Greensleeves chords
English Folk Song (1580?)*

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greensleeves

           
Alas, my love,

          
 you do me wro

ng,
            
to cast me off

     
 discourteousl

y.
           
For I have lov

             
ed you well an

  
d long,
          
delighting in 

     
your company.

             
Greensleeves w

           
as all my joy,
            
Greensleeves w

   
as my delight
             
Greensleeves w

             
as my heart of

   
 gold,
            
and who but my

    
 lady greensle

eves. 

            
Your vows you'

            
ve broken, lik

     
e my heart,
            
Oh, why did yo

       
u so enrapture

 me?
           
Now I remain i

          
n a world apar

t
            
But my heart r

           
emains in capt


ivity.

             
I have been re

           
ady at your ha

nd,
            
To grant whate

    
ver you would 

crave,
             
I have both wa

             
gered life and

 
 land,
            
Your love and 

        
good-will for 

to have.

           
If you intend 

          
thus to disdai

n,
            
It does the mo

     
re enrapture m

e,
           
And even so, I

        
 still remain
          
A lover in cap


tivity.

             
My men were cl

            
othed all in g


reen,
            
And they did e

         
ver wait on th

ee;
             
All this was g

            
allant to be s


een,
           
And yet thou w

          
ouldst not lov

e me.

            
Thou couldst d

            
esire no earth

   
ly thing,
            
But still thou

          
 hadst it read

ily.
           
Thy music stil

             
l to play and 


sing;
           
And yet thou w

          
ouldst not lov

e me.

           
Well, I will p

             
ray to God on 


high,
            
That thou my c

         
onstancy mayst

 see,
           
And that yet o

            
nce before I d


ie,
            
Thou wilt vouc

       
hsafe to love 

me.

             
Ah, Greensleev

             
es, now farewe

     
ll, adieu,
            
To God I pray 

   
to prosper the

e,
             
For I am still

          
 thy lover tru

e,
          
Come once agai

      
n and love me.

*Alternate:

Capo II

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Greensleeves version 2

           
Alas, my love,

          
 you do me wro

ng,
            
to cast me off

     
 discourteousl

y.
           
For I have lov

             
ed you well an

  
d long,
          
delighting in 

     
your company.

             
Greensleeves w

     
as all my joy,
            
Greensleeves w

   
as my delight
             
Greensleeves w

        
as my heart of

 gold,
            
and who but my

    
 lady greensle

eves. 

Your vows you've broken, like my heart,
Oh, why did you so enrapture me?
Now I remain in a world apart
But my heart remains in captivity.

I have been ready at your hand,
To grant whatever you would crave,
I have both wagered life and land,
Your love and good-will for to have.

If you intend thus to disdain,
It does the more enrapture me,
And even so, I still remain
A lover in captivity.

My men were clothed all in green,
And they did ever wait on thee;
All this was gallant to be seen,
And yet thou wouldst not love me.

Thou couldst desire no earthly thing,
But still thou hadst it readily.
Thy music still to play and sing;
And yet thou wouldst not love me.

Well, I will pray to God on high,
That thou my constancy mayst see,
And that yet once before I die,
Thou wilt vouchsafe to love me.

Ah, Greensleeves, now farewell, adieu,
To God I pray to prosper thee,
For I am still thy lover true,
Come once again and love me.

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