Hợp âm The Shepherd Of The Downs

Lời & hợp âm

[Verse 1]
[F]A shepherd of the downs,
[C]being [F]weary [C]of his [F#]port,
[F]Re [C]tired to the hills [F]where he
[G]used [Db]to reso[C]rt,
[F]In want [C]of re[F]fresh[C]ment
[F]he laid himself [C]down,
[F]He wanted no ric[C]hes,
[F]no wealth from the crown.
[C]He [F]wanted no [F#]riches
[F]nor wealth from the [F#]crown.[F]
[C]He [F]drank of the coal brook,
[C]he ate of [F]the tree.
[C]Himself he [F]did enjoy,
from all sor[G]row was [C]free.
He [F]val[C]ued [F]no girl,
be she ever [C]so fair,
[F]No pride nor [C]ambition,
[F]he valued no care.
[C]No [F]pride nor ambition,
he valued [C]no [F]care.
And see, he was a -walkin'
one evening so clear,
A [C]heavenly sweet [F]voice
sounded soft [G]in [C]his ear.
He stood like a [F]post,
not one step could [C]he move.
[F]He knew not what hailed [C]at him,
[F]but thought it was love.
[C]He [F]knew not what hailed him,
but thought [C]it was [F]love.
[C]He be[F]held [C]a young [Am]damsel,
[C]a fair, modest maid.[F#]
[F]She had [C]something amis[F]s
and dis[G]guised [C]in her face.
Disguised in her [G]face,
[C]she un[F]to him did [C]say,
[Bb]How [F]now, Master [C]Shepherd,
[F]how came you this [C]way?[F]
The shepherd he replied,
[C]and modestly [F]said,
[C]I never was [F]surprised before [G]at [C]the maid.
When first you [F]beheld [C]me,
[F]from sorrow I [C]was free,
[F]But now you [C]have stolen
[F]my poor heart away.
[C]But [F#]now you [F]have stolen
my poor heart [C]away.[F]
He took her by the hand
an[C]d this [F]he did say,
[C]We will be married [F]pretty [G]Betsy today.
[C]So to church they did go,
and were [F]married we [C]hear.
[F]And now he'll enjoy[C]
pretty [F]Betsy his [F#]dear.
[C]And now he'll [F]enjoy [C]pretty [F]Betsy [C]his[F] dear.