From Silent Shades, Z. 370 chords by 
Henry Purcell 
N/A
Key: B major•
Verse 1
B
E
F#
B
From silent shades an d Elysian groves,
Bm
A
Where sad de parted spir its
G#m
C#
F#
mourn all their loves,
From crystal streets and
D#
from that country
G#m
C#m
D#
Where Jun e crowns the fields
G#m
with flowers all the year,
Poor senseless Bess,
C#
F#
clothed in her rags and holly,
B
E
F#
Is come to cure her lovesick.
B
Melancholy.
F#
B
E
Bright sails here kept our revels late,
B
F#
Our map the fairy -queen did dance,
B
F#
B
And all around it's city -state
G#m
F#
When Mars and Venus
B
F#
an d his lads.
B
C#m
B
F#
Then yon der cowslip lies,
my dear,
G#m
B
F#
Entwined in liquid gems of dew,
B
F#
B
F#
Each day I'll wander it with a tear,
C#m
B
E
F#
Its fad ing blos som to renew.
B
Ah, since my love is dead
Em
E
F#
and all my joys are gone,
B
E
Purpose, for his sake,
F#
B
a garland will make,
Em
F#
My mu sic shall be a groan.
B
F#
B
I'll lay me down and die
F#
within some hollow dream,
B
E
F#
The raven and cat,
G#m
F#
the owl and bat
E
F#
B
F#
shall wobble for my allergy.
B
Did you not see my love
as he passed by you?
His two flaming eyes,
E
if he come nigh you,
F#
B
they will scorch up your hearts.
E
Ladies, be ware him,
C#
B
lest he should daunt a
F#
glance that may en snare you.
Hark! Hark! I hear old Karen call.
His boat he will no longer stay.
B
The floor is lush, damp with leaves,
and cold.
Come, come away!
Come, come away!
F#
B
Poor Bess will return
to the place whence she came
C#
F#
B
Since the world is so mad
C#
F#
she can hope for no cure
B
C#m
For love spread above all the
E
F#
shadow and name
B
E
F#
B
Which fused to ad mire
E
F#
B
the wise men and you.
Bm
A
E
Cold and hungry am I grown,
A
Ambrosia will I feed upon,
C#
F#
B
Drink nectar still and sing,
F#
E
Who is con tent,
C#m
F#
does all sor row pre vent,
D#
G#m
And best in her straw,
F#
whilst free from the law,
E
B
In her thought s is as great,
F#
E
F#
B
great as a king.
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsB E F# Bm A...
B
E
F#
Bm
A
G#m
C#
D#
C#m
Em
Capo: 4
Transpose: 0
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