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Star Of County Down original guitar chords by
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2010•Folk•345 views•
Key: E minor•
Verse 1

Near Banbridge town, in the County Down

One evening last July

Down a bóithrín green came a sweet cailín

And she smiled as she passed me by

She looked so neat in her two bare feet

An' the sheen in her nut-brown hair

Such a coaxing elf, I'd to shake myself

To make sure I was standing there
Chorus 1

From Bantry Bay down to Derry Quay

From Galway to Dublin town

No maid I've seen like the fair cailín

That I met in the County Down
Verse 2
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As she onward sped
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And I shook my head
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And I gazed with a feeling queer
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And I said, says I, to a passerby
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"Who's your one with the nut-brown hair?"
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He smiled at me, and with pride says he,
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"She's the gem of old Ireland's crown
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Young Rosie McCann
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from the banks of the Bann
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And the star of the County Down"
Chorus 2
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From Bantry Bay down to Derry Quay
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From Galway to Dublin town
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No maid I've seen like the fair cailín
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That I met in the County Down
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She'd a
Verse 3
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soft brown eye and a look so sly
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And a smile like a rose in June
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And you held each note
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in her auburn throat,
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as she lilted lamenting tunes
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At the pattern dance you'd be in a trance
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as she skipped through a jig or reel
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When her eyes she'd roll,
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as she'd lift your soul
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And your heart she would likely steal
Chorus 3
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From Bantry Bay down to Derry quay
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From Galway to Dublin town
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No maid I've seen like the fair cailín
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That I met in the County Down
Verse 4
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At the har vest fair she'll be surely there
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and I'll dress in me Sunday clothes
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With me hat cocked right
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and me shoes shone bright
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for a smile from the nut-brown Rose
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No horse I'll yoke, nor pipe I'll smoke,
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'til the rust in me plough turn brown
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And a smiling bride by my own fireside
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sits the star of the County Down
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From Bantry Bay down to Derry quay
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From Galway to Dublin town
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No maid I've seen like the fair cailín
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That I met in the County Down
Interlude 1
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Verse 5
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She'd a soft brown eye and a look so sly
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And a smile like a rose in June
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And you held each note
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in her auburn throat,
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as she lilted lamenting tunes
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At the pattern dance you'd be in a trance
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Dadd9
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as she skipped through a jig or reel
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When her eyes she'd roll,
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as she'd lift your soul
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And your heart she would likely steal
Interlude 2
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Chorus 5
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From Bantry Bay down to Derry quay
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From Galway to Dublin town
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No maid I've seen like the fair cailín
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That I met in the County Down
Verse 6
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Near Banbridge town, in the County Down
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One evening last July
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Down a bóithrín green came a sweet cailín
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And she smiled as she passed me by
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She looked so neat in her two bare feet
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An' the sheen of her nut-brown hair
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Such a coaxing elf, I'd to shake meself
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to make sure I was standing there
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From Bantry Bay down to Derry quay
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From Galway to Dublin town
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No maid I've seen like the fair cailín
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That I met in the County Down
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From Bantry Bay down to Derry quay
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From Galway to Dublin town
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No maid I've seen like the fair cailín
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That I met in the County Down
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From Bantry Bay down to Derry quay
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From Galway to Dublin town
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No maid I've seen like the fair cailín
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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Em

  • G

  • D

  • Bm

    2

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Capo: 0

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The original key of Star Of County Down by The High Kings is E minor.

The primary chords used in Star Of County Down are Em, G, D, Bm.

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