Shady Grove
Misc. TraditionalVersion1TuningE2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)
TuningE2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high) Download chord source (.txt)
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Peaches in the summertime,
Apples in the fall,
If I can't get the girl I love,
Won't have none at all.
Shady grove, my true love,
Shady grove, I know,
Shady grove, my true love,
I'm bound for the shady grove.
Once I was a little boy,
Playin' in the sand,
Now I am a great big boy,
I think myself a man,
When I was a little boy,
I wanted a whittlin' knife;
Now I am a great big boy
And I want a little wife.
Wish I had a banjo string,
Made of golden twine,
And every tune I'd pick on it
Is "I wish that girl were mine."
Some come here to fiddle and dance,
Some come here to tarry,
Some come here to fiddle and dance,
I come here to marry.
Every night when I go home,
My wife, I try to please her,
The more I try, the worse she gets,
Damned if I don't leave her.
Shady grove, my little love,
Shady grove, my darlin',
Shady grove, my little love,
I'm going back to Harlan.
Fly around, my blue-eyed girl,
Fly around, my daisy,
Fly around, my blue-eyed girl,
Nearly drive me crazy.
The very next time I go that road
And it don't look so dark and grazy,
The very next time I come that road
I'll stop and see my daisy.
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Readable chord sheet for Shady Grove by Misc. Traditional
Tuning: E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)
[Dm] [Dm]Peaches in the s[C]ummertime, [Dm]Apples i[C]n the [Dm]fall, If I can't get the [C]girl I love, [Am]Won't have none at [Dm]all. [Dm]Shady grove, m[C]y true love, [Dm]Shady g[C]rove, I [Dm]know, Shady grove, [C]my true love, I'm [Am]bound for the shady [Dm]grove. Once I was a little boy, Playin' in the sand, Now I am a great big boy, I think myself a man, When I was a little boy, I wanted a whittlin' knife; Now I am a great big boy And I want a little wife. Wish I had a banjo string, Made of golden twine, And every tune I'd pick on it Is "I wish that girl were mine." Some come here to fiddle and dance, Some come here to tarry, Some come here to fiddle and dance, I come here to marry. Every night when I go home, My wife, I try to please her, The more I try, the worse she gets, Damned if I don't leave her. Shady grove, my little love, Shady grove, my darlin', Shady grove, my little love, I'm going back to Harlan. Fly around, my blue-eyed girl, Fly around, my daisy, Fly around, my blue-eyed girl, Nearly drive me crazy. The very next time I go that road And it don't look so dark and grazy, The very next time I come that road I'll stop and see my daisy.