Red Is The Rose(Chords)

	        



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__ 

 
           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__ 

 
           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__ 


           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
	        

Written by Tommy Makem