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Greensleeves Traditional English Ballad
In 6/8 time
A-[Em]las, my [G]love, you [D]do me [Bm]wrong,
To [Em]cast me off dis-[Bm]courteously.
For [Em]I have [G]loved you [D]well and [Bm]long,
De-[Em]lighting [B7]in your [Em]company.
[Bm]Green-[G]sleeves was [D]all my [Bm]joy
[Em]Greensleeves was [Bm]my delight,
[Bm]Green-[G]sleeves was my [D]heart of [Bm]gold,
And [Em]who but my [B7]Lady [Em]Greensleeves.
A-[Em]las, my [G]love, that [D]you should [Bm]own
A [Em]heart of wanton [B7]vanity,
So [Em]must I [G]medi-[D]tate a-[B]lone
U-[Em]pon your [B7]insin-[Em]cerity.
(Chorus)
Your [Em]vows you've [G]broken, [D]like my [Bm]heart,
Oh, [Em]why did you so en-[Bm]rapture me?
Now [Em]I re-[G]main in a [D]world a-[Bm]part
But my [Em]heart re-[B7]mains in cap-[Em]tivity.
(Chorus)
I [Em]have been [G]ready [D]at your [Bm]hand,
To [Em]grant whatever [Bm]you would crave,
I [Em]have both [G]wagered [D]life and [Bm]land,
Your [Em]love and [B7]good-will [Em]for to have.
(Chorus)
If [Em]you in-[G]tend thus [D]to dis-[Bm]dain,
It [Em]does the more en-[Bm]rapture me,
And [Em]even [G]so, I [D]still re-[Bm]main
A [Em]lover [B7]in cap-[Em]tivity.
(Chorus)
My [Em]men were [G]clothed [D]all in [Bm]green,
And [Em]they did ever [Bm]wait on thee;
All [Em]this was [G]gallant [D]to be [Bm]seen,
And [Em]yet thou [B7]wouldst [Em]not love me.
(Chorus)
Thou [Em]couldst de-[G]sire no [D]earthly [Bm]thing,
but [Em]still thou hadst it [Bm]readily.
Thy [Em]music [G]still to [D]play and [Bm]sing;
And [Em]yet thou [B7]wouldst [Em]not love me.
(Chorus)
Well, [Em]I will [G]pray to [D]God on [Bm]high,
that [Em]thou my constancy [Bm]mayst see,
And [Em]that yet [G]once be-[D]fore I [Bm]die,
Thou [Em]wilt vouch-[B7]safe to [Em]love me.
(Chorus)
Ah, [Em]Green-[G]sleeves, now fare-[D]well, a-[Bm]dieu,
To [Em]God I pray to [Bm]prosper thee,
For [Em]I am [G]still thy [D]lover [Bm]true,
Come [Em]once a-[B7]gain and [Em]love me.
(Chorus)
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