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Gitarre Sprung Em-D und Am-G

Alte irische Ballade Text: Cathal Garvey (1866-1927) Melodie: trad. bearbeitet von Mjchael und Paniolo 

Gitarre		Ukulele (gcea)		Ukulele (adf#h)
		Em C G D		Em C G D

Melodie

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The Star Of The County Down

1^st Verse

Near Em Banbridge C town in the G County D Down

One Em mornin' last Ju- D ly,

Down a Em boreen C green came a G sweet col- D leen

And she Em smiled as she C passed D me Em by.^[1]

She G looked so sweet from her D two bare feet

To the Em sheen of her C nut-brown D hair.

Such a Em coaxin' C elf, sure I G shook my D self

For to Em see if I was C real- D ly Em there.

Chorus

From G Bantry Bay up to D Derry Quay

And from Em Galway to C Dublin D town,

No Em maid I've C seen like the G brown col- D leen^[2]

That I Em met in the C Coun- D ty Em Down.

2^nd Verse

As she Em onward C sped, sure I G scratched my D head

And I Em looked with a C feelin' D rare.

And I Em says, says C I, to a G passer- D by

"Who's the Em maid with the C nut D brown Em hair?"

He G smiled at me and D then, says he,

"That's the Em gem of the C Ireland's D crown,

Young Em Rosie Mc- C Cann from the G banks of the D Bann.

She's the Em Star of the C Coun- D ty Em Down."   (Chorus)

3^rd Verse

She'd a Em soft brown C eye and a G look so D shy

And a Em smile like the C rose in D June.

And you Em hung on each C note from her G lily-white D throat

As she Em lilted an C I- D rish Em tune.

At the G pattern dance, you were D held in a trance

As she Em tripped through a C reel or a D jig.

And when her Em eyes she'd C roll, she'd coax up- G on my D soul

A Em spud from a C hung- D ry Em pig   (Chorus)

4^th Verse

I've Em traveled a C bit, but G never was D hit

Since my Em roving C career be- D gan.

But Em fair and C square I sur- G rendered D there

To the Em charm of young C Ro- D sie Mc- Em Cann.

With a G heart to let and no D tenant yet

Did I Em meet within C shawl or D gown,

But Em in she C went and I G asked no D rent

From the Em Star of the C Coun- D ty Em Down   (Chorus)

5^th Verse

At the Em Harvest C Faire she'll be G surely D there,

So I'll Em dress in my C Sunday D clothes.

With my Em shoes shone C bright and my G hat cocked D right,

For a Em smile from my C nut- D brown Em rose.

No G pipe I'll smoke; no D horse I'll yoke

'Til my Em plow is a C rust-colored D brown,

'Til my Em smilin' C bride by my G own fire- D side

Sits the Em Star of the C Coun- D ty Em Down   (Chorus)

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1. ↑ Einfacher:
   And she G smiled as she D passed me Em by.
2. ↑ auch fair colleen oder sweet colleen o.a.m.

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