The Sally Gardens
Words: W. B. Yeats, 1889. Tune: Maids of the Mourne Shore, Traditional

   G                  D      C     G           C           D         G
Down by the Sally Gardens, my love and I did meet.
          G                  D      C     G            C       D               G
She crossed the Sally Gardens with little snow-white feet.
        Em        C              D                     C               G         Em
She bid me take love easy, as the leaves grow on the tree,
      G          D             C   G                   C            D      G
But I was young and foolish, and with her did not agree.

         G             D         C G         C           D         G
In a field down by the river, my love and I did stand
         G         D          C     G             C            D                 G
And on my leaning shoulder, she laid her snow-white hand.
        Em        C            D                     C                 G         Em
She bid me take life easy , as the grass grows on the weirs
      G          D              C   G             C          D         G
But I was young and foolish, and now am full of tears.

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