Shady Grove

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) 🎸 Intro: G F# F G A G# C G 🎸 Verse: C G Meet me by the banks of the sweet primrose C F Follow it down to the shady grove Bb F Bonnie blow the breeze by the cabin door Bb A G No two lovers could ask for more C G So grab your fiddle and your old banjo C F Play a country blues so sweet and slow Bb F We'll sing along to the drunkard's doom Bb A And rock all night by the silvery moon D C These old trees grow straight to heaven Bb F G So it goes in the shady grove

🎸 Verse 2: C G When the old hen crackles and the ground gets cold C F Our fine buck skin dances through the snow Bb F We'll take to town on a Saturday night Bb A You and me baby make such a sight D C Whiskey, wine, name your pleasure Bb F So it goes in the shady grove 🎸 Bridge: G Hey boys, gather round We'll put it up and they'll tear it down Hey boys, rockabye Kiss the pretty girls goodbye Hey boys, up on high Don't you stop 'til you reach the sky Hey boys, let it ring A song for everyone to sing 🎸 Interlude: G F# F G A G# C G 🎸 Verse 3: C G When the fish start biting at the new mayflies C F The muddy roads have all done dried Bb F The honeysuckle says it's summertime Bb A That old yellow sun is mighty kind D C Hear the seasons come with reasons Bb F So it goes in the shady grove 🎸 Bridge 2: G Hey boys, gather round Don't you stop 'til you reach the sky Hey boys, let it ring A song for everyone to sing 🎸 Solo: G F# F G G F# F G G F# F G G F# F G Coda: A C Won't you be my lullaby, babe? A C In the sweet bye and bye, babe A It's okay to cry and let the sadness pass you by C G And know I'll always love you, babe 🎸 Bridge 3: G Hey boys, gather round I'll put it up and they'll tear it down Hey boys, rockabye Kiss the pretty girls goodbye Hey boys, up on high Don't you stop 'til you reach the sky Hey boys, let it ring A song for everyone to sing A song for everyone to sing A song for everyone to sing A song for everyone to sing A song for everyone to sing