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