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number = left hand finger   X = silent string   O = play open string   thin string chord grid right

Left palm     2   1 | 3   | | | 4 T | | | | | | | | |  \| | | |

G  _ _O_O_ _ |_|_|_|_|_| |_1_|_|_|_| 2_|_|_|_3_4 |_|_|_|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_|

D X_X_O_ _ _ |_|_|_|_|_| |_|_|_1_|_2 |_|_|_|_3_| |_|_|_|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_|

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[ G ] Bobby Shaftoe's gone to sea,
[ D ] Silver buckles on his knee.
[ G ] He'll come back and marry me,
[ D ] Bonny Bobby [ G ] Shaftoe.

[ G ] Bobby Shaftoe's bright and fair,
[ D ] Combing back his golden hair.
[ G ] He's the one that I prefer,
[ D ] Bonny Bobby [ G ] Shaftoe.