Wild Irish Rose

A D A THEY SENT HIM TO ASIA TO FIGHT IN A WAR D A E HE CAME BACK HOME CRAZY AND THEY ASKED HIM WHAT FOR A D A THEY HAD HIM COMMITTED OH MEDALS AND ALL D A E A TO A MENTAL HOSPITAL WITH RUBBER WALLS A D A THEY CUT OFF THE FUNDING OH THEY CUT OF THE LIGHTS D A E HE HIT THE STREET RUNNING THAT COLD WINTER NIGHT A D A NOW THE STREETS ARE THE ONLY PLACE HE CAN CALL HOME D A E A HE SEEMS OH SO LONELY BUT HE'S NEVER ALONE A C#m D A HE LIES THERE HOLDING HIS WILD IRISH ROSE D A E THIS CRAZY OLD FOOL IN THE SMELLY OLD CLOTHES A C#m D A HE COULD HAVE HAD SOMETHING MUCH BETTER, GOD KNOWS A D E A THAN A HALF EMPTY BOTTLE OF WILD IRISH ROSE A D A A BABY NAMED SCARLET WITH LAUGHING BLUE EYES D A E A HAS BEEN IN HIS WALLET OH WAY BACK SINCE '65 D A SO MUCH WAS FORGOTTEN OH SO FAR BACK IN TIME D A E A WAY DOWN IN THE BOTTOM OF A RIVER OF WINE SPOKEN: D A YOU KNOW THEY FOUND HIM ON PARK STREET, WEST 25TH D A E THEY CANT EVEN FIND A HEART BEAT LORD HIS FINGERS ARE STIFF A D A JUST LIKE THEIR ALL FROZEN HE'S HOLDING HER TIGHT D A E A BUT THE HABIT OH ITS BROKEN THIS IS ROSES LAST NIGHT A C#m D A HE LIES THERE HOLDING HIS WILD IRISH ROSE D A E BUT HIS SOUL'S IN A PLACE WHERE A REAL HERO GOES A C#m D A NOW HES GOT SOMETHING BETTER, MUCH BETTER, GOD KNOWS No Chords THAN A HALF EMPTY BOTTLE OF WILD IRISH ROSE A, C#m, D, A, D, A, E (2x)