The Star Of The County Down chords by
John Mccormack

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Key: Bb major•

Verse 1

C

C

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Em

Em

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C

C

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Near Banbridge

Town in the County Down

Em

Em

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D

D

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One morning last July,

C

C

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Bm

Bm

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Down a boreen green came

a sweet colleen

C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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And she smiled as she passed me by.

G

G

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She looked so sweet from

D

D

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her two bare feet

Em

Em

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G

G

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D

D

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To the sheen of her nut brown hair

Such a coaxing elf, I was

C

C

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ashamed of myself

G

G

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Em

Em

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For to see I was really there.

C

C

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Bm

Bm

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G

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Am

Am

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D

D

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From Bantry Bay up to Derry Quay

G

G

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C

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Bm

Bm

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And from Galway to Dublin Town

D

D

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G

G

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C

C

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No maid I've seen like the brown colleen

Am

Am

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C

C

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Em

Em

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G

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C

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That I met in the County Down

G

G

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Em

Em

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C

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As she onward sped, sure

G

G

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I scratched my head,

C

C

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D

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And I looked with a feeling rare,

Em

Em

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C

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And I says, says I, to a passer- by,

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"Who's the maid with the

C

C

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nut brown hair?"

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C

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He smiled at me and he says, said he,

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G

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C

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Bm

Bm

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"That's the gem of Ireland's crown

Em

Em

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Young Rosie McCann from the

C

C

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banks of the Bann,

She's the star of the County Down."

Bm

Bm

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G

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Am

Am

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D

D

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From Bantry Bay up to Derry Quay

G

G

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C

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Bm

Bm

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And from Galway to Dublin Town

G

G

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C

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Em

Em

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No maid I've seen like the brown colleen

Am

Am

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C

C

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That I met in the County

Em

Em

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C

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D

D

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C

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D

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C

C

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Down

Bm

Bm

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C

C

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At the Harvest Fair she'll

Em

Em

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C

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be surely there

Em

Em

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D

D

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So I'll dress in my Sunday clothes,

C

C

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With my shoes shone bright

Em

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C

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and my hat cocked right

For a smile from the nut brown rose.

G

G

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No pipe I'll smoke, and

C

C

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Bm

Bm

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no horse I'll yoke

C

C

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G

G

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Till my plough is rust coloured brown.

D

D

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Em

Em

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Till a smiling bride by my own fireside

C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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Em

Em

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Is the star of the County Down

C

C

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Bm

Bm

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G

G

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From Bantry Bay up to Derry Quay

D

D

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G

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C

C

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Bm

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And from Galway to Dublin Town

D

D

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C

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No maid I've seen like the

Em

Em

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brown colleen

Em

Em

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That I met in the County Down

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Chords

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Capo: 3

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The original key of The Star Of The County Down by John McCormack is Bb major.

The primary chords used in The Star Of The County Down are Eb, Gm, F, Dm, Bb, Cm.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Eb, Gm, F, Dm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of The Star Of The County Down is approximately 44 beats per minute.

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