Chords for David Holt and Doc Watson: Shady Grove

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_ _ It was [G] a [Dm] courtin' song. _
[Gm] For me, it definitely was a courtin' song,
and I guess [Gbm] for lots of other [Dm] folks that [A] listened to it
long before I did and [Gm] probably some [Dm] since.
I [Bm] think that's a great story about [Am] how you met Rosalie.
[G] You're going over to see Gaither to learn fiddle tunes.
[A] Exactly.
And _ [B] she was a little girl, about 10 years old when I [Ab] first met her,
and I never thought about her as a sweetheart,
but she could [B] sing pretty then.
_ [G] And when they moved over [A] to our _ [B] area on the [Ab] Wildcat Creek down there,
as Willard called [Gbm] it, and he calls it to be named that,
[G] _ [N] she was a few years older then, and I walked in the house,
and [D] _ _ she and _ [F] a friend of [Gb] hers, Pansy [D] Watson, were _
[G] unpacking dishes,
and she turned around and said, Hello, Doc.
Somebody might as well hit me with a brick.
I didn't [Ab] have a lip [E] serum.
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I had to have that [Dm] girl, bless her heart. _
How long have you been with Rosalie, Doc?
_ _ [C] Going on [G] 53 [A] years.
It was [B] 52 years after the shoot.
[Dm] Yeah? _
_ _ _ Let's do this one for Rosalie. _
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She's red [Am] as a blooming [Dm] rose, and eyes of the prettiest brown.
She's [C] the darling of [Am] my heart, sweetest little girl [Dm] in town.
Wish [C] I had a glass of [Dm] wine and bread and meat for two.
I'd set it [C] out on the golden [Am] plate and I'd give it [Dm] all to you.
Shady [C] Grove, my [Dm] little love, Shady Grove, I say.
[C] Shady Grove, my [Am] little love.
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_ _ _ [C] When I was a little [Dm] boy, I wanted a barlow knife.
And [C] now I want little Shady Grove [Am] to say [Dm] she'll be my wife.
A kiss [C] from pretty little Shady Grove, [Dm] as sweet as brandy wine.
Ain't [Am] no girl in this whole world that's prettier [Dm] than mine.
Shady [C] Grove, my little love, [Dm] Shady Grove, I say.
Shady [Am] Grove, my little love, I'm bound to [Dm] go away.
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_ _ _ It's peaches in [C] the summertime, [Dm] apples in the fall.
If I [Am] can't have a little Shady Grove, I don't want no [Dm] gal at all.
I went to [C] see my Shady Grove, [Dm] she's standing in the door.
[C] Shoes and stockings in her hand [A] and her little [Dm] bare feet on the floor.
_ [C] Shady Grove, my little [Dm] love, Shady Grove, I say.
Shady [Am] Grove, my little love, I'm bound to [Dm] go away.
Let's take it together.
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[Am] I _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
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_ _ _ wish [C] I had me a big old horse [Dm] and the grain to feed him on.
A little Shady [C] Grove to stay at [Am] home and feed him [Dm] while I'm gone.
Wish I [C] had me a needle and thread [Dm] as fine as I could sew.
I'd sew a [Am] pretty gal to my side and down the [Dm] road we'd go.
Shady [C] Grove, my little [Dm] love, Shady Grove, I say.
Shady [C] Grove, my little love, [Am] I'm bound [Dm] to go _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ away. _ _
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