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