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[Intro]Em G D Em C D Em G D Em D Em G D Em C D Em G D Em D Em[Verse]Em G DIn Banbridge Town in the County DownEm C DOne morning last July,Em G DFrom a boreen green came a sweet colleenEm D EmAnd she smiled as she passed me by.G DShe looked so sweet from her two bare feetEm C DTo the sheen of her nut brown hair.Em G DSuch a coaxing elf, sure I shook my selfEm D EmFor to see I was really there.[Chorus]G DFrom Bantry Bay up to Derry Quay andEm C DFrom Galway to Dublin Town,Em G DNo maid I've seen like the brown colleenEm D EmThat I met in the County Down.Em[Verse]Em G DAs she onward sped, sure I scratched my head,Em C DAnd I looked with a feelin' rare,Em G DAnd I says, says I, to a passer-by,Em D Em"Who's the maid with the nut brown hair?"G DHe smiled at me and he says, says he,Em C D"That's the gem of Ireland's crown.Em G DYoung Rosie McCann from the banks of the Bann,Em D EmShe's the star of the County Down."[Chorus]G DFrom Bantry Bay up to Derry Quay andEm C DFrom Galway to Dublin Town,Em G DNo maid I've seen like the brown colleenEm D EmThat I met in the County Down[Bridge]Em G DEm C D
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[Verse]Em G DAt the Harvest Fair she'll be surely thereEm C DAnd I'll dress in my Sunday clothes,Em G DWith my shoes shone bright and my hat cocked rightEm D EmFor a smile from my nut brown rose.G DNo pipe I'll smoke, no horse I'll yokeEm C DTill my plough turns rust coloured brown.Em G DTill a smiling bride by my own firesideEm D EmSits the star of the County Down.[Chorus]G DFrom Bantry Bay up to Derry Quay andEm C DFrom Galway to Dublin Town,Em G DNo maid I've seen like the brown colleenEm D EmThat I met in the County Down