Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Difficulty: Novice
Intro:
G+G C majorC G+G C majorC G+G C majorC G+G FF
Verse:
C majorC A minorAm FF
In the lowlands of Creggan there lives a white hare
G+G A minorAm G+G
As swift as a swallow as she flies through the air
Dm7Dm7 C majorC G+G
You may travel the country, but none could compare
A minorAm G+G FF
With the pride of the Creggan, that bonnie white hare
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C majorC A minorAm FF
One fine Sunday morning, as you may suppose
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A augmentedA red, golden sun o'er the green mountain rose
Dm7Dm7 C majorC G+G
Barney Conway came down and did loudly declare
A minorAm G+G FF
"Today I'll put an end to that Creggan white hare"
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C majorC A minorAm FF
So he searched through the lowlands and down through the glens
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Among the green rushes where the white hare had dens
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'Til at last coming over the bog-bank so bare
A minorAm G+G FF
From behind a white thistle, out jumped the white hare
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C majorC A minorAm FF
Well, he gave a great yelp and his dog, she slipped too
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As swift as the wind o'er the green mountain flew
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But the dogs soon came back, which made poor Barney sigh
A minorAm G+G FF
For he knew that the white hair had bid him goodbye
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C majorC A minorAm FF
We have some jolly sportsmen down from the Pomroy
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From Cookstown, Dungannon and also the Moy
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With pedigree greyhounds, they came from afar
A minorAm G+G FF
Came down to the Creggan in their fine motor car
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'Twas down through the lowlands these huntsmen did go
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To search for the white hare they tried high and low
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'Til at last Barney Conway, as he came on its lair
A minorAm G+G FF
Shouted out to the huntsmen, "Here lies the white hair"
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C majorC A minorAm FF
So they called in the greyhounds from off the green lea
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And Barney and the huntsmen, they jumped high with glee
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And on the turf bank they all gathered around
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Seven men and nine dogs did the poor hare surround
Bridge:
A minorAm
No wonder the poor puss did tremble with fear
G+G
She stood on her hind legs, she rose her big ear
FF
She ris on her toes and with one gallant spring
A minorAm G+G FF
Cleared over the greyhounds and broke through the ring
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C majorC A minorAm FF
Oh, the chase, it went on, it was a beautiful view
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As swift as the wind o'er the green mountain flew
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But the pedigree greyhounds, they didn't get far
A minorAm G+G FF
They came back and went home in their fine motor car
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C majorC A minorAm FF
And now to conclude and to finish my rhyme
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I hope you'll excuse me for wasting your time
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If there's any amongst you in Carrickmore Fair
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Drink a jolly good health to the Creggan white hare