Red is the rose -
[Verse 1]
[C] Come over the [Am] hills, my Dm bonnie Irish [F] lass
[G ] Come [C] over the [Am] hills to your [F] dar- [G] ling
You [F] choose the [Em] rose love, and [F] I'll make the [Am] vow
[ G] And [C] I'll be your [Am] true love for- [Dm] ev- [G] - [C] er
[Chorus]
[C] Red is the [Am] rose that in [Dm] yonder garden [F] grows [G ]
[C] Fair is the [Am] lily of the [F]val- [G] ley
[F] Clear is the [Em] water that [F] flows from the [Am] Boyne
[G] But [C] my love is [Am] fairer than [D] an- [G] - [C] y
[Verse 2]
[C] Twas down by [Am] Killarney's [Dm] green woods we [F] strayed
[G] The [C] moon and the [Am] stars they were [F] shi- [G] ning
The [F] moon shone its [Em] rays on her [F] locks of golden [Am] hair
[G] She [C] swore she'd be [Am] my love for-[Dm] ev- [G] - [C] er
[Chorus]
[C] Red is the [Am] rose that in [Dm] yonder garden [F] grows [G ]
[C] Fair is the [Am] lily of the [F]val- [G] ley
[F] Clear is the [Em] water that [F] flows from the [Am] Boyne
[G] But [C] my love is [Am] fairer than [D] an- [G] - [C] y
[Verse 3]
It's [C] not for the [A]m parting that [Dm] my sister [F] pains
[ G] It's [ C] not for the [Am] grief of my [F] mo- [G] ther
'Tis F all for the Em loss of my F bonnie Irish Am lass
[ G] That [C] my heart is [Am] breaking for- [Dm] ev- [G] - [C]
[Chorus]
[C] Red is the [Am] rose that in [Dm] yonder garden [F] grows [G ]
[C] Fair is the [Am] lily of the [F]val- [G] ley
[F] Clear is the [Em] water that [F] flows from the [Am] Boyne
[G] But [C] my love is [Am] fairer than [D] an- [G] - [C] y