Matty Groves chords by Joan Baez

Chords with lyrics

From the album In Concert part 1

Verse 1:
A minorAm       DmDm
Hi ho hi ho holiday
  A minorAm       E MajorE
The best day of the year
    A minorAm             DmDm
Little Matty Groves to church did go
   A minorAm      E MajorE     A minorAm  E MajorE    A minorAm
some holy words to hear, some holy words to hear

Verse 2:
  A minorAm              DmDm
He spied three ladies dressed in black
  A minorAm      E MajorE
As they came into view
   A minorAm          DmDm
Lord Arlens wife was gaily clad
 A minorAm        E MajorE   A minorAm   E MajorE    A minorAm
a flower among the few, a flower among the few.

Verse 3:
A minorAm           DmDm
She tripped up to Matty Groves
  A minorAm        E MajorE
Her eyes so low cast down
    A minorAm              DmDm
Saying "Pray, oh, pray come with me stay
  A minorAm          E MajorE    A minorAm    E MajorE      A minorAm
As you pass through the town, as you pass through the town

Verse 4:
A minorAm           DmDm
I cannot go, I dare not go
 A minorAm          E MajorE
I fear 'twould cost my life
   A minorAm             DmDm
For I see by the little ring you wear
  A minorAm       E MajorE     A minorAm     E MajorE   A minorAm
You are Lord Arlens wife, the great Lord Arlens wife

Verse 5:
A minorAm               DmDm
This may be false, this may be true
 A minorAm      E MajorE
I can't deny it all
   A minorAm          DmDm
Lord Arlens gone to consecrate
   A minorAm      E MajorE     A minorAm  E MajorE    A minorAm
King Henry at Whitehall, King Henry at Whitehall

Verse 6:
A minorAm              DmDm
Oh pray, oh pray come with me stay
   A minorAm        E MajorE
I'll hide thee out of sight
   A minorAm            DmDm
I'll serve you there beyond compare
  A minorAm         E MajorE     A minorAm     E MajorE    A minorAm
And sleep with you the night, and sleep with you the night

Verse 7:
A minorAm             DmDm
Her little page did listen well
  A minorAm        E MajorE
to all that they did say
  A minorAm           DmDm
and ere the sun could rise again
  A minorAm      E MajorE    A minorAm    E MajorE  A minorAm
He quickly sped away, he quickly sped away

Verse 8:
  A minorAm            DmDm
And he did run the Kings highway
  A minorAm       E MajorE
He swam across the tide
  A minorAm           DmDm
He ne'er did stop until he came
    A minorAm        E MajorE      A minorAm     E MajorE   DmDm Dsus2Dsus2 DmDm
To the great Lord Arlens side, to the great Lord Arlens side

Instrumental:
A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm E MajorE E7E7 E MajorE A minorAm

Verse 9:
   A minorAm           DmDm
What news what news my bully boy
   A minorAm         E MajorE
what news brings you to me
  A minorAm            DmDm
My castle burned, my tenants robbed
  A minorAm      E MajorE   A minorAm  E MajorE   A minorAm
My lady with baby, my lady with baby

Verse 10:
  A minorAm              DmDm
No harm has come your house and land
  A minorAm       E MajorE
The little page did say
   A minorAm           DmDm
"But Matty Groves is bedded up
   A minorAm       E MajorE     A minorAm    E MajorE  A minorAm
With your fair lady gay, With your fair lady gay

Verse 11:
   A minorAm           DmDm
Lord Arlen called his merry men
  A minorAm         E MajorE
He bade them with him go
  A minorAm             DmDm
He bade them ne'er a word to speak
  A minorAm       E MajorE     A minorAm   E MajorE    A minorAm
And ne'er a horn to blow, and ne'er a horn to blow

Verse 12:
  A minorAm           DmDm
But among Lord Arlens merry men
   A minorAm        E MajorE
Was one who wished no ill
    A minorAm           DmDm
And the bravest lad in all the crew
     A minorAm        E MajorE        A minorAm   E MajorE    DmDm Dsus2Dsus2 DmDm
Blew his horn so loud and shrill, blew his horn so loud and shrill

Instrumental:
A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm E MajorE E7E7 E MajorE A minorAm

Verse 13:
   A minorAm             DmDm
Whats this whats this cried Matty Groves
   A minorAm       E MajorE
Whats this that I do hear
  A minorAm            DmDm
It must be Lord Arlens merry men
  A minorAm       E MajorE     A augmentedA     E MajorE  A minorAm
The ones that I do fear, the ones that I do fear

Verse 14:
  A minorAm          DmDm
Lie down lie down little Matty Groves
  A minorAm        E MajorE
And keep my back from cold
  A minorAm           DmDm
Its only Lord Arlens merry men
 A minorAm         E MajorE    A minorAm     E MajorE    A minorAm
a'callin the sheep to fold, a'callin the sheep to fold.

Verse 15:
      A minorAm         DmDm
Little Matty Groves he did lie down
  A minorAm      E MajorE
He took a nap asleep
  A minorAm           DmDm
And when he woke Lord Arlen was
 A minorAm       E MajorE    A augmentedA    E MajorE   DmDm Dsus2Dsus2 DmDm
A'standing at his feet, a'standing at his feet.

Instrumental:
A minorAm Asus2Asus2 A minorAm E MajorE E7E7 E MajorE A minorAm

Verse 16:
  A minorAm          DmDm
How now how now my bully boy
A minorAm          E MajorE
Oh how do you like my sheets
  A minorAm              DmDm
And how do you like my fair young bride
  A minorAm         E MajorE     A minorAm      E MajorE   A minorAm
Who lies in your arms asleep, who lies in your arms asleep.

Verse 17:
    A minorAm          DmDm
Ah its very well I like your bed
    A minorAm        E MajorE
And its fine I like your sheets
    A augmentedA              DmDm
But its best I like your fair young bride
  A minorAm        E MajorE     A minorAm     E MajorE   A minorAm
Who lies in my arms asleep, Who lies in my arms asleep.

Verse 18:
A minorAm              DmDm
Rise up rise up little Matty Groves
  A minorAm        E MajorE
As fast as e'er you can
  A minorAm            DmDm
In England it shall ne'er be said
 A minorAm       E MajorE   A minorAm   E MajorE    A minorAm
I slew a sleepin' man, I slew a sleepin' man

Verse 19:
    A minorAm              DmDm
And the firstest stroke little Matty struck
  A minorAm       E MajorE
He hurt Lord Arlen sore
    A minorAm             DmDm
But the nextest stroke Lord Arlen struck
    A minorAm       E MajorE      A minorAm  E MajorE     A minorAm
Little Matty struck no more, Little Matty struck no more.

Verse 20:
A augmentedA              DmDm
Rise up rise up my gay young bride
   A minorAm       E MajorE
Draw on your pretty clothes
  A minorAm           DmDm
Now tell me do you like me best
  A minorAm      E MajorE       A minorAm  E MajorE   A minorAm
Or like you Matty Groves, or the dying Matty Groves.

Verse 21:
  A minorAm           DmDm
She picked up Matty's dying head
  A minorAm          E MajorE
she kissed from cheek to chin
     A minorAm           E MajorE
Said "Its Matty Groves I'd rather have
   A minorAm        E MajorE     A minorAm    E MajorE    A minorAm
Than Arlen and all his kin, than Arlen and all his kin.

Verse 22:
  A minorAm          DmDm
Ah, woe is me and woe is thee
  A minorAm         E MajorE
Why stayed you not your hand
  A minorAm             DmDm
For you have killed the fairest lad
  A minorAm    E MajorE    DmDm    A augmentedA