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Red is the Rose    (trad.)

D                                Em                  G        

Red is the rose that in yonder garden grows,

D                          G   D

Fair is the lily of the valley,

G                D            G                     Em      

Clear is the water that flows from the Boyne ,

       D               G            Em/D

But my love is fairer than any.

Come over the hill, my bonny Irish lass,

Come over the hill to your lover,

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

And I’ll be your true love for ever.

Chorus

‘Twas down by Killarney’s green shamrock shores,

When moon and stars they were shining,

The moon shone its rays on her locks of golden hair,

She vowed she’d be my love for ever.

Chorus

And it’s not for the parting of my sister kate,

And it’s not for the grief of my mother,

‘Tis all for the loss of that bonny Irish lass,

That my heart is broken for ever.

Chorus

Chorus.

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