The Moonshiner Intro 1 2 3 D 2 3 D 2 3 D 2 3 G 2 3 G C Am D G I've been a moon-shin-er for many's a year and I've spent all me mon-ey on whisk-ey and beer G C Am D G I'll go to some holl-ow and I'll set up my still and I'll make you a gall-on for a ten shill-ing bill Chorus G C Am I'm a ram-bler, I'm a gam-bler, I'm a long way from home D G And if you don't like me you can leave me a-lone G C Am I'll eat when I'm hun-gry and I'll drink when I'm dry D G And if moon-shine don't kill me I'll live till I die G C Am I'll go to some holl-ow in this count-ry D G Ten gall-ons of wash and I'll go on a spree G C Am No wom-an to foll-ow and the world is all mine D G I love none so well as I love the moon-shine Chorus G C Am I'm a ram-bler, I'm a gam-bler, I'm a long way from home D G And if you don't like me you can leave me a-lone G C Am I'll eat when I'm hun-gry and I'll drink when I'm dry D G And if moon-shine don't kill me I'll live till I die G C Am Moon-shine dear moon-shine oh how I love thee D G You killed my poor fath-er but dare you kill me G C Am Bless all moon-shin-ers and bless all moon-shine D G For their breath smells as sweet as the dew on the vine Chorus twice G C Am I'm a ram-bler, I'm a gam-bler, I'm a long way from home D G And if you don't like me you can leave me a-lone G C Am I'll eat when I'm hun-gry and I'll drink when I'm dry D G And if moon-shine don't kill me I'll live till I die G C Am I'm a ram-bler, I'm a gam-bler, I'm a long way from home D G And if you don't like me you can leave me a-lone G C Am I'll eat when I'm hun-gry and I'll drink when I'm dry D G And if moon-shine don't kill me I'll live till I die G C I've been a wild rov-er for many-'s a year G D G And I spent all my mon-ey on whisk-ey and beer G C But now I'm ret-urn-ing with gold in great store G D G And I nev-er will play the wild rov-er no more D G C And it's no nay nev-er, no nay nev-er no more G C G D G Will I play the wild rov-er, no nev-er no more G C I went in-to an ale-house I used to fre-quent G D G And I told the land-lad-y my mon-ey was spent G I asked her for cred-it, she answ-ered me "Nay G D G Such a cust-om as yours I can have an-y day". G C And it's no nay nev-er, no nay nev-er no more G C G D G Will I play the wild rov-er, no nev-er no more G C I took out from my pock-et ten sov-er-eigns bright G D G And the land-lady-'s eyes op-ened wide with de-light G C She said "I've got whisk-eys and wines of the best G D G And the words that I spoke they were on-ly in jest". D G C And it's no nay nev-er, no nay nev-er no more G C G D G Will I play the wild rov-er, no nev-er no more G C I'll go home to my par-ents, con-fess what I've done G D G And I'll ask them to pard-on their pro-di-gal son G C And if they car-ess me as oft times be-fore G D G Sure I nev-er will play the wild rov-er no more. D G C And it's no nay nev-er, no nay nev-er no more G C G D G Will I play the wild rov-er, no nev-er no more D G C And it's no nay nev-er, no nay nev-er no more G C G D D Will I play the wild rov-er, no (slow) nev-er no more