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Liam Clancy - Red Is The Rose
CAPO: 4th Fret
[INTRO] 
G   C G D   G   D
[VERSE 1]
Come Gover the Bmhills my Ambonny Irish Class 
Come Gover the Em7hills to your CdarlBming
CYou choose the Bmroad, love, and CI'll Ammake the Cvow 
And GI'll be your Ctrue Glove forDeveGr__
[CHORUS]
Red is the Bmrose that in Amyonder garden Cgrows
GFair is the Em7lily of the CvalBmley
CClear is the Bmwater that Cflows Amfrom the CBoyne
But Gmy love is CfairGer than DanyG___D  
[VERSE 2]
'Twas Gdown by KilBmlarney's green Amwoods that we Cstrayed 
And the Gmoon and the Em7stars they were CshinBming
The Cmoon shone its Bmrays on her Clocks of Amgolden Chair 
And she Gswore she'd be Cmy Glove forDeveGr__
[CHORUS]
Red is the Bmrose that in Amyonder garden Cgrows
GFair is the Em7lily of the CvalBmley
CClear is the Bmwater that Cflows Amfrom the CBoyne
But Gmy love is CfairGer than DanyG___D  
[VERSE 3]
It's Gnot for the Bmparting that Ammy sister Cpains 
'Tis Gnot for the Em7grief of my CmotBmher
'Tis Call for the Bmloss of my Cbonny AmIrish Class 
That Gmy heart is CbreakGing forDeveGr__
[CHORUS]
Red is the Bmrose that in Amyonder garden Cgrows
GFair is the Em7lily of the CvalBmley
CClear is the Bmwater that Cflows Amfrom the CBoyne
But Gmy love is CfairGer than DanyG___
[OUTRO] 
G C   Bm   Am   C   G   C G D   G

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Red Is The Rose

by Liam Clancy

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Liam Clancy - Red Is The Rose

CAPO: 4th Fret

[INTRO]

G C G D G D

[VERSE 1]

G Bm Am C

Come over the hills my bonny Irish lass

G Em7 C Bm

Come over the hills to your darling

C Bm C Am C

You choose the road, love, and I'll make the vow

G C G D G

And I'll be your true love forever__

[CHORUS]

Bm Am C

Red is the rose that in yonder garden grows

G Em7 C Bm

Fair is the lily of the valley

C Bm C Am C

Clear is the water that flows from the Boyne

G C G D G D

But my love is fairer than any___

[VERSE 2]

G Bm Am C

'Twas down by Killarney's green woods that we strayed

G Em7 C Bm

And the moon and the stars they were shining

C Bm C Am C

The moon shone its rays on her locks of golden hair

G C G D G

And she swore she'd be my love forever__

[CHORUS]

Bm Am C

Red is the rose that in yonder garden grows

G Em7 C Bm

Fair is the lily of the valley

C Bm C Am C

Clear is the water that flows from the Boyne

G C G D G D

But my love is fairer than any___

[VERSE 3]

G Bm Am C

It's not for the parting that my sister pains

G Em7 C Bm

'Tis not for the grief of my mother

C Bm C Am C

'Tis all for the loss of my bonny Irish lass

G C G D G

That my heart is breaking forever__

[CHORUS]

Bm Am C

Red is the rose that in yonder garden grows

G Em7 C Bm

Fair is the lily of the valley

C Bm C Am C

Clear is the water that flows from the Boyne

G C G D G

But my love is fairer than any___

[OUTRO]

G C Bm Am C G C G D G

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