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The Contender Christy Moore
W[C]hen I was young, and I was in my [F]day
I [Dm]could have stole what woman's heart there was aw[G]ay
I'[C]d sing and dance into the morning
I'[Dm]d blaze a way until the dawnin'
Lo[F]ng before I was the m[G]an you see tod[C]ay
And I was born beneath the star that promised all
I could have lived my life between Cork Cobh and Youghal
But the wheel of fortune took me
And from the highest point it shook me
By the bottle live by the bottle I shall fall
Chorus:
But there in the mi[Dm]rror o[G]n the wa[C]ll
I see the drea[Dm]m is fa[G]ding
From the c[Dm]ontender t[G]o the br[C]awl
The ri[Bb]ng, the rose, the matador is ra[F]vi[G]ng
And when I die I'll die a drunk down in the street
You can count me out to ten in clear defeat
Rap the starry plough around me
Let the pipers air resound me
There I'll rest until the lord of love I meet
But there in the mirror on the wall
I see the dream is fading
From the contender to the brawl
The ring, the rose, the matador, raving
Ra[C]p the starry plough around me
Le[Dm]t the pipers air resound me
There I'll r[F]est until the lo[G]rd of love I me[C]et
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