D G D Em D G D G D A D
[Verse 1]
G
Come over the hills my bonny Irish lad
D G D
Come over the hills to your darling
G D Em D G
You choose the road, love, and I'll make the vow
D A D
And I'll be your true love forever__
[Chorus]
G
Red is the rose that in yonder garden grows
D Bm G D
Fair is the lily of the valley
G D G D Em
Clear is the water that flows from the Boyne
D G D A D
But my love is fairer than any___
[Instrumental]
D G Bm Em D G D G D A D
[Verse 2]
G C
'Twas down by Killarney's green woods that we strayed
G C G
The moon and the stars they were shining
C G C G Am
The moon shone its rays on her locks of golden hair
G C G D G C
And she swore she'd be my love forever__
[Bridge]
G Em Am G/B C
It's not for the parting that my sister pains
G Em C D
It's not for the grief of my mother
Em G C G Am
It's all for the loss of my bonny Irish lass
G C G D G C
That my heart is breaking forever__
[Chorus]
G Em G
Red is the rose that in yonder garden grows
D Bm G Am
Fair is the lily of the valley
G D G D Em
Clear is the water that flows from the Boyne
D G D A D
But my love is fairer than any___
[Outro]
D G D A Em G D G D A D
G D G D Em
Clear is the water that flows from the Boyne
D G D A D
But my love is fairer than any___
