Intro
D G  D  Em D G   D  G D A  D 
 
Verse 1
                       G 
Come over the hills my bonny Irish lad 
     D                      G   D 
Come over the hills to your darling 
G              D               Em   D        G 
You choose the road, love, and I'll make the vow 
    D                         A  D 
And I'll be your true love forever__ 
 
Chorus
                        G 
Red is the rose that in yonder garden grows 
D           Bm          G  D 
Fair is the lily of the valley 
G            D          G     D        Em 
Clear is the water that flows from the Boyne 
    D          G   D       A  D 
But my love is fairer than any___ 
 
Instrumental
D  G  Bm  Em D G  D  G D A  D 
 
Verse 2
      G                         C 
'Twas down by K*llarney's green woods that we strayed 
    G                            C   G 
The moon and the stars they were shining 
    C              G           C        G      Am 
The moon shone its rays on her locks of golden hair 
        G              C  G       D  G   C 
And she swore she'd be my love forever__ 
 
Bridge
     G           Em           Am    G/B C 
It's not for the parting that my sister pains 
     G           Em          C D 
It's not for the grief of my mother 
     Em          G          C     G     Am 
It's all for the loss of my bonny Irish lass 
     G           C    G      D G    C 
That my heart is breaking forever__ 
 
Chorus
           G            Em            G 
Red is the rose that in yonder garden grows 
D           Bm          G  Am 
Fair is the lily of the valley 
G            D          G     D        Em 
Clear is the water that flows from the Boyne 
    D          G   D       A  D 
But my love is fairer than any___ 
 
Outro
D  G D A   Em   G   D   G D A   D 
 
G            D          G     D        Em 
Clear is the water that flows from the Boyne 
    D          G   D       A  D 
But my love is fairer than any___