Boston Rose Song Lyrics And Guitar Chords By The Wolfe Tones

Boston Rose Song Lyrics And Guitar Chords

Boston Rose was written by Written by Liam Reilly from Bagatelle, the song was recorded by The Wolfe Tones. Mandolin / banjo tab now included. An Irish song of love. I have also given the chords in the key of D. It was later recorded by Irish country singer Mike Denver. Absent Friends by Mike Denver is also here and seems quiet popular. The singer for the Wolfe Tones is Tommy Byrne who's also the guitar player for the group..

Now the [G] autumn [D] leaves are [G] falling
and [C] tourists [D] have all [G] gone
And the children they have [C] all gone back to [D] school
And my [G] life is [D] as it [G] was before
I [C] work [D] eight hours a [G] day
But the company's still [C] making all the [D] rules

There's a [C] girl in [D] Massa- [G] -chusetts
south of [C] Boston [D] town she [G] said
And her lovely face is [C] with me all the [D] day
But I [G] met her [D] down in old [G]Tralee
golden [C] hair up-[D]-on her [G] head
Well I took her heart, and [D] she stole mine a- [G] way [C] [G]

Chorus:

[G] Goodbye my [D] Boston [G] beauty
Fare- [C] -well my [D] Boston [G] Rose
I'll wait for you, I'll think of you
No [C] threat to you I'll [D] pose
Good- [G] bye my [D] Boston [G] beauty
Fare- [C] -well my [D] Boston [G] Rose
I [C] wish that you were [G] here
But I know [D] that's the way life [G] goes [C] [G]

There's a [G] song we [D] sang all [G] summer
In the [C] bars of [D] Dublin [G] Town
I can here it on the [C] factory radi- [D] -o
And the [G] feelings [D] I re-[G]-member
when [C] hear [D] that simple [G] tune
Make me wonder if it [C] really happened [D] so
For we [C] laughed and [D] loved to- [G] -gether
'Til the [C] summer [D] days were [G] done
And she had to fly a- [D] -cross the ocean [G] wide [C] [G]

Well, goodbye my [D] Boston [G] beauty
Un- [C] -til we [D] meet a- [G] -gain
And I'll keep the fire [D] burning deep in- [G] -side [C] [G]

[G] Goodbye my [D] Boston [G] beauty
Fare- [C] -well my [D] Boston [G] Rose
I'll wait for you, I'll think of you
No [C] threat to you I'll [D] pose
Good- [G] bye my [D] Boston [G] beauty
Fare- [C] -well my [D] Boston [G] Rose
I [C] wish that you were [G] here
But I know [D] that's the way life [G] goes [C] [G]

Well some [G] nights when [D] I'm [G] drinking
and my [C] friends have [D] gathered [G] round
Well just for fun [C] some one brings up your [D] name
Well I [G] smile there [D] with the [G] rest of them
but [C] I can't [D] hear a [G] sound
I love you but to [C] them its all the [D] same

At [C] nights when I'm a- [G] -lone my love
you [C] come [D] into my [G] mind
And visions flash u- [C] -pon that inward [D] eye
Well I [C] watch that [D] moon there [G] up above
then I [C] leave this [D] earth be- [G] -hind
And I call to you as [D] you go sailing [G] by [C] [G]

[G] Goodbye my [D] Boston [G] beauty
Fare- [C] -well my [D] Boston [G] Rose
I'll wait for you, I'll think of you
No [C] threat to you I'll [D] pose
Good- [G] bye my [D] Boston [G] beauty
Fare- [C] -well my [D] Boston [G] Rose
I [C] wish that you were [G] here
But I know [D] that's the way life [G] goes [C] [G]

I [C] wish that you were [G] here
So fare- [D] -well my [C] Boston [G] Rose [C] [G]

Here's the chords in the key of D

Now the [D] autumn [A] leaves are [D] falling
and [G] tourists [A] have all [D] gone
And the children they have [G] all gone back to [A] school
And my [D] life is [A] as it [D] was before
I [G] work [A] eight hours a [D] day
But the company's still [G] making all the [A] rules

There's a [G] girl in [A] Massa- [D] -chusetts
south of [G] Boston [A] town she [D] said
And her lovely face is [G] with me all the [A] day
But I [D] met her [A] down in old [D]Tralee
golden [G] hair up-[A]-on her [D] head
Well I took her heart, and [A] she stole mine a- [D] way [G] [D]

Chorus:

[D] Goodbye my [A] Boston [D] beauty
Fare- [G] -well my [A] Boston [D] Rose
I'll wait for you, I'll think of you
No [G] threat to you I'll [A] pose
Good- [D] bye my [A] Boston [D] beauty
Fare- [G] -well my [A] Boston [D] Rose
I [G] wish that you were [D] here
But I know [A] that's the way life [D] goes [G] [D]

There's a [D] song we [A] sang all [D] summer
In the [G] bars of [A] Dublin [D] Town
I can here it on the [G] factory radi- [A] -o
And the [D] feelings [A] I re-[D]-member
when [G] hear [A] that simple [D] tune
Make me wonder if it [G] really happened [A] so
For we [G] laughed and [A] loved to- [D] -gether
'Til the [G] summer [A] days were [D] done
And she had to fly a- [A] -cross the ocean [D] wide [G] [D]

Well, goodbye my [A] Boston [D] beauty
Un- [G] -til we [A] meet a- [D] -gain
And I'll keep the fire [A] burning deep in- [D] -side [G] [D]

[D] Goodbye my [A] Boston [D] beauty
Fare- [G] -well my [A] Boston [D] Rose
I'll wait for you, I'll think of you
No [G] threat to you I'll [A] pose
Good- [D] bye my [A] Boston [D] beauty
Fare- [G] -well my [A] Boston [D] Rose
I [G] wish that you were [D] here
But I know [A] that's the way life [D] goes [G] [D]

Well some [D] nights when [A] I'm [D] drinking
and my [G] friends have [A] gathered [D] round
Well just for fun [G] some one brings up your [A] name
Well I [D] smile there [A] with the [D] rest of them
but [G] I can't [A] hear a [D] sound
I love you but to [G] them its all the [A] same

At [G] nights when I'm a- [D] -lone my love
you [G] come [A] into my [D] mind
And visions flash u- [G] -pon that inward [A] eye
Well I [G] watch that [A] moon there [D] up above
then I [G] leave this [A] earth be- [D] -hind
And I call to you as [A] you go sailing [D] by [G] [D]

[D] Goodbye my [A] Boston [D] beauty
Fare- [G] -well my [A] Boston [D] Rose
I'll wait for you, I'll think of you
No [G] threat to you I'll [A] pose
Good- [D] bye my [A] Boston [D] beauty
Fare- [G] -well my [A] Boston [D] Rose
I [G] wish that you were [D] here
But I know [A] that's the way life [D] goes [G] [D]

I [G] wish that you were [D] here
So fare- [A] -well my [G] Boston [D] Rose [G] [D]

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boston rose tab
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Intro……
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Now the autumn leaves...
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And my life is as
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theres a girl
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But i met her down she took
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Good bye my boston
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Good bye my boston
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