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Altan - I Wish My Love Was A Red Red Rose CAPO: 4th Fret [Intro] C G C F [Verse 1]

I ^Cwish my love was a ^Gred, red rose ^G/BGrowing in yon ^Fgarden ^Cfair ^G And ^CI to be the^F garden^Cer ^C/GOf her I would take^G care

[Verse 2]

^CThere's not a month through^Fout the year That ^Cmy love I'd re^Gnew I would ^Cgarnish her with^G flowers fine Sweet William, ^G/AThyme and ^CRue ^F

[Verse 3]

I ^Cwish I was a ^Gbutterfly I'd ^G/Blight on ^Fmy ^Clove's breast And if I was a ^Fblue cuc^Ckoo I'd ^C/Gsing my love to ^Grest

[Verse 4]

And ^Cif I was a ^Fnightingale I'd ^Csing the daylight ^Gclear I'd ^Csit and sing with ^Gyou, Molly For once I ^G/Aloved you ^Cdear ^F

[Instrumental] C G G/B F C C F C G C F C G C G C G [Verse 5]

I ^Cwish I was in ^GDublin town ^G/BAnd seated ^Fon the ^Cgrass In my right ^Fhand, a jug of ^Cpunch And ^C/Gon my knee, a ^Glass

[Verse 6]

I'd ^Ccall for liquor ^Ffreely And I'd ^Cpay before I'd ^Ggo I'd ^Croll my Molly ^Gin my arms Let the ^G/Awind blow ^Chigh or low high or low

Altan - I wish my love was a red red rose