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Shady Grove

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Taj Mahal – Shady Grove
Tab’d by wompton
Capo 1 
[Intro]
Long Instrumental to begin just C – F
[Verse 1]
Oh FShady Grove my own true love,
Shady Grove my Cdarling,
Oh FShady Grove my own true love,
Shady Grove my Cdarling,
My Gsweet Shady Grove my own true love,
FI'm on my way, On my way to CHarlem,
[Verse 2]
Oh Fpeaches in the summertime baby,
Apples in the Cfall,
Oh Fpeaches in the summertime baby,
Apples in the Cfall,
If I Gcan't have the girl I want,
I don't Fwant no girl, waCnt no girl at all
[Verse 3]
I'm Fgoing down to Houston baby,
See my pony Crun,
I'm Fgoing down to Houston baby,
See my pony Crun,
If I Gwin some money baby,  
FI'm gonna bring you, I'm gonna bring you Csome
(Uno, Dos, Tres, Quatro)
[Solos]
Play verse chords through but hold ending C a little extra long
F  C  F  C  G  F  C
[Verse 4]
Oh FShady Grove my own true love,
Shady Grove my Cdarling,
Oh FShady Grove my own true love,
Shady Grove my Cdarling,
Oh GShady Grove my own true love,
FI'm gonna visit my uncle Abdul who live uptown in CHarlem,
[Outro]
C   F
(Just ride that train)

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Shady Grove

by Taj Mahal

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Taj Mahal – Shady Grove

Tab’d by wompton

Capo 1

[Intro]

Long Instrumental to begin just C – F

[Verse 1]

Oh Shady Grove my own true love,

Shady Grove my darling,

Oh Shady Grove my own true love,

Shady Grove my darling,

My sweet Shady Grove my own true love,

F C

I'm on my way, On my way to Harlem,

[Verse 2]

Oh peaches in the summertime baby,

Apples in the fall,

Oh peaches in the summertime baby,

Apples in the fall,

If I can't have the girl I want,

F C

I don't want no girl, want no girl at all

[Verse 3]

I'm going down to Houston baby,

See my pony run,

I'm going down to Houston baby,

See my pony run,

If I win some money baby,

F C

I'm gonna bring you, I'm gonna bring you some

(Uno, Dos, Tres, Quatro)

[Solos]

Play verse chords through but hold ending C a little extra long

F C F C G F C

[Verse 4]

Oh Shady Grove my own true love,

Shady Grove my darling,

Oh Shady Grove my own true love,

Shady Grove my darling,

Oh Shady Grove my own true love,

F C

I'm gonna visit my uncle Abdul who live uptown in Harlem,

[Outro]

C F

(Just ride that train)

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