Greensleeves - Misc Traditional

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[Intro]



[Verse]
           
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.


[Chorus]
             
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.


[Verse]
            
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.


[Chorus]
             
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.


[Verse]
           
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.


[Chorus]
             
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.


[Verse]
           
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.


[Chorus]
             
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.


[Verse]
           
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.

[Chorus]
             
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.


[Verse]
            
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.

[Chorus]
             
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.


[Verse]
           
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.


[Chorus]
             
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.


[Verse]
            
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.


[Chorus]
             
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.

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