The Hills Of Kerry Lyrics And Chords
The sheet music and tin whistle notes are included.Recorded by The Dublin City Ramblers, Mick Flavin. Paddy Reilly, Peggy Sweeney Danny Doyle and Mick Galvin. I think The Rose Of Tralee [ song lyrics ] is the best known of all the songs that come from this beautiful county.
The[G] palm trees[D7] wave on [G]high all a[C]long the[D7] fertile[G] shore
A[C]dieu, the [G]Hills of Kerry, I [A7]never will[C] see no[D7] more
Oh,[G] why did I [C]leave my[G] home, oh [C]why did I [D7]cross the [G]sea?
And [Em]leave the [G]small birds singing [C]a[G]round you [D]sweet Tra[G]lee
The noble and the brave have departed from our shore
They?ve gone off to a foreign land where the wild canyons roar
No more they?ll see the shamrock, the plant so dear to me
Or hear the small birds singing around my sweet Tralee
No more the sun will shine on that blessed harvest morn
Or hear our reaper singing in a golden field of corn
There?s a band for every woe and a cure for every pain
But the happyness of my darling girl I never will see again
A[C]dieu, the [G]Hills of Kerry, I [A7]never will[C] see no[D7] more
Oh,[G] why did I [C]leave my[G] home, oh [C]why did I [D7]cross the [G]sea?
And [Em]leave the [G]small birds singing [C]a[G]round you [D]sweet Tra[G]lee
The noble and the brave have departed from our shore
They?ve gone off to a foreign land where the wild canyons roar
No more they?ll see the shamrock, the plant so dear to me
Or hear the small birds singing around my sweet Tralee
No more the sun will shine on that blessed harvest morn
Or hear our reaper singing in a golden field of corn
There?s a band for every woe and a cure for every pain
But the happyness of my darling girl I never will see again
The hills of Kerry old Irish Road sign
🎵 The Hills of Kerry (3/4 time)
Key: G major
The[G] palm trees[D7] wave on [G]high all a[C]long the[D7] fertile[G] shore
A[C]dieu, the [G]Hills of Kerry, I [A7]never will[C] see no[D7] more
Oh,[G] why did I [C]leave my[G] home, oh [C]why did I [D7]cross the [G]sea?
And [Em]leave the [G]small birds singing [C]a[G]round you [D]sweet Tra[G]lee
The[G] noble and[D7] brave have [G]departed [C]from our[D7] shore
They’ve[C] gone off to a [G]foreign land where the [A7]wild canyons [C]roar[D7]
No[G] more they’ll [C]see the [G]shamrock, the [C]plant so dear to [G]me
Or [Em]hear the [G]small birds singing [C]a[G]round my [D]sweet Tra[G]lee
No[G] more the [D7]sun will [G]shine on that [C]blessed har[D7]vest morn
Or [C]hear our [G]reaper singing in a [A7]golden field of [C]corn[D7]
There’s[G] a balm for [C]every [G]woe and a [C]cure for [D7]every [G]pain
But the [Em]happiness [G]of my darling [C]girl I [G]never will [D]see a[G]gain
🎸 Strumming Pattern (3/4)
Bass – Down – Down
(count: 1 – 2 – 3)
Alternate bass notes for flow:
Chord Bass notes
G 6th → 4th
C 5th → 4th
D7 4th → 3rd
Em 6th → 4th
A7 5th → 4th
🎶 Fingerpicking Pattern (for Verse 1)
(Use thumb–index–middle = P–I–M)
G D7 G C
e|---------0-------------2-------------0-------------0-------------|
B|-----0-----0-------1-----1-------0-----0-------1-----1-----------|
G|---0---0-----0---2---2-----2---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---------|
D|----------------0-------------0----------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------3----------------|
E|-3---------------------------------------------------------------|
D7 G C D7
e|---------2-------------3-------------0-------------2-------------|
B|-----1-----1-------0-----0-------1-----1-------1-----1-----------|
G|---2---2-----2---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---2---2-----2---------|
D|-0-------------0--------------------------------0----------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------3-------------------------------------|
G C D7 G
e|---------0-------------0-------------2-------------3-------------|
B|-----0-----0-------1-----1-------1-----1-------0-----0-----------|
G|---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---2---2-----2---0---0-----0---------|
D|------------------------------------------------0----------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3---------------------------------------------------------------|
Key: G major
The[G] palm trees[D7] wave on [G]high all a[C]long the[D7] fertile[G] shore
A[C]dieu, the [G]Hills of Kerry, I [A7]never will[C] see no[D7] more
Oh,[G] why did I [C]leave my[G] home, oh [C]why did I [D7]cross the [G]sea?
And [Em]leave the [G]small birds singing [C]a[G]round you [D]sweet Tra[G]lee
The[G] noble and[D7] brave have [G]departed [C]from our[D7] shore
They’ve[C] gone off to a [G]foreign land where the [A7]wild canyons [C]roar[D7]
No[G] more they’ll [C]see the [G]shamrock, the [C]plant so dear to [G]me
Or [Em]hear the [G]small birds singing [C]a[G]round my [D]sweet Tra[G]lee
No[G] more the [D7]sun will [G]shine on that [C]blessed har[D7]vest morn
Or [C]hear our [G]reaper singing in a [A7]golden field of [C]corn[D7]
There’s[G] a balm for [C]every [G]woe and a [C]cure for [D7]every [G]pain
But the [Em]happiness [G]of my darling [C]girl I [G]never will [D]see a[G]gain
🎸 Strumming Pattern (3/4)
Bass – Down – Down
(count: 1 – 2 – 3)
Alternate bass notes for flow:
Chord Bass notes
G 6th → 4th
C 5th → 4th
D7 4th → 3rd
Em 6th → 4th
A7 5th → 4th
🎶 Fingerpicking Pattern (for Verse 1)
(Use thumb–index–middle = P–I–M)
G D7 G C
e|---------0-------------2-------------0-------------0-------------|
B|-----0-----0-------1-----1-------0-----0-------1-----1-----------|
G|---0---0-----0---2---2-----2---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---------|
D|----------------0-------------0----------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------3----------------|
E|-3---------------------------------------------------------------|
D7 G C D7
e|---------2-------------3-------------0-------------2-------------|
B|-----1-----1-------0-----0-------1-----1-------1-----1-----------|
G|---2---2-----2---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---2---2-----2---------|
D|-0-------------0--------------------------------0----------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------3-------------------------------------|
G C D7 G
e|---------0-------------0-------------2-------------3-------------|
B|-----0-----0-------1-----1-------1-----1-------0-----0-----------|
G|---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---2---2-----2---0---0-----0---------|
D|------------------------------------------------0----------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3---------------------------------------------------------------|
The Hills Of Kerry Sheet Music Notes For Tin Whistle.
Mick Flavin song The Hills Of Kerry
Below is another song called The Hills Of Kerry from the year 1909
