The Irish Rovers – Kitty The Rose Of Kilrea (Guitar)

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[Instrumental] Em Em Bm Em Em (G D) Em Bm Em (G D) (Em Bm) Em Em [Verse 1]
     Em            G     D        Em          Bm
I've always been a rover and I've never had a care

     Em            G         D        Em     Bm      Em
I've courted every lass I've met from Antrim down to Clare

     G              D                  Em             C
I've never felt the pain of love 'till cupid came one day

    Em                 G      D     Em    Bm    Em
Now every thought I've had is on me Kitty of Kilrea!
[Chorus]
C          G                   D                      Em
I love the rose of Kilrea, and one of these days I'll dance her away

      C                    G                    Em        Bm         Em
She's stolen me heart, and never I'll part with Kitty the rose of Kilrea!
[Bridge] Em Am Em Em [Verse 2]
    Em               G      D       Em               Bm
Her hair is long and golden and her eyes are em'rald green

      Em                     G       D          Em   Bm          Em
She's well put together from head to toe she's every young man's dream

G                   D                    Em             C
All of the boys are chasin' her and it's time I made me play

     Em           G       D       Em        Bm         Em
When I get bold I will propose to Kitty the rose of Kilrea
[Chorus]
C          G                   D                      Em
I love the rose of Kilrea, and one of these days I'll dance her away

      C                    G                    Em        Bm         Em
She's stolen me heart, and never I'll part with Kitty the rose of Kilrea!
[Verse 3]
   Em             G      D         Em             Bm
In Belfast city I know a lass with money and with class

Em                        G     D        Em      Bm       Em
She says she's waitin' to marry me but I know it wouldn't last

  G                 D              Em                C
I told her nice and gently that me heart would never stray

         Em             G     D      Em    Bm    Em
From the rose of county Derry and my Kitty of Kilrea
[Chorus]
C          G                   D                      Em
I love the rose of Kilrea, and one of these days I'll dance her away

      C                    G                    Em        Bm         Em
She's stolen me heart, and never I'll part with Kitty the rose of Kilrea!
[Instrumental] Em (G D) Em Bm Em (G D) (Em Bm) Em Em [Verse 5]
    Em              G      D        Em    Bm      Em
Now that we are married we have children on our knee

   Em                G      D     Em       Bm         Em
A girl just like her mother and a boy that looks like me

    G               D             Em                  C
And when I hold her in my arms my heart still thumps away

    Em                G       D        Em    Bm    Em
The king can have his riches, I've got Kitty of Kilrea
[Chorus]
C          G                   D                      Em
I love the rose of Kilrea, and one of these days I'll dance her away

      C                    G                    Em        Bm         Em
She's stolen me heart, and never I'll part with Kitty the rose of Kilrea!!
[Chorus]
      C          G                   D                      Em
Yes’, I love the rose of Kilrea, and one of these days I'll dance her away

      C                    G                    Em        Bm         Em
She's stolen me heart, and never I'll part with Kitty the rose of Kilrea!
[Instrumental] Em (G D) Em Bm Em (G D) (Em Bm) Em Em