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