The Boys From the County Armagh – lyrics and chords

The chords to The Boys From the County Armagh are presented here in the key of G major. Use our chord converter to play the song in other keys. The lyrics are a tribute to both the beauty of County Armagh.

G

There’s one fair county in

C

Ireland

Am

With

D

memories so

D7

glorious and

G

grand

Where nature has lavished her

C

beauty

Am

In the

D

orchards of

D7

Erin’s green

G

land.

I love it’s Cathederal

C

city

Am

Once

D

founded by

D7

Patrick so

G

true

And it bears in the heart of it’s

C

bosom

Am

The

D

ashes of

D7

Brian

Bo

G

ru.

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It’s my

G

own

Am

Irish

G

home

E7

Far across the

Am

foam

Al

D

though I’ve often left it

In

G

foreign

C

lands to

G

roam.

No matter

Am

where I

G

wander

Through

E7

cities near or

Am

far

Sure my

G

heart is at home in old

C

Ireland

Am

In the

D

County

D7

of

Ar

G

magh.

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I’ve travelled that part of the county
Through Newton, Forkhill, Crossmaglen
Around the gap of Mount Norris
And home by Blackwater again
Where girls are so fair and so pretty
None better you’ll find near or far
But where are the boys that can court them
Like the boys from the County Armagh.

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[G]There’s one fair county in [C]Ireland[Am]
With [D]memories so [D7]glorious and [G]grand
Where nature has lavished her [C]beauty[Am]
In the [D]orchards of [D7]Erin’s green [G]land.
I love it’s Cathederal [C]city[Am]
Once [D]founded by [D7]Patrick so [G]true
And it bears in the heart of it’s [C]bosom[Am]
The [D]ashes of [D7]Brian Bo[G]ru.

Chorus

It’s my [G]own [Am]Irish [G]home
[E7]Far across the [Am]foam
Al[D]though I’ve often left it
In [G]foreign [C]lands to [G]roam.
No matter [Am]where I [G]wander
Through [E7]cities near or [Am]far
Sure my [G]heart is at home in old [C]Ireland[Am]
In the [D]County [D7]of Ar[G]magh.

I’ve travelled that part of the county
Through Newton, Forkhill, Crossmaglen
Around the gap of Mount Norris
And home by Blackwater again
Where girls are so fair and so pretty
None better you’ll find near or far
But where are the boys that can court them
Like the boys from the County Armagh.

Chorus

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