Verse G My daddy would not go to work on mornings G D He'd been out with Jack Daniel's all night long G Though daddy never cared too much for dancing G D G He loved to hear a good ol' country song. Verse C G And son, he said, I never had much money G D And I never had the time for fancy clothes G C And I've always been a fool for Jim Beam whiskey G D G And I guess I've always loved Wild Irish Rose. Walk up to C E|-------------| B|-------------| G|-------------| D|-------------| A|---0-2-3-----| E|-3-----------| Chorus C Yes daddy was a gambler G My daddy loved the racetrack G D What he saw in that God only knows C He loved his wife and children G But he also loved the horses G D G And I guess he always loved Wild Irish Rose. Verse G My daddy always cried the morning after G D Mom 'n him had argued for so long G He said, when I do right no one remembers G D G And for sure no one forgets when I do wrong. Walk up to C E|-------------| B|-------------| G|-------------| D|-------------| A|---0-2-3-----| E|-3-----------| Verse C G But momma she accused my dad of cheating G D She swore that she could smell it on his clothes G C So finally dad confessed his sins to momma G D G And he told her all about Wild Irish Rose. Chorus C Yes daddy was a gambler G My daddy loved the racetrack G D What he saw in that God only knows C He loved his wife and children G But he also loved the horses G D G And I guess he always loved Wild Irish Rose.