1{t: Red is the rose}
 2
 3Come [G]over the [Bm]hills my [Am]bonny Irish [C]lass
 4Come [G]over the [Em7]hills to your [C]dar[Bm]ling
 5[C]You choose the [Bm]road, love, and [C]I'll [Am]make the [C]vow
 6And [G]I'll be your [C]true [G]love for[D]e[G]ver
 7
 8{soc}
 9Red is the [Bm]rose that in [Am]yonder garden [C]grows
10[G]Fair is the [Em7]lily of the [C]va[Bm]lley
11[C]Clear is the [Bm]water that [C]flows [Am]from the [C]Boyne
12But [G]my love is [C]fai[G]rer than [D]any  [G]
13{eoc}
14
15'Twas [G]down by Kill[Bm]arney's green [Am]woods that we [C]strayed
16And the [G]moon and the [Em7]stars they were [C]shi[Bm]ning
17The [C]moon shone its [Em]rays on her [C]locks of [Am]golden [C]hair
18And she [G]swore she'd be [C]my [G]love for[D]e[G]ver
19
20{soc}
21Red is the [Bm]rose that in [Am]yonder garden [C]grows
22[G]Fair is the [Em7]lily of the [C]va[Bm]lley
23[C]Clear is the [Bm]water that [C]flows [Am]from the [C]Boyne
24But [G]my love is [C]fai[G]rer than [D]any  [G]
25{eoc}
26
27It's [G]not for the [Bm]parting that [Am]my sister [C]pains
28'Tis [G]not for the [Em7]grief of my [C]mo[Bm]ther
29'Tis [C]all for the [Bm]loss of my [C]bonny [Am]Irish [C]lass
30That [G]my heart is [C]brea[G]king for[D]ev[G]er
31
32{soc}
33Red is the [Bm]rose that in [Am]yonder garden [C]grows
34[G]Fair is the [Em7]lily of the [C]va[Bm]lley
35[C]Clear is the [Bm]water that [C]flows [Am]from the [C]Boyne
36But [G]my love is [C]fai[G]rer than [D]any  [G]
37{eoc}
38
39{comment: Outro}
40[G] [C]   [Bm]   [Am]   [C]   [G] [C] [G] [D]   [G]