Written by Tommy Makem
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__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 D But my love is fairer than any___OUTRO: G C Bm Am C G C G D GBm 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___