Chord Req: The Star of the County Down

Subject: Lyr/Chords Add: STAR OF THE COUNTY DOWN
From: UB Ed
Date: 22 May 01 - 11:03 AM

I think the Van Morrison version is played as follows (oh please work line breaks):

STAR OF THE COUNTY DOWN
Em                                    C                         D
Near Banbridge town in the County Down;
Em                         D
One mornin' last July
Em                                    C                         D
Down a boreen green came a sweet colleen;
Em                         D                       Em
And she smiled as she passed me by.
G                                           D
She looked so sweet from her two bare feet;
Em                                              D
To the sheen of her nut brown hair
Em                          C                         D
Such a coaxin' elf sure I shook myself;
Em                    D                   Em
For to see if she was really there
CHORUS:
G                                     D
From Bantry Bay up to Derry Quay;
Em                                          D
And from Galway to Dublin town
Em                            C                        D
No maid I've seen like the brown colleen;
Em                       D                  Em
That I met in the County Down.

Subject: Chord Req: chords for The Star of the Country Down
From: Ard Trean
Date: 31 Jul 03 - 08:33 AM

Hello, All!

I'm looking for nice guitar arrangements of this song (Slainte, Wooing Molly).
No tune or simple chords required, but sophisticated arrangement for single guitar or guitar duet.
I hope you'll help me.

Subject: RE: Chord Req: The Star of the Country Down
From: Cluin
Date: 31 Jul 03 - 11:35 AM

I've heard it played soooooooooooo monay ways. I've played it 3 different ways myself.

Good luck.

Subject: RE: Chord Req: The Star of the Country Down
From: Peter K (Fionn)
Date: 31 Jul 03 - 11:39 AM

It is of course "County" and not "Country" - maybe someone could correct the thread name for future reference. Are you there, Joe?

Subject: RE: Chord Req: The Star of the Country Down
From: GUEST,bingo
Date: 17 Jan 04 - 11:06 AM

Verse:
Am / C G
Am / G /
Am / C G
Am Dm Am /
C / G /
Am / G /
Am / C G


Chorus:
C / G /
Am / G /
Am / C G
Am Dm Am /

Pick bass note with thumb and strum down-up with fingers - very effective. Where a chord is played for two bars, hammer on the third note and then strum up-down with fingers.

Subject: RE: Chord Req: The Star of the Country Down
From: breezy
Date: 17 Jan 04 - 01:54 PM

missed the last line of the verse Am G[Em]

instead of G try Em after the Am

Subject: RE: Chord Req: The Star of the Country Down
From: van lingle
Date: 18 Jan 04 - 09:46 AM

El McMeen did a "sophisticated" arrangement for solo guitar of it in CGDGAD tuning which I believe you can download at his website, at least you used to be able to. It also appeared on the Rounder recording Ramble to Cashel which comes with a booklet of the arrangements by El and the other participating guitarists on the CD. Good luck. vl