The Banks Of The Roses chords by David Hammond

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Verse 1
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 (C major) On the banks of the roses,
love, and I sat down
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I  (F major) pulled out my charm flute
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 (C major) to  (G major) play my love a  (C major) tune
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In the  (F major) middle of the  (C major) tune
she sighed and she cried
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Ah Johnny, ah lovely  (F major) Johnny,
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 (C major) do not  (G major) leave me  (C major) 
For when I was a young girl
I heard my mammy say
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She'd  (F major) rather see me  (C major) buried
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and  (G major) lying in the  (C major) clay,
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Rather  (F major) than be  (C major) married to  (G major) any runaway,
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 (C major) On the lovely bonnie
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 (F major) banks  (C major) of the  (G major) Roses.  (C major) 
Well, then, my young runaway,
and I will have you know,
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 (F major) I can take my  (C major) bottle or  (G major) leave it  (C major) alone,
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If your  (F major) daddy doesn't  (C major) like me,
he can take his daughter home,
And young Johnny will go
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 (F major) roving  (G major) with another.  (C major) 
And if ever I get married,
it'll be in the month of May
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When  (F major) flowers are all  (C major) bloomin'
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and  (G major) meadows are all  (C major) gay
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And  (F major) me and my true  (C major) love
will sit and sport and play
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On the lovely bonnie  (F major) banks
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 (G major) of the Roses  (C major) 
On the banks of the Roses,
me love, and I sat down
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I  (F major) pulled out me charom  (C major) flute
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to  (G major) play me love a  (C major) tune
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In the middle of  (F major) the tune,
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she  (G major) sighed and she  (C major) cried,
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Our Johnny, our  (F major) lovely Johnny,
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do not  (G major) leave me.  (C major) 