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Shady Grove

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Quicksilver Messenger Service - Shady Grove
INTRO (in 5/5)
Bm7
Bm  Bm7
  Bm      Gx4
C   E
(from here its in 4/4)
A   G
E   C  G
A   G
E   C7 G
VERSE 1
I Aused to walk on the Gcity streets
Now I wander far and Awide
And I never found my Ghappiness
'til I moved to the country-Aside
Now follow me for a Gquiet day
Out riding on the Atrails
Away from smog, traffic Gbombs
Where all the pigs have Atails 
CHORUS
I'm in Ashady groveG  
It's Shady Grove my Ahoney
Shady grove Gmy true love
I'm bound for Shady AGrove
A
SOLO
A   G
E   C G
A   G
E   C G
VERSE 2
If Ayou've been watching the Gcity streets
Can't seem to get much Agreener
Then I know where we're Ggoing to
Our heads will feel much Acleaner
CHORUS
It's AShady Grove Gmy true love
Shady Grove my Ahoney
Shady Grove Gmy true love
I'm bound for AShady Grove
A
VERSE 3
How Along have we been waiting to Gbe, living in love, it's Aeasy
It's easy to know who you Gare
When you're living with the Atrees
I'm in AShady GroveG  
Shady Grove, my Adarling     
Shady Grove, Gwhere it's alwayAs sunny

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Shady Grove

by Quicksilver Messenger Service

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Bm7

Quicksilver Messenger Service - Shady Grove

INTRO (in 5/5)

Bm7

Bm Bm7

Bm G

C E

(from here its in 4/4)

A G

E C G

A G

E C7 G

VERSE 1

A G

I used to walk on the city streets

Now I wander far and wide

And I never found my happiness

'til I moved to the country-side

Now follow me for a quiet day

Out riding on the trails

Away from smog, traffic bombs

Where all the pigs have tails

CHORUS

A G

I'm in shady grove

It's Shady Grove my honey

Shady grove my true love

I'm bound for Shady Grove

SOLO

A G

E C G

A G

E C G

VERSE 2

A G

If you've been watching the city streets

Can't seem to get much greener

Then I know where we're going to

Our heads will feel much cleaner

CHORUS

A G

It's Shady Grove my true love

Shady Grove my honey

Shady Grove my true love

I'm bound for Shady Grove

VERSE 3

A G A

How long have we been waiting to be, living in love, it's easy

It's easy to know who you are

When you're living with the trees

A G

I'm in Shady Grove

Shady Grove, my darling

G A

Shady Grove, where it's always sunny

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