Chords for Shady Grove (traditional) performed by Elvin Johns
Tempo:
126.45 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
C
Dm
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [D] [C]
[D]
[G] Shady Grove, my [D] true love, Shady Grove I say,
Shady Grove, my true love, Well I'm bound to [Dm] go away.
Lips as [G] red as a bloomin' [D] rose, Your eyes the deepest brown,
You [G] are the [C] darlin' of my [A] heart, State of the [D] sun goes down.
[E] Shady Grove, my true love, Shady Grove I say,
[C] Shady Grove, my true love, [A]
I'm bound to [Dm] go away.
[G] Went to see my Shady [D] Grove, She was standing by the door,
[G] Shoes and stockings in her hands, Her [D] little bare feet on the floor.
Shady Grove, my [D] true love, Shady Grove I say,
[C] Shady Grove, my true [G] love, I'm bound to [D] go away.
[G] Wished I had a big [D] fat horse and a corn to feed him on,
A pretty little girl to stay [A] at home and feed [D] him when I'm gone.
[G] Shady Grove, my [Dm] true love, Shady Grove I [C] say,
Shady Grove, my true [G] love, I'm bound to go [Dm] away.
[D]
[Dm]
[Am] [D]
When [G] I was a little [D] boy I wanted a Barlow knife,
But being much older now I want Shady Grove for my wife.
Shady Grove, my true love, Shady Grove I say,
[C] Shady Grove, my true love, [G] I'm bound to [Dm] go away.
Wished I had a [D] banjo string and made a golden twine,
And every tune I'd play on it I'd say that gal was mine.
Shady Grove, my true love, Shady Grove I [A] say,
Shady Grove, [G] my true love, I'm bound to go [C] away.
[D] [Dm] [C]
[Bm]
[D] [Dm]
[D]
[D]
[G] Shady Grove, my [D] true love, Shady Grove I say,
Shady Grove, my true love, Well I'm bound to [Dm] go away.
Lips as [G] red as a bloomin' [D] rose, Your eyes the deepest brown,
You [G] are the [C] darlin' of my [A] heart, State of the [D] sun goes down.
[E] Shady Grove, my true love, Shady Grove I say,
[C] Shady Grove, my true love, [A]
I'm bound to [Dm] go away.
[G] Went to see my Shady [D] Grove, She was standing by the door,
[G] Shoes and stockings in her hands, Her [D] little bare feet on the floor.
Shady Grove, my [D] true love, Shady Grove I say,
[C] Shady Grove, my true [G] love, I'm bound to [D] go away.
[G] Wished I had a big [D] fat horse and a corn to feed him on,
A pretty little girl to stay [A] at home and feed [D] him when I'm gone.
[G] Shady Grove, my [Dm] true love, Shady Grove I [C] say,
Shady Grove, my true [G] love, I'm bound to go [Dm] away.
[D]
[Dm]
[Am] [D]
When [G] I was a little [D] boy I wanted a Barlow knife,
But being much older now I want Shady Grove for my wife.
Shady Grove, my true love, Shady Grove I say,
[C] Shady Grove, my true love, [G] I'm bound to [Dm] go away.
Wished I had a [D] banjo string and made a golden twine,
And every tune I'd play on it I'd say that gal was mine.
Shady Grove, my true love, Shady Grove I [A] say,
Shady Grove, [G] my true love, I'm bound to go [C] away.
[D] [Dm] [C]
[Bm]
[D] [Dm]
[D]
Key:
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C
Dm
A
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[G] Shady Grove, my [D] true love, Shady Grove I say,
Shady Grove, my true love, Well I'm bound to [Dm] go away. _
_ Lips as [G] red as a bloomin' [D] rose, Your eyes the deepest brown,
You [G] are the [C] darlin' of my [A] heart, State of the [D] sun goes down.
[E] Shady Grove, my true love, Shady Grove I say,
[C] Shady Grove, my true love, [A]
I'm bound to [Dm] go away.
_ [G] Went to see my Shady [D] Grove, She was standing by the door,
[G] Shoes and stockings in her hands, Her [D] little bare feet on the floor.
Shady Grove, my [D] true love, Shady Grove I say,
[C] Shady Grove, my true _ [G] love, I'm bound to [D] go away.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] Wished I had a big [D] fat horse and a corn to feed him on,
A pretty little girl to stay [A] at home and feed [D] him when I'm gone.
[G] Shady Grove, my [Dm] true love, Shady Grove I [C] say,
Shady Grove, my true [G] love, I'm bound to go [Dm] away.
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[Am] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ When [G] I was a little [D] boy I wanted a Barlow knife,
But being much older now I want Shady Grove for my wife.
Shady Grove, my true love, Shady Grove I say,
[C] Shady Grove, my true _ love, [G] I'm bound to [Dm] go away. _ _ _
_ Wished I had a [D] banjo string and made a golden twine,
And every tune I'd play on it I'd say that gal was mine.
Shady Grove, my true love, Shady Grove I [A] say,
Shady Grove, [G] my true love, _ _ _ I'm bound to go [C] away.
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[G] Shady Grove, my [D] true love, Shady Grove I say,
Shady Grove, my true love, Well I'm bound to [Dm] go away. _
_ Lips as [G] red as a bloomin' [D] rose, Your eyes the deepest brown,
You [G] are the [C] darlin' of my [A] heart, State of the [D] sun goes down.
[E] Shady Grove, my true love, Shady Grove I say,
[C] Shady Grove, my true love, [A]
I'm bound to [Dm] go away.
_ [G] Went to see my Shady [D] Grove, She was standing by the door,
[G] Shoes and stockings in her hands, Her [D] little bare feet on the floor.
Shady Grove, my [D] true love, Shady Grove I say,
[C] Shady Grove, my true _ [G] love, I'm bound to [D] go away.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] Wished I had a big [D] fat horse and a corn to feed him on,
A pretty little girl to stay [A] at home and feed [D] him when I'm gone.
[G] Shady Grove, my [Dm] true love, Shady Grove I [C] say,
Shady Grove, my true [G] love, I'm bound to go [Dm] away.
_ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ When [G] I was a little [D] boy I wanted a Barlow knife,
But being much older now I want Shady Grove for my wife.
Shady Grove, my true love, Shady Grove I say,
[C] Shady Grove, my true _ love, [G] I'm bound to [Dm] go away. _ _ _
_ Wished I had a [D] banjo string and made a golden twine,
And every tune I'd play on it I'd say that gal was mine.
Shady Grove, my true love, Shady Grove I [A] say,
Shady Grove, [G] my true love, _ _ _ I'm bound to go [C] away.
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