Shepherd of the Downs chords by Jon Boden

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Verse 1
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 (D major)  (A major)  (D major) A Shepherd of the Downs,
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being weary  (A major) of his  (D major) sports,
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Re (A major) tired to the  (D major) hills
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where he used  (E major) to re (A major) sort.
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In  (D major) want of refreshment he laid himself down
He wanted no riches,
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no  (G major) wealth from  (D major) the crown
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 (A major) He wanted  (G major) no  (D major) riches,  (B minor) 
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 (D major) no wealth  (G major) from the  (D major) crown
He drank of the cold brook,
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he  (A major) ate of  (D major) the tree
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Him (A major) self he did enjoy,
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from all sor (E major) row was  (A major) free
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He val (B minor) ued no  (D major) girl, be she ever so fair
No pride nor ambition
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 (A major) He  (D major) valued no care, no  (G major) pride, no ambi (D major) tion
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 (B minor) He   (G major) valued  (A major) no  (D major) care
As he was a -walking
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one  (A major) evening so  (D major) clear
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A  (E major) heavenly  sweet  (E minor) voice
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sounded  (G major) soft  (E major) in his
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 (A major) He stood like  (B minor) a post,
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 (A major) not  (D major) one foot could he  (A major) move
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He  (D major) knew not  (B minor) what  (A major) ailed him,
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but he  (D major) thought that it was love
He knew not what ailed him,
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 (B minor) but he thought  (A major) it was  (D major) love
He beheld a young damsel,
a fair and modest maid
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She  (E major) had something  (E minor) amis (G major) s,
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and disguised  (E major) in her  (A major) face
Disguised in her face,
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 (D major) and unto him she did  (A major) say
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 (D major) How now, Master  (A major) Shepherd,
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how came  (G major) you  (D major) this way?
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How  (B minor) now,  (G major) Master Shepherd,
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 (B minor) how came  (G major) you  (A major) this  (D major) way?
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The shepherd replied and  (A major) modestly said
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 (D major) I   (A major) never  was  (E minor) sur prised
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 (E major) before at  (A major) a mate
When first you beheld me
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from  (D major) sorrow I was  (A major) free
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But  (B minor) now you  (G major) have stolen
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 (A major) my poor  (G major) heart  (D major) away
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 (A major) But  (B minor) now  (G major) you  (D major) have stolen
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 (B minor) my  poor  (G major) heart  (D major) away
He took her by the hand
and unto her did say
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We  (A major) shall be  (E minor) mar ried  (G major) pretty Betsy today
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 (A major) To church they did go
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and were  (D major) married we
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And now  (B minor) he'll en (A major) joy
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Pretty  (G major) Betsy is  (A major) dear
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And  (B minor) now he'll  (G major) en  (D major) joy
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 (A major) Pretty  (D major) Betsy  (A major) is  (D major) dear