{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":169070,"song":"Down From Dover","artist":"Dolly Parton","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/169070-down-from-dover-chords-by-dolly-parton/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/169070?type=chord","rating":4.73264,"votes":12,"content":"Artist - Dolly Parton\r\nSong   - Down From Dover\r\n\r\n[ch]G/B[/ch] - x2000x\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]           \r\nI know this dress I'm wearing [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G/B[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDoesn't hide the secret I have tried concealing [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen he left he promised me that he'd be back [/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G/B[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBy the time it was revealing [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                \r\nThe sun behind a cloud just casts the crawling shadow [/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G/B[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nO'er the fields of clover [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  \r\nAnd time is running out for me [/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G/B[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI wish that he would hurry down from Dover [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe's been gone so long when he left [/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G/B[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe snow was deep upon the ground [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd I have seen a spring and summer pass [/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G/B[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd now the leaves are turning brown [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]        \r\nAnd any time a tiny face will show itself [/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G/B[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nCause waiting's almost over [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]            \r\nBut I won't have a name to give it [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G/B[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIf he doesn't hurry down from Dover [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                        [ch]C[/ch] \r\nMy folks weren't understanding when they found out [/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G/B[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey sent me from the home place [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nMy daddy said if folks found out [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G/B[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe'd be ashamed to ever show his face [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nMy momma said I was a fool [/tab]\r\n[tab]                                  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G/B[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd she did not believe it when I told her [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nMomma everythings gonna be alright[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G/B[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSoon he would be coming down from Dover [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI found a place to stay out on a farm[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G/B[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTakin care of an old lady[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nShe never asked me nothin[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G/B[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo I never talked to her about my baby[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                              \r\nI send a message to my mom [/tab]\r\n[tab]                                    [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G/B[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWith a name an address of Mrs. Elma Grover[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd to make sure he got that information [/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G/B[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen he came down from Dover[/tab]\r\n\r\n(capo 1)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nI loved him more than anything [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G/B[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd I could not refuse him when he needed me [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe was the only one I'd loved [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G/B[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd I just can't believe that he was using me [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe couldn't leave me here like this [/tab]\r\n[tab]                                  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G/B[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI know it can't be so it can't be over [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe wouldn't make me go through this alone  [/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G/B[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe'll be coming down from Dover [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nMy body aches the time is here [/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G/B[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIt's lonely in this place where I'm lyin' [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOur baby has been born but something's wrong [/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G/B[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIt's much too still I hear no cryin' [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] \r\nI guess in some strange way she knew [/tab]\r\n[tab]                                    [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G/B[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nShe'd never have a father's arms to hold her [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd dying was her way of telling me [/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G/B[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe wasn't coming down from Dover[/tab]","plain_text":"Artist - Dolly Parton\nSong   - Down From Dover\n\nG/B - x2000x\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(capo 1)","chords":["G/B","D","C","G"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"G/B":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,0,0,0,2],"frets":[-1,2,0,0,0,3]}}}