Chords for Irish Folk Song - Red is the Rose
Tempo:
141.1 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
B
C#m
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[A]
[B] [E]
Red [C#m] is the rose [A] that by yonder [E] garden grows,
is the [A] lily of the valley,
is [E] the water [A] that flows [F#m] from the boyne,
[A] love is fairer [B] than [E] any.
It was down by [C#m]
[A] Killarney's green woods that [E] we strayed,
[B] [E]
Red [C#m] is the rose [A] that by yonder [E] garden grows,
is the [A] lily of the valley,
is [E] the water [A] that flows [F#m] from the boyne,
[A] love is fairer [B] than [E] any.
It was down by [C#m]
[A] Killarney's green woods that [E] we strayed,
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Red _ [C#m] is the rose [A] that by yonder [E] garden _ grows,
_ Fair is the [A] lily of the valley,
[B] _ _ _ [A] _ _ Clear is [E] the water [A] that flows [F#m] from the _ boyne,
[E] But my [A] love is fairer [B] _ than _ [E] _ any. _ _ _ _
_ It _ _ _ _ _ was down by [C#m] _ _
[A] Killarney's green woods that [E] we _ strayed,
And the moon and the stars they [A] were.
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[A] The moon shone [E] its rays on [A] her locks of [F#m] golden _ hair,
[E] And she [A] swore she'd be mine _ [B] _ _ forever.
[E] _ _ _
Red _ _ [C#m] is the rose [A] that by yonder [E] garden _ grows,
Fair _ is the lily [Am] of the valley,
_ [B] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ Clear is [E] the water _ [A] that flows [F#m] from the boyne,
_ [E] But my [A] love is fairer [B] _ than _ _ any.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ It's not for the [C#m] parting [A] _ that my [E] sister pains,
_ It's not for the grief [A] of my _ mar,
[B] _ _ _ [A] It's all for [E] the loss of [A] my bonnie [F#m] Irish lass,
_ [E] That my [A] heart is breaking _ [B] _ _ _
[E] forever.
_ _ _ Red _ [C#m] is the rose [A] that by yonder [E] garden _ grows,
_ Fair is the lily [A] of the valley,
[B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
Clear [E] is the water [A] that flows from [F#m] the _ boyne,
[E] But my [A] love is fairer [B] than _ _
_ [E] any.
_ _ _ My [A] love is fairer [B] than any.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ My [A] love is fairer _ [B] _ _ _
_ [E] than any. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Red _ [C#m] is the rose [A] that by yonder [E] garden _ grows,
_ Fair is the [A] lily of the valley,
[B] _ _ _ [A] _ _ Clear is [E] the water [A] that flows [F#m] from the _ boyne,
[E] But my [A] love is fairer [B] _ than _ [E] _ any. _ _ _ _
_ It _ _ _ _ _ was down by [C#m] _ _
[A] Killarney's green woods that [E] we _ strayed,
And the moon and the stars they [A] were.
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[A] The moon shone [E] its rays on [A] her locks of [F#m] golden _ hair,
[E] And she [A] swore she'd be mine _ [B] _ _ forever.
[E] _ _ _
Red _ _ [C#m] is the rose [A] that by yonder [E] garden _ grows,
Fair _ is the lily [Am] of the valley,
_ [B] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ Clear is [E] the water _ [A] that flows [F#m] from the boyne,
_ [E] But my [A] love is fairer [B] _ than _ _ any.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ It's not for the [C#m] parting [A] _ that my [E] sister pains,
_ It's not for the grief [A] of my _ mar,
[B] _ _ _ [A] It's all for [E] the loss of [A] my bonnie [F#m] Irish lass,
_ [E] That my [A] heart is breaking _ [B] _ _ _
[E] forever.
_ _ _ Red _ [C#m] is the rose [A] that by yonder [E] garden _ grows,
_ Fair is the lily [A] of the valley,
[B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
Clear [E] is the water [A] that flows from [F#m] the _ boyne,
[E] But my [A] love is fairer [B] than _ _
_ [E] any.
_ _ _ My [A] love is fairer [B] than any.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ My [A] love is fairer _ [B] _ _ _
_ [E] than any. _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _