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Star Of The County Down

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Dm A# F C
Dm A# Am
Dm A# F C
 Dm  A#-C-Dm  
F C Dm Am
Dm A# F C
 Dm  A#-C-Dm  
Near DmBanbridge A#town, in the FCounty CDown
One Dmmorning A#last JuAmly
From a Dmboreen A#green came a Fsweet Ccolleen
And she Dmsmiled as she A#passed Cme Dmby.
She Flooked so sweet from her Ctwo bare feet
To the Dmsheen of her nut-brown Amhair
Such a Dmcoaxing A#elf, sure I Fshook myCself
Just to Dmsee I was A#reaClly Dmthere.
From FBantry Bay up to CDerry Quay
And from DmGalway to Dublin Amtown
No Dmmaid I've A#seen like the Ffair coClleen
That I Dmmet in the A#CounCty DmDown.
Dm A# F C
Dm A# Am
Dm A# F C
 Dm  A#-C-Dm  
As she Dmonward A#sped, sure I Fscratched my Chead
And I Dmlooked with a A#feeling Amrare
And I Dmsays, says A#I, to a FpasserCby
"Who's the Dmmaid with the A#nut-Cbrown Dmhair?"
He Fsmiled at me and he Csays, says he
"That’s the Dmgem of Ireland’s Amcrown.
Young DmRosie McA#Cann from the Fbanks of the CBann
She’s the Dmstar of the A#CounCty DmDown."
From FBantry Bay up to CDerry Quay
And from DmGalway to Dublin Amtown
No Dmmaid I've A#seen like the Ffair coClleen
That I Dmmet in the A#CounCty DmDown.
Dm A# F C
Dm A# Am
Dm A# F C
 Dm  A#-C-Dm  
F C Dm Am
Dm A# F C
 Dm  A#-C-Dm  
At the DmHarvest A#Fair she’ll be Fsurely Cthere
And I’ll Dmdress in my A#Sunday Amclothes
With my Dmshoes shone A#bright and my Fhat cocked Cright
For a Dmsmile from my A#nut-Cbrown Dmrose
No Fpipe I’ll smoke, no Chorse I’ll yoke
Till my Dmplough turns rust coloured Ambrown
Till my Dmsmiling A#bride by my Fown fireCside
Sits the Dmstar of the A#CounCty DmDown
From FBantry Bay up to CDerry Quay
And from DmGalway to Dublin Amtown
No Dmmaid I've A#seen like the Ffair coClleen
That I Dmmet in the A#CounCty DmDown.
Dm A# F C
Dm A# Am
Dm A# F C
 Dm  A#-C-Dm  
F C Dm Am
Dm A# F C
 Dm  A#-C-Dm  
Em C G D
Em C Bm
Em C G D
 Em  C-D-Em  
G D Em Bm
Em C G D
 Em  C-D-Em  
Em… C… Em… Em…

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Star Of The County Down

by Lyriel

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm A# F C

Dm A# Am

Dm A# F C

Dm A# C Dm

F C Dm Am

Dm A# F C

Dm A# C Dm

Dm A# F C

Near Banbridge town, in the County Down

Dm A# Am

One morning last July

Dm A# F C

From a boreen green came a sweet colleen

Dm A# C Dm

And she smiled as she passed me by.

F C

She looked so sweet from her two bare feet

Dm Am

To the sheen of her nut-brown hair

Dm A# F C

Such a coaxing elf, sure I shook myself

Dm A# C Dm

Just to see I was really there.

F C

From Bantry Bay up to Derry Quay

Dm Am

And from Galway to Dublin town

Dm A# F C

No maid I've seen like the fair colleen

Dm A# C Dm

That I met in the County Down.

Dm A# F C

Dm A# Am

Dm A# F C

Dm A# C Dm

Dm A# F C

As she onward sped, sure I scratched my head

Dm A# Am

And I looked with a feeling rare

Dm A# F C

And I says, says I, to a passerby

Dm A# C Dm

"Who's the maid with the nut-brown hair?"

F C

He smiled at me and he says, says he

Dm Am

"That’s the gem of Ireland’s crown.

Dm A# F C

Young Rosie McCann from the banks of the Bann

Dm A# C Dm

She’s the star of the County Down."

F C

From Bantry Bay up to Derry Quay

Dm Am

And from Galway to Dublin town

Dm A# F C

No maid I've seen like the fair colleen

Dm A# C Dm

That I met in the County Down.

Dm A# F C

Dm A# Am

Dm A# F C

Dm A# C Dm

F C Dm Am

Dm A# F C

Dm A# C Dm

Dm A# F C

At the Harvest Fair she’ll be surely there

Dm A# Am

And I’ll dress in my Sunday clothes

Dm A# F C

With my shoes shone bright and my hat cocked right

Dm A# C Dm

For a smile from my nut-brown rose

F C

No pipe I’ll smoke, no horse I’ll yoke

Dm Am

Till my plough turns rust coloured brown

Dm A# F C

Till my smiling bride by my own fireside

Dm A# C Dm

Sits the star of the County Down

F C

From Bantry Bay up to Derry Quay

Dm Am

And from Galway to Dublin town

Dm A# F C

No maid I've seen like the fair colleen

Dm A# C Dm

That I met in the County Down.

Dm A# F C

Dm A# Am

Dm A# F C

Dm A# C Dm

F C Dm Am

Dm A# F C

Dm A# C Dm

Em C G D

Em C Bm

Em C G D

Em C D Em

G D Em Bm

Em C G D

Em C D Em

Em C Em Em

… … … …

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