E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------1----------------------------|
G|------------------------0-2---2-0--------------0-2-0-----|
D|--0---0---0-2-0---0-0-2-----------2p0------0h2-------2-0-|
A|--3s5---5-------3------------------------3---------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
Billy often picks between notes where most instrumentalists might hammer-on


[Intro]
| Dm   C | Dm   |  F  C | Am  Dm |

[Verse 1]
Dm                 C
Cheeks as red as a blooming rose
    Dm                     Dm
And eyes are the prettiest brown
F                  C
She's the darling of my heart
Am                      Dm
Sweetest little girl in town
Dm          C
If I had a big fine horse
         Dm               Dm
And the grain to feed him on
     F                 C
Then Shady Grove could stay at home
    Am                 Dm
And feed him while I'm gone

[Chorus]
Dm           C
Shady Grove, my little love
Dm            Dm
Shady Grove I say
F            C
Shady Grove, my little love
     Am          Dm
I'm bound to go away

[Solo]
| Dm   C | Dm   |  F  C | Am  Dm |


[Verse 2]
  Dm                      C
A kiss from pretty little Shady Grove
   Dm               Dm
Is sweet as brandy wine
     F                   \  C
And there ain't no girl in this old world
       Am            Dm
That's prettier than mine
Dm             C
Went to see my Shady Grove
Dm                      Dm
She was standing in the door
    F                    C
Her shoes and stockin's in her hand
         Am                     Dm
And her little bare feet on the floor

[Chorus]
Dm           C
Shady Grove, my little love
Dm            Dm
Shady Grove I say
F            C
Shady Grove, my little love
     Am          Dm
I'm bound to go away

[Solo]
| Dm   C | Dm   |  F  C | Am  Dm |

[Verse 3]
Dm           C
When I was a little boy
Dm                Dm
I wanted a Barlow knife
    F                 C
And now I want little Shady Grove
   Am               Dm
To say she'll be my wife
Dm             C
Peaches in the summertime
Dm            Dm
Apples in the fall
   F               C
If I can't have my Shady Grove
Dm                   Dm
I don't want none at all

[Chorus]
Dm           C
Shady Grove, my little love
Dm            Dm
Shady Grove I say
F            C
Shady Grove, my little love
     Am          Dm
I'm bound to go away

[Bridge]
| Dm   C | Dm   |  F  C | Am  Dm |