Chords with lyrics
Star Of The County Down Chords
***STAR OF THE COUNTY DOWN - Traditionally Arr. by The Pogues
from the "White City" single
Star Of The County Down - as perfomed by The Pogues
E minorEm 
G+G 
D MajorD
Near to Banbridge Town, in the County Down
E minorEm D MajorD
One morning in July,
E minorEm G+G D MajorD
Down a boreen green came a sweet colleen,
E minorEm 
A minorAm E minorEm
And she smiled as she passed me by;
G+G D MajorD
Oh, she looked so neat from her two white feet
E minorEm A minorAm D MajorD
To the sheen of her nut-brown hair,
E minorEm G+G D MajorD
Sure the coaxing elf, I'd to shake myself
E minorEm A minorAm E minorEm
To make sure I was standing there
G+G D MajorD
Oh, from Bantry Bay up to Derry Quay,
E minorEm D MajorD
And from Galway to Dublin town,
E minorEm G+G D MajorD
No maid I've seen like the brown colleen
E minorEm A minorAm E minorEm
That I met in the County Down.
As she onward sped I shook my head
And I gazed with a feeling quare,
And I said, says I, to a passer-by,
"Who's the maid with the nut-brown hair?"
Oh, he smiled at me, and with pride says he,
"That's the gem of Ireland's crown,
She's young Rosie McCann from the banks of the Bann,
She's the Star of the County Down."
I've travelled a bit, but never was hit
Since my roving career began;
But fair and square I surrendered there
To the charms of young Rose McCann.
I'd a heart to let and no tenant yet
Did I meet with in shawl or gown,
But in she went and I asked no rent
>From the Star of the County Down.
At the crossroads fair I'll be surely there
And I'll dress in my Sunday clothes
And I'll try sheep's eyes, and deludhering lies
On the heart of the nut-brown Rose.
No pipe I'll smoke, no horse I'll yoke
Though with rust my plow turns brown,
Till a smiling bride by my own fireside
Sits the Star of the County Down.
***Version 2*** by Alex Stickel
DmDm 
FF 
C majorC
Near to Banbridge Town, in the County Down
DmDm C majorC
One morning in July,
DmDm FF C majorC
Down a boreen green came a sweet colleen,
DmDm C majorC DmDm
And she smiled as she passed me by;
FF C majorC
Oh, she looked so neat from her two white feet
DmDm C majorC
To the sheen of her nut-brown hair,
DmDm FF C majorC
Sure the coaxing elf, I'd to shake myself
DmDm C majorC DmDm
To make sure I was standing there
FF C majorC
Oh, from Bantry Bay up to Derry Quay,
DmDm C majorC
And from Galway to Dublin town,
Dm/BH FF C majorC
No maid I've seen like the brown colleen
DmDm C majorC DmDm
That I met in the County Down.
As she onward sped I shook my head
And I gazed with a feeling quare,
And I said, says I, to a passer-by,
"Who's the maid with the nut-brown hair?"
Oh, he smiled at me, and with pride says he,
"That's the gem of Ireland's crown,
She's young Rosie McCann from the banks of the Bann,
She's the Star of the County Down."
I've travelled a bit, but never was hit
Since my roving career began;
But fair and square I surrendered there
To the charms of young Rose McCann.
I'd a heart to let and no tenant yet
Did I meet with in shawl or gown,
But in she went and I asked no rent
>From the Star of the County Down.
At the crossroads fair I'll be surely there
And I'll dress in my Sunday clothes
And I'll try sheep's eyes, and deludhering lies
On the heart of the nut-brown Rose.
No pipe I'll smoke, no horse I'll yoke
Though with rust my plow turns brown,
Till a smiling bride by my own fireside
Sits the Star of the County Down.
