Written by Van Morrison
Performed by Bob Dylan and Van Morrison on June 27, 1989 on the
Philopappos (The Hill Of The Muses), Athens, broadcast in the
programme Arena: One Irish Rover – Van Morrison in
Performance
Tabbed by Eyolf Østrem
The snippets of tab below indicate the standard patterns for the D stretches (usually just a plain D when it accompanies the singing) and the Bm stretches, and for the A-Asus4-A turn at the end of the bridge.
D Dadd9 Bm Bmadd11 : . . : . . : . . : . . |-------2-----2-----|-2---0(0)----0-----||-2-----2-----2-----|-2---0(0)----0-----| |-3-----3-----3-----|-3-----3-----3-----||-3-----3-----3-----|-3-----3-----3-----| |-2-----2-----2-----|-2-----2-----2-----||-4-----4-----4-----|-4-----4-----4-----| |-0-----------------|-0-----------------||-4-----------------|-4-----------------| |-------------------|-------------------||-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------||-------------------|-------------------|
A A Asus4 A : . . : . . |-------------------|-------------0------| |-2-----------------|-2-----3-----2------| |-2-----------------|-2-----2-----2------| |-2-----------------|-2------------------| |-0-----------------|-0------------------| |-------------------|--------------------|
D Bm Tell me the story now Now that it's over Wrap it in glory For one Irish Rover Tell me you're wiser now Tell me you're older Wrap it in glory For one Irish Rover
G(add9) A
I can tell by the light in your eye, That you're
D
so far away
G A
Just like a ship out on the sea without a sail,
D A Asus4 A
Baby, you've gone astray
Tell me the facts real straight Don't make me over Wrap it in glory For one Irish Rover Tell me you see the light Tell me you know me Make it come out alright And wrap it in glory For one Irish Rover For one Irish Rover One Irish Rover One Irish Rover