Shady Grove

artist:Jerry Garcia and David Grisman

, writer:Traditional

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 {t: Shady Grove}
{artist: Jerry Garcia and David Grisman}
{key: C}
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ayk_qQw0XZg 
{c: Thanks to Oak Bucket Music - Tom Achtenberg} 
{c: Instrumentals are the following verse}
[Dm]  [C]  [Dm]  [Dm]  [Dm]  [C]  [C]  [Dm] 
[Dm]  [C]  [Dm]  [Dm]  [Dm]  [C]  [C]  [Dm] 
[Dm] Peaches in the [C] summertime
[Dm] Apples in the fall
If [Dm] I can't get the [C] girl I love
Won't have none at [Dm] all

[Dm] Shady grove, [C] my little love
[Dm] Shady grove, I know
[Dm] Shady grove, [C] my little love
I'm bound for the shady [Dm] grove

[Dm]  [C]  [Dm]  [Dm]  [Dm]  [C]  [C]  [Dm] 
[Dm]  [C]  [Dm]  [Dm]  [Dm]  [C]  [C]  [Dm] 
[Dm] Wish I had a [C] banjo string
[Dm] Made of golden twine
[Dm] Every tune I'd [C] play on it
I wish that girl was [Dm] mine

[Dm] Shady grove, [C] my little love
[Dm] Shady grove, I know
[Dm] Shady grove, [C] my little love
I'm bound for the shady [Dm] grove

[Dm]  [C]  [Dm]  [Dm]  [Dm]  [C]  [C]  [Dm] 
[Dm]  [C]  [Dm]  [Dm]  [Dm]  [C]  [C]  [Dm] 
[Dm] Wish I had a [C] needle and thread
[Dm] Fine as I could sew
I'd [Dm] sew that pretty girl [C] to my side
And down the road I'd [Dm] go

[Dm] Shady grove, [C] my little love
[Dm] Shady grove, I know
[Dm] Shady grove, [C] my little love
I'm bound for the shady [Dm] grove
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{c: }
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[Dm]  [C]  [Dm]  [Dm]  [Dm]  [C]  [C]  [Dm] 
[Dm]  [C]  [Dm]  [Dm]  [Dm]  [C]  [C]  [Dm] 
[Dm] Some come here to [C] fiddle and dance
[Dm] Some come here to tarry
[Dm] Some come here to [C] fiddle and dance
I come here to [Dm] marry

[Dm] Shady grove, [C] my little love
[Dm] Shady grove, I know
[Dm] Shady grove, [C] my little love
I'm bound for the shady [Dm] grove

[Dm]  [C]  [Dm]  [Dm]  [Dm]  [C]  [C]  [Dm] 
[Dm]  [C]  [Dm]  [Dm]  [Dm]  [C]  [C]  [Dm] 
[Dm] Every night when [C] I go home
[Dm] My wife, I try to please her
The [Dm] more I try, the [C] worse she gets
Damned if I don't leave [Dm] her

[Dm] Shady grove, [C] my little love
[Dm] Shady grove, I know
[Dm] Shady grove, [C] my little love
I'm bound for the shady [Dm] grove

[Dm]  [C]  [Dm]  [Dm]  [Dm]  [C]  [C]  [Dm] 
[Dm]  [C]  [Dm]  [Dm]  [Dm]  [C]  [C]  [Dm] 
[Dm] Shady grove, [C] my little love
[Dm] Shady grove, my darlin'
[Dm] Shady grove, [C] my little love
I'm going back to [Dm] Harlan

[Dm] Shady grove, [C] my little love
[Dm] Shady grove, I know
[Dm] Shady grove, [C] my little love
I'm bound for the shady [Dm] grove

[Dm]  [C]  [Dm]  [Dm]  [Dm]  [C]  [C]  [Dm] 
[Dm]  [C]  [Dm]  [Dm]  [Dm]  [C]  [C]  [Dm]

Song Info

Title: Shady Grove

Artist: Jerry Garcia and David Grisman

Writer: Traditional

Song Types: Folk

Key: C

Info: Shady Grove is an acoustic album by Jerry Garcia and David Grisman. It was released on the Acoustic Disc record label in 1996. The album was produced by Garcia and Grisman for Dawg Productions. Also appearing on the album: Joe Craven, Jim Kerwin, Matt Eakle, Bryan Bowers, and Will Scarlett. "Hesitation Blues" is an uncredited track appearing at the end of the album.

"Shady Grove" is a traditional Appalachian folk song[ (Roud 4456), believed to have originated in eastern Kentucky around the beginning the 20th century. It is set in Dorian mode and was first published in the Journal of American Folklore, dated 1915. There is speculation that the name Shady Grove may be a place-name, a woman's name, or possibly a mondegreen. The song has been widely adopted in the repertoire of bluegrass, as well as being common among old-time musicians of the Cumberlands. Sung by both traditional folk musicians and folk revival musicians, it is sometimes identified as a courting song. The song describes "the true love of a young man's life and his hope they will wed

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Shady Grove

artist:Jerry Garcia and David Grisman

, writer:Traditional

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