The Star Of The County Down
Intro:
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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:
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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