------------------------------------------------------------------------------- John O'Reilly - Charlie Robison ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: DrHess84 Tuning: Standard Capo II (Relative to capo) D G My name is John O'Reilly and my father worked the fields D A In the hills of old Kilarny where I helped him turn the wheels D G My arms grew hard as iron for a boy of 17 D A D And I used my fists for gambling on those wet Kilarny streets D G Well the ship left for America and I took my pack aboard D A Said goodbye to my dear Ireland said a prayer to my dear lord D G But I fought those sorry guineas in the kitchen they called hell D A D Well I fought them for their dollar and those guineas paid me well Chorus: D Fair the well fair Dover G Fair the well your seasons turn D Bm A D For my pockets will be jingling on the day of my return the day of my return D G Well I fought in New York City and I fought the Jersey shore D A My gut stayed full of whiskey and my bed stayed full of whores D G Well they called my right a cannonball and my left they called the same D A D And I left them all lyin' half in blood and half in shame D G Well I met a man on 32 and he stuck out his hand D A And he offered me a thousand if I'd fall before his man D G Well I said it could be done but only for another two D A D And he smiled at me and nodded as I stuck it in my shoe Chorus: D Fair the well fair dover G Fair the well your seasons turn D Bm A D For my pockets will be jingling on the day of my return the day of my return D G Well they rang the bell two times before I let him have my nose D A And I let him work my left until my eye was swollen closed D G Then I let loose a right that they still talk about today D A D For that guinea didn't know that I had bet the other way D G They covered every dock and every port there on the coast D A Looking for the double crosser who had turned into a ghost D G But I was on a train my friend that rode the other way D A D And I'll sail from California back to Dublin one fine day Chorus: x2 D Fair the well fair Dover G Fair the well your seasons turn D Bm A D For my pockets will be jingling on the day of my return the day of my return