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