The Gay Galtee Mountains song lyrics and guitar chords

The gay galtee mountains sheet music lyrics and chords. The author remains unknown as do many rebel song writers of the time. probably written late 40s. The version here is the Wolfe Tones version and Marc Fahrbach has transcribed the chords from the Wolfe Tones version below. The singer is Tommy Byrne with lovely harmonies from Brian, Derek and Noel. Irish Soldier Boy Lyrics is another song about a rebel fighting in the Galtee Mountains.

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.
 
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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.
 

Here are the guitar chords for the key of G.

On the (G)gay Galtee (Em)Mountains one (C)morning in (G)May
I'll tell you a (Em)story that (C)happened one (D)day
It's a(G)bout a fair maiden her (C)age was six(G)teen
And she (D)sported the colours white, (G)orange (D)and (G)green.
 
A (G)young British (Em)soldier was (C)passing that (G)day
And he spied a fair (Em)maiden with (C)colours so (D)gay
He (G)rode alongside her and jumped (C)from his ma(G)chine
And he (D)tried for to capture the (G)flag of (D)Sinn (G)Féin.
 
 
You'll (G)not get these (Em)colours the (C)fair maiden (G)said
You'll not get these (Em)colours un(C)til I am (D)dead
I'll (G)fight by the glenside, it (C)remains to be (G)seen
And I'll (D)die for these colours white, (G)orange (D)and (G)green.
 
T’was (G)early next (Em)morning in (C)Tipperary (G)town
From the gay Galtee (Em)Mountains this (C)young maid came (D)down
She was (G)sick in her heart it was (C)plain to be (G)seen
For they (D)murdered Tom Ashe for the (G)flag of (D)Sinn (G)Féin.

Lyrics without the chords

On the gay Galtee Mountains one morning in May
I'll tell you a story that happened one day
It's about a fair maiden her age was sixteen
And she sported the colours white, orange and green.
 
A young British soldier was passing that day
And he spied a fair maiden with colours so gay
He rode alongside her and jumped from his machine
And he tried for to capture the flag of Sinn Féin.
 
 
You'll not get these colours the fair maiden said
You'll not get these colours until I am dead
I'll fight by the glenside, it remains to be seen
And I'll die for these colours white, orange and green.
 
T’was early next morning in Tipperary town [ song ]
From the gay Galtee Mountains this young maid came down
She was sick in her heart it was plain to be seen
For they murdered Tom Ashe for the flag of Sinn Féin.

The gay galtee mountains sheet music lyrics and chords