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f	1	Star of the County Down	f	1	Star of the County Down
	2	Traditional		2	Traditional
	3			3
	4	Intro: [Am] [Am] [Am] [Am]		4	Intro: [Am] [Am] [Am] [Am]
	5			5
	6	Verse 1:		6	Verse 1:
	7	In [Am] Banbridge Town in the [C] County [G] Down		7	In [Am] Banbridge Town in the [C] County [G] Down
	8	One [Am] morning [F] last [G] July,		8	One [Am] morning [F] last [G] July,
	9	Down a [Am] boreen green came a [C] sweet [G] colleen		9	Down a [Am] boreen green came a [C] sweet [G] colleen
	10	And she [Am] smiled as she [G] passed me [Am] by.		10	And she [Am] smiled as she [G] passed me [Am] by.
	11	She [C] looked so sweet from her [G] two bare feet		11	She [C] looked so sweet from her [G] two bare feet
	12	To the [Am] sheen of her [F] nut brown [G] hair.		12	To the [Am] sheen of her [F] nut brown [G] hair.
	13	Such a [Am] coaxing elf, sure I [C] shook my [G] self		13	Such a [Am] coaxing elf, sure I [C] shook my [G] self
	14	To make [Am] sure I was [G] really [Am] there.		14	To make [Am] sure I was [G] really [Am] there.
	15			15
	16	\|[Chorus]		16	\|[Chorus]
	17	\|From [C] Bantry Bay up to [G] Derry Quay and		17	\|From [C] Bantry Bay up to [G] Derry Quay and
	18	\|From [Am] Galway to [F] Dublin [G] Town,		18	\|From [Am] Galway to [F] Dublin [G] Town,
	19	\|No [Am] maid I've seen like the [C] sweet col[G]leen		19	\|No [Am] maid I've seen like the [C] sweet col[G]leen
	20	\|That I [Am] met in the [G] County [Am] Down.		20	\|That I [Am] met in the [G] County [Am] Down.
	21			21
	22	[Am] [Am] [Am] [Am]		22	[Am] [Am] [Am] [Am]
	23			23
	24	Verse 2:		24	Verse 2:
	25	As she [Am] onward sped, sure I [C] shook my [G] head,		25	As she [Am] onward sped, sure I [C] shook my [G] head,
	26	And I [Am] gazed with a [F] feelin' [G] rare,		26	And I [Am] gazed with a [F] feelin' [G] rare,
	27	And I [Am] says, says I, to a [C] passer [G]-by,		27	And I [Am] says, says I, to a [C] passer [G]-by,
	28	"Who's the [Am] maid with the [G] nut brown [Am] hair?"		28	"Who's the [Am] maid with the [G] nut brown [Am] hair?"
	29	He [C] smiled at me and he [G] says, says he,		29	He [C] smiled at me and he [G] says, says he,
	30	"That's the [Am] gem of old [F] Ireland's [G] crown.		30	"That's the [Am] gem of old [F] Ireland's [G] crown.
	31	That's [Am] Rosie McCann from the [C] banks of the [G] Bann,		31	That's [Am] Rosie McCann from the [C] banks of the [G] Bann,
	32	She's the [Am] star of the [G] County [Am] Down."		32	She's the [Am] star of the [G] County [Am] Down."
	33			33
	34	\|[Chorus]		34	\|[Chorus]
	35	\|From [C] Bantry Bay up to [G] Derry Quay and		35	\|From [C] Bantry Bay up to [G] Derry Quay and
	36	\|From [Am] Galway to [F] Dublin [G] Town,		36	\|From [Am] Galway to [F] Dublin [G] Town,
	37	\|No [Am] maid I've seen like the [C] sweet col[G]leen		37	\|No [Am] maid I've seen like the [C] sweet col[G]leen
	38	\|That I [Am] met in the [G] County [Am] Down		38	\|That I [Am] met in the [G] County [Am] Down
	39			39
	40	[Am] [Am] [Am] [Am]		40	[Am] [Am] [Am] [Am]
	41			41
	42	Verse 3:		42	Verse 3:
	43	At the [Am] Harvest Fair she'll be [C] surely [G] there		43	At the [Am] Harvest Fair she'll be [C] surely [G] there
	44	So I'll [Am] dress in my [F] Sunday [G] clothes,		44	So I'll [Am] dress in my [F] Sunday [G] clothes,
	45	With my [Am] shoes shone bright and my [C] hat cocked [G] right		45	With my [Am] shoes shone bright and my [C] hat cocked [G] right
	46	For a [Am] smile from my [G] nut brown [Am] rose.		46	For a [Am] smile from my [G] nut brown [Am] rose.
	47	No [C] pipe I'll smoke, no [G] horse I'll yoke		47	No [C] pipe I'll smoke, no [G] horse I'll yoke
	48	Till my [Am] plough is a [F] rust coloured [G] brown.		48	Till my [Am] plough is a [F] rust coloured [G] brown.
	49	Till a [Am] smiling bride by my [C] own fire [G] side		49	Till a [Am] smiling bride by my [C] own fire [G] side
	50	Sits the [Am] star of the [G] County [Am] Down.		50	Sits the [Am] star of the [G] County [Am] Down.
	51			51
	52	\|[Chorus]		52	\|[Chorus]
	53	\|From [C] Bantry Bay up to [G] Derry Quay and		53	\|From [C] Bantry Bay up to [G] Derry Quay and
	54	\|From [Am] Galway to [F] Dublin [G] Town,		54	\|From [Am] Galway to [F] Dublin [G] Town,
	55	\|No [Am] maid I've seen like the [C] sweet col[G]leen		55	\|No [Am] maid I've seen like the [C] sweet col[G]leen
	56	\|That I [Am] met in the [G] County [Am] Down.		56	\|That I [Am] met in the [G] County [Am] Down.
	57			57
	58	Outro:		58	Outro:
	59	No [Am] maid I've seen like the [C] sweet [G - Tremolo] colleeeeeen		59	No [Am] maid I've seen like the [C] sweet [G - Tremolo] colleeeeeen
t	60	(SLOWER) That I [Am] met in the [G] County [Am*] Down	t	60	{blue}(SLOWER){/blue} That I [Am] met in the [G] County [Am*] Down
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