Greensleeves - Misc Traditional
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Tuning: Standard, E A D G B E
[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.