street [G]runnin' that
[D]cold winter night
Now the [G]streets are the only place
[C]he can call [G]home
[C]He seems, oh so [G]lonely,
but [D]he's never alone
[G]

[Verse 3]
[D]
He [G]lies there [B]holding his [C]Wild Irish [G]Rose
This [C]crazy old [G]fool in
[D]the smelly old [Em]clothes
[D]He [G]could have had som[B]ething much bet[Em]ter,
[D]God [C]knows
Than a [G]half-empty bottle
[Em]bottle of [D]Wild Irish [G]Rose

[Verse 4]
[G]
A baby named Scarlet
with [C]laughing blue [G]eyes
[C]Has been in his wallet,
[G]ah way bac[D]k since '65
So [G]much was forgotten,
oh so [C]far back [G]in time
Way [C]down in the bot[G]tom
of a [D]river of [G]wine

[Verse 5]
[G]You know, they found him at Clark street,
[C]Wes[G]t 25th
[C]They can't even find [G]a heartbeat Lord,
[D]his fingers [G]are stiff
Just like they're all frozen,
he's [C]holding [G]her tight
But the [C]habit, oh, it's [G]broken,
this [D]is [G]Roses' last [D]night

[Verse 6]
He [G]lies there [B]holding his [C]Wild Irish [G]Rose
But his [C]soul's in a [G]place
where a [D]real hero goes
Now he's [G]got something [B]better much [Em]better,
[D]God [C]knows
Than a [D]half-empty [G]bottle [Em]bottle [D]of Wild [Em]Ir i[D]sh
[G]Ros[C]e

[Outro 1]
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