D        A          E        A
Paddy is waiting in Drogheda town

D       A        E         A
For the train to carry him south

D       A       E            F#m
Another drunken night on the town

E       D          E
Messing around


[Chorus]

    A                 E       A
The Roaring Boys, the roaring boys

     D       A           E       A
It's all the same to the roaring boys

     D         A            E         F#m
They come into town just to make some noise

D      A           E       A
Oh the life of the roaring boys


[Verse 2]

D            A            E          A      D
Drinking and fighting and acting the fool

A        D           A               E      A
Shouting insults and thinking you're cool

D       A        E                 F#m
Telling lies and believing they're true

E             D        E
Who's fooling who


[Chorus]

    A                 E       A
The Roaring Boys, the roaring boys

     D       A           E       A
It's all the same to the roaring boys

     D         A            E         F#m
They come into town just to make some noise

D      A           E       A
Oh the life of the roaring boys

D      A           E       A
Oh the life of the roaring boys.


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Bm D Bm A


[Verse 3]

D                          Bm
Won't you tell me all your cares and problems

          D                       Bm
Won't you tell me why you look so blue

G             A                G          A
I'll take you into town, yeah, show you a thing or two

D            Bm
I know every bar and nightclub

     D                  Bm
Yeh, no two will be the same

G            A
I know every nightclub doorman

G               A       G
And they'll all know my name


D  D D  D

                 Bm
They all know my namE


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[Verse 4]

D                   Bm
Hey Charlie can you lend us a tenner

     D              Bm
Just until Saturday night

G             A
You know I'll pay you back man

G             A
You know I'll see you right cos


[Chorus]

D      G       A
I am a roaring boy

D      G        A
A wild colonial boy

D          G         A
I'll party all night long

        D
Roaring boy


D  D D  D
Bm D Bm D

D  D D  D
Bm D Bm A


D                 Bm
Hey Stevie, let's hit the town

              D                    Bm
I've got some money that I want to spend

G            A            G         A
Let's go out on a bender, let's get drunk again. But,

D                        Bm
Don't tell me 'bout your cares and problems

       D                    Bm
Cos' I don't really want to know

G        A
I've got train to catch yeah

G          A      D
And I have got to go cos




[Chorus]

D      G       A
I am a roaring boy

D      G        A
A wild colonial boy

D          G         A
I'll party all night long

        D
Roaring boy


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Bm D Bm D

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Bm D Bm A