| User: | Jeremiah McCaw Budnark |
| Duration: | 130 seconds |
| Delay: | 12 seconds |
| Chord names: | Not defined |
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This is the Irish version, sharing the same melody and chord progression as the somewhat more well know "Loch Lomond". Many old songs in the Celtic tradition (and others) share melodies. The claim as to which is the more authentic is often lost in the mists of time and often boils down to "Well, we stole it first!" :-) This is referred to as the "folk tradition". |
Red is the Rose
D Bm G A
Come over the hills, my bonnie Irish lass
D F#m G A
Come over the hills to your dar-ling
G F#m G/e A7
You choose the rose love, and I'll make the vow
D Bm G A D
And I'll be your true love for - e - ver
chorus:
D Bm G A
Red is the rose that in yonder garden grows
D F#m G A
Fair is the lily of the val-ley
G F#m G/e A7
Clear is the water that flows from the Boyne
D Bm G A D
But my love is fairer than an - y
D Bm G A
'Twas down by Kil-larney's green woods we strayed
D F#m G A
The moon and the stars they were shi-ning
G F#m G/e A7
The moon shone its rays on her locks of golden hair
D Bm G A D
She swore she'd be my true love for - e - ver
D Bm G A
It's not for the parting that my sister pains
D F#m G A
It's not for the grief of my moth-er
G F#m G/e A7
'Tis all for the loss of my bonnie Irish lass
D Bm G A D
That my heart is breaking for - e - ver
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