Biography:
William 'Liam' Clancy (2 September 1935 – 4 December 2009) (Irish;Liam Mac Fhlannchadha) was an Irish folk singer. With his brothers Tom, and Patrick Clancy, as well as Tommy Makem, he was part of the popular group The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem.
Liam Clancy was the youngest and last surviving member of the influential folk group the Clancy Brothers, who are regarded as Ireland's first pop stars. They recorded 55 albums, achieved global sales
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Other songs:
- All For Me Grog
- And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda
- Ar Eireann Ni Neosainn Ce Hi
- Black Water Side
- Cruisin Round Yarmouth
- Dirty Old Town
- Eileen Aroon
- Fare Thee Well
- Farewell To Tarwathie
- Fiddlers Green
- Foggy Foggy Dew
- Galway Races
- Heave Away
- Hi For The Beggarman
- Home Boys Home
- Home From The Sea
- Im A Freeborn Man
- Maries Wedding
- My Island
- Navy Boots On
- Patriot Game
- Red Is The Rose
- Sonnys Dream
- Spanish Is The Loving Tongue
- Streets Of London
- Ten And Nine
- The Castle Of Dromore
- The Croppy Boy
- The Dutchman
- The Foggy Dew
- The Irish Rover
- The Jolly Tinker
- The Loch Tay Boat Song
- The Minstrel Boy
- The Nightingale
- The Orchard
- The Parting Glass
- The Rising Of The Moon
- The Roseville Fair
- The Water Is Wide
- The Weavers
- Time Gentlemen Time
- Wild Mountain Thyme
- Yarmouth Town
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Liam Clancy - Red Is The Rose
CAPO: 4th Fret
[INTRO]
G C G D G D
[VERSE 1]
G Bm Am C
Come over the hills my bonny Irish lass
G Em7 C Bm
Come over the hills to your darling
C Bm C Am C
You choose the road, love, and I'll make the vow
G C G D G
And I'll be your true love forever__
[CHORUS]
Bm Am C
Red is the rose that in yonder garden grows
G Em7 C Bm
Fair is the lily of the valley
C Bm C Am C
Clear is the water that flows from the Boyne
G C G D G D
But my love is fairer than any___
[VERSE 2]
G Bm Am C
'Twas down by Killarney's green woods that we strayed
G Em7 C Bm
And the moon and the stars they were shining
C Bm C Am C
The moon shone its rays on her locks of golden hair
G C G D G
And she swore she'd be my love forever__
[CHORUS]
Bm Am C
Red is the rose that in yonder garden grows
G Em7 C Bm
Fair is the lily of the valley
C Bm C Am C
Clear is the water that flows from the Boyne
G C G D G D
But my love is fairer than any___
[VERSE 3]
G Bm Am C
It's not for the parting that my sister pains
G Em7 C Bm
'Tis not for the grief of my mother
C Bm C Am C
'Tis all for the loss of my bonny Irish lass
G C G D G
That my heart is breaking forever__
[CHORUS]
Bm Am C
Red is the rose that in yonder garden grows
G Em7 C Bm
Fair is the lily of the valley
C Bm C Am C
Clear is the water that flows from the Boyne
G C G D G
But my love is fairer than any___
[OUTRO]
G C Bm Am C G C G D G
CAPO: 4th Fret
[INTRO]
G C G D G D
[VERSE 1]
G Bm Am C
Come over the hills my bonny Irish lass
G Em7 C Bm
Come over the hills to your darling
C Bm C Am C
You choose the road, love, and I'll make the vow
G C G D G
And I'll be your true love forever__
[CHORUS]
Bm Am C
Red is the rose that in yonder garden grows
G Em7 C Bm
Fair is the lily of the valley
C Bm C Am C
Clear is the water that flows from the Boyne
G C G D G D
But my love is fairer than any___
[VERSE 2]
G Bm Am C
'Twas down by Killarney's green woods that we strayed
G Em7 C Bm
And the moon and the stars they were shining
C Bm C Am C
The moon shone its rays on her locks of golden hair
G C G D G
And she swore she'd be my love forever__
[CHORUS]
Bm Am C
Red is the rose that in yonder garden grows
G Em7 C Bm
Fair is the lily of the valley
C Bm C Am C
Clear is the water that flows from the Boyne
G C G D G D
But my love is fairer than any___
[VERSE 3]
G Bm Am C
It's not for the parting that my sister pains
G Em7 C Bm
'Tis not for the grief of my mother
C Bm C Am C
'Tis all for the loss of my bonny Irish lass
G C G D G
That my heart is breaking forever__
[CHORUS]
Bm Am C
Red is the rose that in yonder garden grows
G Em7 C Bm
Fair is the lily of the valley
C Bm C Am C
Clear is the water that flows from the Boyne
G C G D G
But my love is fairer than any___
[OUTRO]
G C Bm Am C G C G D G
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