Shady Grove Chords

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Difficulty:	beginner
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	3rd fret

Author iman.street02 [a] 96.

2 contributors total, last edit on Oct 18, 2022

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e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------1----------------------------|
G|------------------------0-2---2-0--------------0-2-0-----|
D|--0---0---0-2-0---0-0-2-----------2p0------0h2-------2-0-|
A|--3s5---5-------3------------------------3---------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
Billy often picks between notes where most instrumentalists might hammer-on
 
 
[Intro]
| Dm   C | Dm   |  F  C | Am  Dm |
 
[Verse 1]
Dm                 C
Cheeks as red as a blooming rose
    Dm                     Dm
And eyes are the prettiest brown
F                  C
She's the darling of my heart
Am                      Dm
Sweetest little girl in town
Dm          C
If I had a big fine horse
         Dm               Dm
And the grain to feed him on
     F                 C
Then Shady Grove could stay at home
    Am                 Dm
And feed him while I'm gone
 
[Chorus]
Dm           C
Shady Grove, my little love
Dm            Dm
Shady Grove I say
F            C
Shady Grove, my little love
     Am          Dm
I'm bound to go away
 
[Solo]
| Dm   C | Dm   |  F  C | Am  Dm |
 
 
[Verse 2]
  Dm                      C
A kiss from pretty little Shady Grove
   Dm               Dm
Is sweet as brandy wine
     F                   \  C
And there ain't no girl in this old world
       Am            Dm
That's prettier than mine
Dm             C
Went to see my Shady Grove
Dm                      Dm
She was standing in the door
    F                    C
Her shoes and stockin's in her hand
         Am                     Dm
And her little bare feet on the floor
 
[Chorus]
Dm           C
Shady Grove, my little love
Dm            Dm
Shady Grove I say
F            C
Shady Grove, my little love
     Am          Dm
I'm bound to go away
 
[Solo]
| Dm   C | Dm   |  F  C | Am  Dm |
 
[Verse 3]
Dm           C
When I was a little boy
Dm                Dm
I wanted a Barlow knife
    F                 C
And now I want little Shady Grove
   Am               Dm
To say she'll be my wife
Dm             C
Peaches in the summertime
Dm            Dm
Apples in the fall
   F               C
If I can't have my Shady Grove
Am                   Dm
I don't want none at all
 
[Chorus]
Dm           C
Shady Grove, my little love
Dm            Dm
Shady Grove I say
F            C
Shady Grove, my little love
     Am          Dm
I'm bound to go away
 
[Bridge]
| Dm   C | Dm   |  F  C | Am  Dm |
 
[Solo]
| Dm   C | Dm   |  F  C | Am  Dm |
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Shady Grove – Billy Strings

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3 comments

Great tab, but I THINK the Am is an Am7. Not sure, just a thought!

Good job! I just watched a clip of him and he plays it in Am with a capo on 5 so Am G C Em shapes but the Capo puts it in Dm which is the original Key I think

Good tab