The Gay Galtee Mountains

The Gay Galtee Mountains

Intro: C-C-F-C-F-F

On the (F)gay Galtee (Dm)Mountains one (Bb)morning in

(F)May

I'll tell you a (Dm)story that (Bb)happened one (C)day

It's a(F)bout a fair maiden her (Bb)age was six(F)teen

And she (C)sported the colours white, (F)orange (C)and

(F)green.

A (F)young British (Dm)soldier was (Bb)passing that

(F)day

And he spied a fair (Dm)maiden with (Bb)colours so

(C)gay

He (F)rode alongside her and jumped (Bb)from his

ma(F)chine

And he (C)tried for to capture the (F)flag of (C)Sinn

(F)Féin.

F-Dm-Bb-F-F

You'll (F)not get these (Dm)colours the (Bb)fair maiden

(F)said

You'll not get these (Dm)colours un(Bb)til I am (C)dead

I'll (F)fight by the glenside, it (Bb)remains to be

(F)seen

And I'll (C)die for these colours white, (F)orange

(C)and (F)green.

T'was (F)early next (Dm)morning in (Bb)Tipperary

(F)town

From the gay Galtee (Dm)Mountains this (Bb)young maid

came (C)down

She was (F)sick in her heart it was (Bb)plain to be

(F)seen

For they (C)murdered Tom Ashe for the (F)flag of

(C)Sinn (F)Féin.