Red Is The Rose

	  		
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Come over the hills, my bonnie Irish lass 
     C        Cmaj7         F      Em  
Come over the hills to your darling 
F           Em             Dm               F  
You choose the rose love, and I'll make the vow 
    C           F      C    G7   C  
And I'll be your true love forever 


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Red is the rose that in yonder garden grows 
C           Cmaj7      F    Em  
Fair is the lily of the valley 
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Clear is the water that flows from the Boyne 
 C             F   C       G7 C  
But my love is fairer than any 


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'Twas down by Killarney's green woods we strayed 
C                 Cmaj7          F     Em 
The moon and the stars they were shining 
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The moon shone its rays on her locks of golden hair 
    C              F    C   G7   C  
She swore she'd be my love forever 

 
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Red is the rose that in yonder garden grows 
C           Cmaj7      F    Em  
Fair is the lily of the valley 
F           Em             Dm               F  
Clear is the water that flows from the Boyne 
 C             F   C       G7 C  
But my love is fairer than any 


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It's not for the parting that my sister pains 
C           Cmaj7      F    Em  
 It's not for the grief of my mother 
F           Em             Dm               F  
'Tis all for the loss of my bonnie Irish lass 
C             F   C       G7 C  
That my heart is breaking forever 

 
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Red is the rose that in yonder garden grows 
C           Cmaj7      F    Em  
Fair is the lily of the valley 
F           Em             Dm               F  
Clear is the water that flows from the Boyne 
 C             F   C       G7 C  
But my love is fairer than any