Red Is The Rose

D             Bm        Em           G A 
Come over the hills, my bonnie Irish lass 
     D        Bm            G  A 
Come over the hills to your darling 
    G          F#m            G             Bm A 
You choose the rose love, and I'll make the vow 
    D            Bm           Em A D 
And I'll be your true love forever 
 
 
CHORUS 
D          Bm           Em            G A 
Red is the rose that in yonder garden grows 
D           Bm          G  A 
Fair is the lily of the valley 
G            F#m        G              Bm A 
Clear is the water that flows from the Boyne 
    D          Bm          Em A D 
But my love is fairer than any 
 
 
D             Bm          Em             G A 
'Twas down by Killarney's green woods we strayed 
     D           Bm              G   A 
The moon and the stars they were shining 
    G              F#m         G               Bm A 
The moon shone its rays on her locks of golden hair 
    D              Bm         Em A D 
She swore she'd be my love forever 
 
Chorus: 
 
D                Bm           Em        G A 
It's not for the parting that my sister pains 
     D           Bm          G A 
It's not for the grief of my mother 
     G           F#m        G            Bm A 
'Tis all for the loss of my bonnie Irish lass 
     D           Bm          Em A D 
That my heart is breaking forever 
 
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