C F C F


[Verse 1]
    F                     Bb             F
The pale moon was rising above the green mountains
    F                   Bdim         C
The sun was declining beneath a blue sea
       F                           Bb           F
When I strayed with my love to the pure crystal fountains
     C             F         C          F
That stands in the beautiful Vale of Tralee


[Chorus]
        Dm                     Bb          A
She was lovely and fair as the rose of the summer
     Dm           F       A             Dm C
Yet 'twas not her beauty alone that won me-e
                      F                          Bb        F
(Oh no, yet 'twas) Oh no, 'twas the truth in her eyes ever dawning
     C            F         C          F
That made me love Mary, the rose of Tralee


[Verse 2]
    F                            Bb           F
The cool shades of evening their mantles were spreading
    F                     Bdim         C
And Mary all smiling said listening to me
    F                           Bb            F
The moon through the valley her pale rays was shedding
     C         F            C          F
When I won the heart of the rose of Tralee


[Chorus]
        Dm                     Bb          A
She was lovely and fair as the rose of the summer
     Dm           F       A             Dm C
Yet 'twas not her beauty alone that won me-e
                      F                          Bb        F
(Oh no, yet 'twas) Oh no, 'twas the truth in her eyes ever dawning
     C            F         C          F
That made me love Mary, the rose of Tralee