Intro: A#m G# C# G# A#m x2 Chorus: A#m G# Shady Grove is my little love; C# G# A#m Shady Grove I say A#m G# Shady Grove is my little love C# G# A#m Iʼm bound to go away A#m G# Shady Grove is my little love; C# G# A#m Shady Grove my friend A#m G# Shady Grove is my little love C# G# A#m But Iʼm leavinʼ in the end A#m G# C# G# A#m x2 Verse: A#m G# Went to see my Shady Grove C# G# A#m Her eyes the deepest brown A#m G# Went to see my Shady Grove C# G# A#m Sheʼs the prettiest girl in town A#m G# Went to see my Shady Grove C# G# A#m Her eyes the deepest brown A#m G# Went to see my Shady Grove C# G# A#m Sheʼs the prettiest girl in town Chorus: A#m G# Shady Grove is my little love; C# G# A#m Shady Grove I say A#m G# Shady Grove is my little love C# G# A#m Iʼm bound to go away A#m G# C# G# A#m x2 Verse: A#m G# I wish I had a banjo string C# G# A#m Made of golden twine A#m G# And I sing day by day C# G# A#m I wish that girl were mine A#m G# I wish I had me a banjo string C# G# A#m Made of golden twine A#m G# And I sing day by day C# G# A#m I wish that girl were mine Chorus: A#m G# Shady Grove is my little love; C# G# A#m Shady Grove I says A#m G# Shady Grove is my little love C# G# A#m Iʼm bound to go out West A#m G# Shady Grove is my little love; C# G# A#m Shady Grove my friend A#m G# Shady Grove is my little love C# G# A#m And Iʼm leavinʼ in the end A#m G# C# G# A#m x4 Verse: A#m G# I wish I had me a big strong horse C# G# A#m And grain to feed him on A#m G# And Iʼd be gone from Shady Grove C# G# A#m Ramblinʼ on and on A#m G# C# I wish I had me a big strong horse G# A#m And grain to feed him on A#m G# And Iʼd be gone from Shady Grove C# G# A#m Playing the same shitty songs A#m G# C# G# A#m x2 Verse: A#m G# When I was a boy, I wanted C# G# A#m I wanted a Buckley knife A#m G# Now all I want is Shady Grove C# G# A#m To say sheʼll be my wife A#m G# When I was a boy C# G# A#m I wanted a Buckley knife A#m G# Well now I will always have one C# G# A#m Firmly strapped to my side Chorus: A#m G# C# ʼCause Shady Grove is my little love; G# A#m Shady Grove I say A#m G# Shady Grove is my little love C# G# A#m Iʼm bound to go away A#m G# Shady Grove is my little love; C# G# A#m Shady Grove I says A#m G# Shady Grove is my little love C# G# A#m Iʼm bound to go out West A#m G# C# G# A#m x4 Verse: A#m G# Cherries in the Summer time C# G# A#m And apples in the Fall A#m G# If I canʼt have me my Shady Grove C# G# A#m I donʼt have no love at all A#m G# Cherries in the Summer time C# G# A#m Apples in the Fall A#m G# If I canʼt have me the girl I love C# G# A#m I donʼt have no love at all Chorus: A#m G# Shady Grove is my little love; C# G# A#m Shady Grove I say A#m G# Shady Grove is my little love C# G# A#m Iʼm bound to go away A#m G# Shady Grove is my little love; C# G# A#m Shady Grove my friend A#m G# Shady Grove is my little love C# G# A#m And Iʼm leavinʼ in the end A#m G# C# G# A#m x3