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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 | | | | | | | | |  \| | | |

Am X_O_ _ _ _O |_|_|_|_1_| |_|_2_3_|_| |_|_|_|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_|

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

E O_ _ _ _O_O |_|_|_1_|_| |_2_3_|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_|

Start singing:  _ _ _ _ _ |_|_|_|_|_| |_|_|_*_|_| |_|_|_|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_|

  [ Am ] Alas, my love you [ G ] do me wrong,
e ----------------0----1-0-------------------
B ---------1---3-----------------3--0--------
G -------2-----------------------------0--2--

   To [ Am ] cast me off dis [ E ] courteously.
e ---------------------------------------------
B -0---------1---------------------0-----------
G ----------------2--2-1-2-------------1-------
D ------------------------------------------2--

   And [ Am ] I have loved [ G ] you so long,
e -------------------0-1-0-------------------
B ------------1-3----------------3---0-------
G -2------------------------------------0-2--

   De [ Am ] lighting [ E ] in your [ Am ] company.
e -------------------------------------------------
B -0---------1-0-----------------------------------
G ---------------2----------1---1----------2--2-2--
D ----------------------------4--------------------

Chorus:
  [ G ] Greensleeves was all my joy,
e ------3----3--2----0--------------
B -----------------------3---0------
G ------------------------------0---

  [ Am ] Greensleeves was [ E ] my delight.
e -----------------------------------------
B -------1----------------------0----------
G ----------2-2-------1-2----------1-------
D -----------------------------------2-----

  [ G ] Greensleeves was my heart of gold,
e ------3----3-------2---0----------------
B --------------------------3-----0-------
G -----------------------------------0----

   And [ Am ] who but my [ E ] Lady [ Am ] Greensleeves.
e ------------------------------------------------------
B -0----------1---0-------------------------------------
G --------------------2--------1-1---------2----2-------
D ------------------------------4-----------------------

Verse two:
[ Am ] Greensleeves now fare [ G ] well adieu!
[ Am ] God I pray to [ E ] prosper thee!
For [ Am ] I am still thy [ G ] lover true,
Come [ Am ] once a [ E ] gain and [ Am ] love me.