Shady Grove
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Shady Grove

Key: ['Am', 'G']
Chords: 4
Doc Watson Jerry Garcia

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Chord Chart

A

Am
G
Am
Am
C
G
Am
Am
Chords used: Am C Em G

Lyrics

["
Shady Grove, my little love\nShady Grove I say\nShady Grove, my little love\nI'm bound to go away
\n\nCheeks as red a blooming rose\nAnd eyes are the prettiest brown\nShe's the darling of my heart\nSweetest girl in town\n\nI wish I had a big fine horse\nAnd corn to feed him on\nAnd Shady Grove to stay at home\nAnd feed him while I'm gone\n\nWent to see my Shady Grove\nShe was standing in the door\nHer shoes and stockin's in her hand\nAnd her little bare feet on the floor\n\nWhen I was a little boy\nI wanted a Barlow knife\nAnd now I want little Shady Grove\nTo say she'll be my wife\n\nA kiss from pretty little Shady Grove\nIs sweet as brandy wine\nAnd there ain't no girl in this old world\nThat's prettier than mine", "Peaches in the summertime\nApples in the fall\nIf I can't have the girl I love\nI don't want none at all\n\n
Shady Grove, my little love\nShady Grove, I know\nShady Grove, my little love\nI'm bound for Shady Grove
\n\nI wish I had a banjo string\nMade of golden twine\nEvery tune I'd play on it\nI wish that girl was mine\n\nI wish I had a needle and thread\nFinest I could sew\nSew that pretty girl to my side\nAnd down the road I'd go\n\nSome come here to fiddle and dance\nSome come here to tarry\nSome come here to fiddle and dance\nI come here to marry\n\nEvery night when I go home\nWife, I try to please her\nThe more I try, the worse she gets\nDamned if I don't leave her"]

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About This Song

Shady Grove is an old Appalachian modal tune that's been recorded by countless artists, from Doc Watson's driving flatpick version to Jerry Garcia's psychedelic interpretations. The song exists in multiple keys and feels - some play it in Am with a haunting minor sound, others in G major with a brighter feel, and the two approaches are musically quite different from each other.

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