Verse
F
Willie Maley was his name, he brought some great names to the game
A#
When he was the boss at Celtic Park
C
He taught them how to play football
F C
He made the greatest of them all, Gallacher and Quinn have left their mark
[Chorus]
F A#
And they gave us James McGrory and Paul McStay
C F C
They gave us Johnstone, Tully, Murdoch, Auld and Hay
F
And most of the football greats
A#
Have past through Parkhead's gates
C F
For to play football the Glasgow Celtic way
[Verse 2]
F
In 38 there was a show Glasgow was the place to go
A#
G model of the tower was football's prize
C
England sent 4 of the best
F C
They didn't meet with much success, 'cause the trophy ended up in paradise
[Chorus]
F A#
And they gave us James McGrory and Paul McStay
C F C
They gave us Johnstone, Tully, Murdoch, Auld and Hay
F
And most of the football greats
A#
Have past through Parkhead's gates
C F
For to play football the Glasgow Celtic way
[Verse 3]
F
Coronation time was here, 53 that was the year
A#
Another four from England met their doom
C
They said "we'll have to try again", but like before it was in vain
F C
Because the cup is in the Parkhead trophy room
[Chorus]
F A#
And they gave us James McGrory and Paul McStay
C F C
They gave us Johnstone, Tully, Murdoch, Auld and Hay
F
And most of the football greats
A#
Have past through Parkhead's gates
C F
For to play football the Glasgow Celtic way
[Verse 4]
F
And then in 1957 we faced a guy called Georgie Niven
A#
The game is etched on every Celtic fan
C
Wilson, Mochan and McPhail, and Willie Fernie scored as well
F C
As Celtic beat the Rangers 7-1!!!
[Chorus]
F A#
And they gave us James McGrory and Paul McStay
C F C
They gave us Johnstone, Tully, Murdoch, Auld and Hay
F
And most of the football greats
A#
Have past through Parkhead's gates
C F
For to play football the Glasgow Celtic way
[Verse 5]
F
So 10 years they had gone and so to Portugal we had to go
A#
To play the team that Italy adored
C
Celtic went out to attack, they won the big cup and they brought it back
F C
It's the first time it had been on British shores
[Chorus]
F A#
And they gave us James McGrory and Paul McStay
C F C
They gave us Johnstone, Tully, Murdoch, Auld and Hay
F
And most of the football greats
A#
Have past through Parkhead's gates
C F
For to play football the Glasgow Celtic way
[Verse 6]
F
And now a new Millennium we have a brand new stadium
A#
We're amongst the honours once again
C
The Celtic fans did proudly sing "Larsson is the King of Kings!"
F C
And he joins the list of famous Celtic men
[Chorus]
F A#
And they gave us James McGrory and Paul McStay
C F C
They gave us Johnstone, Tully, Murdoch, Auld and Hay
F
And most of the football greats
A#
Have past through Parkhead's gates
C F
For to play football the Glasgow Celtic way