• Song:

    Star Of The County Down

  • Artist:

    Van Morrison

The Star Of The County Down

Intro:
Em G D 
Em C D
Em G D
Em D Em
G (320003@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D 
Em C D
Em G D 
Em D Em

Verse:
   Em (022000@1)                  G (320003@1)    DIn (xx0232@1)Banbridge Town in the County Down
    Em (022000@1)    C (x32010@1)  DOne (xx0232@1)morning last July,
       Em (022000@1)                G (320003@1)   DFrom (xx0232@1)a boreen green came a sweet colleen
        Em (022000@1)          D (xx0232@1)        EmAnd (022000@1)she smiled as she passed me by.
    G (320003@1)                      DShe (xx0232@1)looked so sweet from her two bare feet
       Em (022000@1)         C (x32010@1)       DTo (xx0232@1)the sheen of her nut brown hair.
       Em (022000@1)                G (320003@1)      DSuch (xx0232@1)a coaxing elf, sure I shook my self
       Em (022000@1)      D (xx0232@1)    EmFor (022000@1)to see I was really there.

Chorus:
     G (320003@1)              DFrom (xx0232@1)Bantry Bay up to Derry Quay and
     Em (022000@1)      C (x32010@1)    DFrom (xx0232@1)Galway to Dublin Town,
   Em (022000@1)                    G (320003@1)       DNo (xx0232@1)maid I've seen like the brown colleen
       Em (022000@1)       D (xx0232@1)    EmThat (022000@1)I met in the County Down.

Em (022000@1)Verse2:
       Em (022000@1)                G (320003@1)          DAs (xx0232@1)she onward sped, sure I scratched my head,
      Em (022000@1)          C (x32010@1)     DAnd (xx0232@1)I looked with a feelin' rare,
      Em (022000@1)               G (320003@1)    DAnd (xx0232@1)I says, says I, to a passer-by,
           Em (022000@1)          D (xx0232@1)       Em"Who's (022000@1)the maid with the nut brown hair?"
   G (320003@1)                 DHe (xx0232@1)smiled at me and he says, says he,
            Em (022000@1)   C (x32010@1)       D"That's (xx0232@1)the gem of Ireland's crown.
      Em (022000@1)                  G (320003@1)          DYoung (xx0232@1)Rosie McCann from the banks of the Bann,
          Em (022000@1)        D (xx0232@1)    EmShe's (022000@1)the star of the County Down."

Chorus:
     G (320003@1)              DFrom (xx0232@1)Bantry Bay up to Derry Quay and
     Em (022000@1)      C (x32010@1)    DFrom (xx0232@1)Galway to Dublin Town,
   Em (022000@1)                    G (320003@1)       DNo (xx0232@1)maid I've seen like the brown colleen
       Em (022000@1)       D (xx0232@1)    EmThat (022000@1)I met in the County Down

Bridge:
Em G D 
Em C D
Em G D
Em D Em

Verse3:
       Em (022000@1)                   G (320003@1)    DAt (xx0232@1)the Harvest Fair she'll be surely there
         Em (022000@1)        C (x32010@1)    DAnd (xx0232@1)I'll dress in my Sunday clothes,
        Em (022000@1)                      G (320003@1)        DWith (xx0232@1)my shoes shone bright and my hat cocked right
      Em (022000@1)          D (xx0232@1)       EmFor (022000@1)a smile from my nut brown rose.
   G (320003@1)                 DNo (xx0232@1)pipe I'll smoke, no horse I'll yoke
        Em (022000@1)         C (x32010@1)           DTill (xx0232@1)my plough turns rust coloured brown.
       Em (022000@1)                G (320003@1)      DTill (xx0232@1)a smiling bride by my own fireside
         Em (022000@1)        D (xx0232@1)    EmSits (022000@1)the star of the County Down.

Chorus:
     G (320003@1)              DFrom (xx0232@1)Bantry Bay up to Derry Quay and
     Em (022000@1)      C (x32010@1)    DFrom (xx0232@1)Galway to Dublin Town,
   Em (022000@1)                    G (320003@1)       DNo (xx0232@1)maid I've seen like the brown colleen
       Em (022000@1)       D (xx0232@1)    EmThat (022000@1)I met in the County Down
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