Matty Groves chords by Fairport Convention
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Intro 1
(D major)
(C major) (D minor)
Verse 1
A holiday, (D major) a holiday,
and the first one of the year
Lord Donald's wife came (C major) into the church,
the gospel for to (D minor) hear
And when the meet (D major) ing it was done,
she cast her eyes about
And there she saw little (C major) Matty Groves,
walking in the crowd (D major)
"Come home with me, little Matty Groves,
come home with me tonight
Come home with me, little (C major) Matty Groves,
and (D major) sleep with me (C major) till (D minor) light"
"Oh, I can't come home, (D major)
I won't come home and sleep with you tonight
(D minor) By the rings on your fingers (C major) I can
tell you are my master's (D minor) wife"
(D major) "But if (D minor) I am Lord Donald's wife,
Lord Donald's not at home
He is out (D major) in the (C major) far cornfields (D major) bringing the yearlings (C major)
home" (D minor)
(D major) (D minor) (D major) (D minor) (C major)
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Verse 2
(D minor) (C major) (D major)
And a ser (D minor) vant who was standing by
and hearing what was said (D major)
He swore Lord Donald he (C major) would know
before the sun would set (D minor)
And in his hurry to carry the news,
he bent his breast and ran
And when he came (D major) to the (C major) broad millstream,
he took off his shoes and he (D major) swam
Interlude 1
(D minor) (C major) (D minor)
Verse 3
(D minor) Little Matty Groves,
he lay down and took a little (D major) sleep (D minor)
When he awoke,
Lord (C major) Donald was stand (D minor) ing (C major) at his feet (D major)
Saying (D minor) "How do you like my (D major) feather
bed and how do you like my sheets
(D minor) How do you like my (C major) lady who
lies in your arms asleep (D minor) ?"
(D major) "Oh, well I like your feather bed
and well I like your sheets
But better I like your (C major) lady gay
who lies in my arms asleep"
(D major) "Well, get up, get up," (D minor) Lord Donald cried,
"get up as quick as you can (D major)
It'll never be said in (C major) fair England
that I (D minor) slew a na (C major) ked man" (D major)
"Oh, I (D minor) can 't get up, I won't get up,
I can't get up for my life
For you have two long (C major) beaten swords
and (D major) I not a (C major) pocket knife" (D major)
"Well it's true (D minor) I have two beaten swords
and they cost me deep in the purse
But you will have the bet (C major) ter of them
and (D minor) I will (C major) have the worse (D major)
(D minor) And you will strike the (D major) very first
(D minor) blow and strike (D major) it like a man (D minor)
I will strike the very (C major) next blow and I'll
(D minor) kill you (C major) if I (D minor) can"
(D major) (D minor) (D major) (C major)
Verse 4
(D major) (C major) (D major)
(D minor) So Matty struck the very first blow
and he hurt Lord Donald sore (D major)
Lord Donald struck the very (C major) next
blow and (D minor) Matty struck (C major) no more (D major)
And (D minor) then Lord Donald (D major) took his wife
and he sat her on his knee
(D minor) Saying "Who do you like the best (C major) of us,
Matty Groves or (D major) me?"
And then up spoke (D minor) his own dear wife,
never heard to speak (D major) so free
"I'd rather a kiss from (C major) dead Matty's lips
than (D major) you or your finery" (C major) (D major) (D minor)
Interlude 2
(D major) (C major) (D minor)
Lord Donald he jumped (D major) up and
Verse 5
loudly he did bawl
He struck his wife right (C major) through the heart
and pinned her against the wall (D major)
(D minor) "A grave, a grave," Lord Donald cried,
"to put these (D major) lovers in
But (D minor) bury my lady (C major) at the top for she was of noble (D major) (D minor) (D major) (C major) (D major) (C major) (D minor) (D major) (A major)
(Esus4) (A major)
(Esus4) (A major)
(Esus4) (E major) (A major)
(A major)
(A major)
(A major)
(E major) (A major) (A major) (A major) (A major)
(A major) (A major) (A major) (D major) (A major)
(A major) (E major) (A major) (A major)
(A major) (A major) (A major) (A major)
kin"
(A major)
Matty Groves
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