Chord Wild Irish Rose by George Jones

wild irish rose by george jones september 12 , 1931 april 26 , 2013 this is one of my favorite songs of all time , but the only versions i found weren’t exactly wrong , just incomplete . this song is very easy to play; you can arpeggiate the chords if you want to make it that much better , but strumming is just fine . "george jones has left us . we have lost one of the most individual singers of all time . i cannot express the emptiness i feel . " keith richards verse 1 : 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 verse 2 : 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 chorus : 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 verse 3 : 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 chorus 2 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 outro A , C#m , D , A , D , A , E x2