Green Grow The Laurels Chords by Sandy Denny

Tempo:
93.3 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Eb

Db

Ebm

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Sandy Denny - Green Grow the Laurels chords
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[Eb]
[Db] [Ab]
[Ebm] [Db]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Bb] [Ab] [Db] [Ab] [Eb]
[Ebm] [Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb]
Green grow the laurel, soft as the dew.
Sad [Db] I was, darling, [Ab] on parting from [Eb] you.
Perhaps in the [Db] future [Ab] our love will [Ebm] renew.
We'll love [Db] another, [Ab] [Ebm] yes, to be true.
[Ab] [Eb]
Wrote my [Db] lover a letter, [Ab] wrote me [Ebm] mine.
Wrote my [Db] lover a letter, and [Ebm] he wrote me [Eb] mine.
He said, keep your love letter, and I will keep mine.
[Ebm] You [Ab] are [Eb] through mine.
[Ab] [Eb]
I pass my [Db] lover's window [Ab] at night, [Eb] time and day.
I pass [Ab] my lover's window at [Eb] night, time and day.
And the looks that he [Db] gave me, a [Eb] thousand would slay.
And the looks [Db] that he gave me, [Ab] a thousand [Eb] would slay.
[Ab] [Eb]
And green grow [Db] the laurel, [Ab] soft as [Eb] the [Ab] dew.
[Eb] Sad [Db] I was, darling, [Ab] [Eb] on parting from you.
Perhaps [Ebm] in the future [Ab] our love [Ebm] will renew.
We'll [Db] love another, [Ab] and promise to [Eb] be true.
[Ab] [Db] [Ab] [Eb]
[Ab]
[Ebm] [Ab] [Db]
[Ab] [Ebm]
[Ab] [Eb] [Ab] [Eb]
[N]
Key:  
Ab
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Eb
12341116
Db
12341114
Ebm
13421116
Bb
12341111
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
Db
12341114
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To start learning Sandy Denny - (BBC - Folk Song Cellar 2/12/66) Green Grow The Laurels chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: Ebm, Db, Ab, Eb, Db, Eb and Ab. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 46 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 93 BPM. With the song's key of Eb Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
Green grow the laurel, _ soft as the _ dew. _ _ _ _
Sad [Db] I was, darling, [Ab] on parting from [Eb] you. _ _ _ _ _
Perhaps in the [Db] future [Ab] our love will [Ebm] renew. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ We'll love [Db] another, [Ab] _ _ [Ebm] yes, to be true.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
Wrote my [Db] lover a letter, _ _ [Ab] wrote me [Ebm] mine. _ _ _ _ _ _
Wrote my [Db] lover a letter, _ and [Ebm] he wrote me [Eb] mine.
_ _ _ _ _ He said, keep your love letter, and I will keep mine.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] You [Ab] are _ _ _ _ [Eb] through mine.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I pass my [Db] lover's window [Ab] at night, [Eb] time and day.
I _ _ _ _ pass [Ab] my lover's window at _ _ [Eb] night, time and day. _ _ _
_ And the looks that he [Db] gave me, a [Eb] thousand would slay. _ _ _ _ _
And the looks [Db] that he gave me, [Ab] a thousand _ [Eb] would slay.
_ _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ And green grow [Db] the laurel, _ _ [Ab] soft as [Eb] the _ [Ab] dew.
[Eb] _ _ _ _ Sad [Db] I was, darling, [Ab] _ [Eb] on parting from you. _ _ _
_ _ Perhaps [Ebm] in the future [Ab] our love [Ebm] will renew. _ _ _ _ _
We'll [Db] love another, _ _ [Ab] and promise to [Eb] be true. _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ [Db] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Db] _
_ [Ab] _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _

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