G                     C             G
While goin' for a stroll one fine summer's eve
                         Em
My thirst I decided to quench
    G                      C          G
I rambled around 'till I came to the docks,
                      D     G
and a pub called the Iron Wench
         C                               D
When I stepped through the door I saw a man on a stool
   C             D     Bm
I man I'd seen never before
         C                       D            G
He had fistfuls of cash that he said he had earned,
           C             D         G
While he sailed around Ireland's shore

[Verse 2]
    G                   C             G
I ordered a sup' and a sup' for your man
                                        Em
And he told me strong tails with great pride
       G                             C          G
And I walked out the door with the courage of drink
                D            G
To sail on the next morning tide
           C                    D            G
Well the summer breeze took us far from the land
        C              D      Bm
As we sailed to the tropical heat
           C                        D                   G
When the captain roared, "Let the skull and crossbones fly,
          C              D        G
and well hunt down the admirals fleet"

[Chorus]
               C
I thought I'd search the horizon
     G           Em      
And sail to the night 'till
     Am               D        G
I'm sailing 'round Ireland's shore
G
O-Oh
  C
Sailing 'round Ireland's
  G              Em
Sailing 'round Ireland's
  Am              D        G
Sailing 'round Ireland's shore

[Verse 3]
         G                           C             G
Well I thought if i jumped I would drown in this place
                               Em
So I cheered with a grimacing face
      G                      C               G
I sharpened my blade like a man filled with hate
                    D          G
And a scowling old sea-dog's grace
         C                             D
Well I cursed on your drink though it does make me think
     C          D     Bm
Of poetry and music galore
         C                      D          G
But it evens the score with a sore headed roar
           C             D         G
Far from sailing round Ireland's shore

G
O-Oh
  C
Sailing 'round Ireland's
  G              Em
Sailing 'round Ireland's
  Am              D        G
Sailing 'round Ireland's shore

[Verse 4]
         G                C        G
From my evil company and booty in tons
                            Em
I snuck off while all were asleep
      G                          C           G
Oh 'n I stole a skiff with the stealth of a ghost
             D           G
I filled it four chests deep
    C                             D        G
I sailed along the coast 'till I hid in a cave
    C             D           Bm
By firelight my treasures to hoard
          C                     D             G
Where I dreamed of a quest to return finely dressed
        C            D         G
And to sail around Ireland's shores

[Verse 5]
     G
Well I heard a voice
         C             G
And it spooked me for sure
                             Em
As it echoed all 'round the cave
    G                             C             G
It said "I'm not dead and you'll pay with your head
                    D    G
You scoundrel and dirty knave"
          C                 D
It said "Show me daylight, give me a fair fight,
        C          D          Bm
Let me die by the sword in a duel
       C                              D        G
For I wear on my chest not just the admiral's crest
         C             D               G
But the High King of Ireland's crown jewels

[Chorus]
               C
I thought I'd search the horizon
     G                  Em
And sail to the night 'till
      Am              D        G
I'm sailing 'round Ireland's shore
G
O-Oh
  C
Sailing 'round Ireland's
  G               Em
Sailing 'round Ireland's
  Am              D        G
Sailing 'round Ireland's shore

[Chorus]
               C
I thought I'd search the horizon
     G                  Em
And sail to the night 'till
      Am              D        G
I'm sailing 'round Ireland's shore
G
O-Oh
  C
Sailing 'round Ireland's
  G               Em
Sailing 'round Ireland's
  Am              D        G
Sailing 'round Ireland's shore