Biography:
Arthel Lane "Doc" Watson (March 3, 1923, Deep Gap, North Carolina – May 29, 2012, Winston-Salem, North Carolina) was a guitar player, banjo player, songwriter and singer of bluegrass, folk, country, blues and gospel music.
Doc played guitar in both flatpicking and fingerpicking style, but was best known for his flatpick work. His virtuosity combined with his authenticity as a mountain musician made him a highly influential figure during the folk music revival.
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Other songs:
- Blue Ridge Mountain Blues
- Deep River Blues
- A
- Alberta
- Banks Of The Ohio
- Big Spike Hammer
- Blue Railroad Train
- Born About Six Thousand Years Ago
- Call Of The Road
- Columbus Stockade Blues
- Crawdad Hole Song
- Curly Headed Baby
- Docs Guitar
- Dont Monkey Round My Widder
- Dream Of The Miners Child
- Footprints In The Snow
- Gamblers Yodel
- Georgie
- Going Down This Road Feeling Bad
- Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar
- Greenville Trestle High
- Handsome Molly
- I Couldnt Believe It Was True
- I Saw A Man At The Close Of Day
- Im Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes
- In Case You Ever Change Your Mind
- Life Gits Teejus Dont It
- Listening To The Rain
- Little Darlin Pal Of Mine
- Little Orphan Girl
- Little Sadie
- Little Stream Of Whiskey
- Lost John
- Mama Dont Allow No Music
- Mandman With A Box
- Matchbox Blues
- Matty Groves
- Mississippi Heavy Water Blues
- Moody River
- More Pretty Girls Than One
- My Creole Belle
- My Rose Of Old Kentucky
- Nashville Picking
- Never No Mo Blues
- Nobodys Fault But Mine
- Nothin To It
- Old Camp Meeting Time
- Omie Wise
- Peach Picking Time In Georgia
- Ready For The Times To Get Better
- Rising Sun Blues
- Rye Cove
- Shady Grove
- Sitting On Top Of The World
- St James Hospital
- St James Infirmary
- Stackolee
- Streamline Cannonball
- Summertime
- T For Texas
- Tennessee Rag
- Tennessee Stud
- The Riddle Song
- The Telephone Girl
- The Train That Carried My Girl From Town
- Three Times Seven
- Tom Dooley
- Train Whistle Blues
- Traveling Man
- Treasures Untold
- Uncloudy Day
- Walk On Boy
- Way Downtown
- Weary Blues
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From the album "Doc Watson in Nashville- Good Deal!"
Additional verses taken from Florida concert Doc and Jack Lawrence 1996
(https://www.floridamemory.com/audio/cd4.php) played without capo
[Introduction]
Dm C Dm F C Dm
Dm C Dm F C Dm
[Chorus]
Dm C
Shady Grove, my little love
Dm
Shady Grove I say
F C
Shady Grove, my little love
C Dm
I'm bound to go away
[Verse 2]
Dm C
Cheeks as red as a blooming rose
Dm
And eyes are the prettiest brown
F C
She's the darling of my heart
C Dm
Sweetest little girl in town
[Chorus]
Dm C
Shady Grove, my little love
Dm
Shady Grove I say
F C
Shady Grove, my little love
C Dm
I'm bound to go away
[Instrumental]
Dm C Dm F C Dm
Dm C Dm F C Dm
[Verse 3]
Dm C
I wish I had a big fine horse
Dm
And corn to feed him on
F C
And Shady Grove to stay at home
C Dm
And feed him while I'm gone
[Chorus]
Dm C
Shady Grove, my little love
Dm
Shady Grove I say
F C
Shady Grove, my little love
C Dm
I'm bound to go away
[Instrumental]
Dm C Dm F C Dm
Dm C Dm F C Dm
[Verse 4]
Dm C
Went to see my Shady Grove
Dm
She was standing in the door
F C
Her shoes and stockin's in her hand
C Dm
And her little bare feet on the floor
[Chorus]
Dm C
Shady Grove, my little love
Dm
Shady Grove I say
F C
Shady Grove, my little love
Dm
I'm bound to go away
[Instrumental]
Dm C Dm F C Dm
Dm C Dm F C Dm
[Verse 5]
Dm C
When I was a little boy
Dm
I wanted a Barlow knife
F
And now I want little Shady Grove
C Dm
To say she'll be my wife
[Chorus]
Dm C
Shady Grove, my little love
Dm
Shady Grove I say
F C
Shady Grove, my little love
C Dm
I'm bound to go away
[Instrumental]
Dm C Dm F C Dm
Dm C Dm F C Dm
[Verse 6]
Dm C
Kiss from pretty little Shady Grove
Dm
Is sweet as brandy wine
F C
And there ain't no girl in this old world
C Dm
That's prettier than mine
[Chorus]
Dm C
Shady Grove, my little love
Dm
Shady Grove I say
F C
Shady Grove, my little love
C Dm
I'm bound to go away
[Outro]
Dm C Dm F C Dm
Dm C Dm F C Dm
[Additional Verses]
[Verse]
Dm C
Wish I had a glass of wine
Dm
And bread and meat for two
F C
I'd set it out on a golden plate
C Dm
And I'd give it all to you
[Verse]
Dm C
Peaches in the summertime
Dm
Apples in the fall
F C
If I can't have little Shady Grove
C Dm
I don't want no gal at all
[Verse]
Dm C
If I had a needle and thread
Dm
As fine as I can sew
F C
I'd sew my pretty girl to my side
C Dm
And down the road we go
Additional verses taken from Florida concert Doc and Jack Lawrence 1996
(https://www.floridamemory.com/audio/cd4.php) played without capo
[Introduction]
Dm C Dm F C Dm
Dm C Dm F C Dm
[Chorus]
Dm C
Shady Grove, my little love
Dm
Shady Grove I say
F C
Shady Grove, my little love
C Dm
I'm bound to go away
[Verse 2]
Dm C
Cheeks as red as a blooming rose
Dm
And eyes are the prettiest brown
F C
She's the darling of my heart
C Dm
Sweetest little girl in town
[Chorus]
Dm C
Shady Grove, my little love
Dm
Shady Grove I say
F C
Shady Grove, my little love
C Dm
I'm bound to go away
[Instrumental]
Dm C Dm F C Dm
Dm C Dm F C Dm
[Verse 3]
Dm C
I wish I had a big fine horse
Dm
And corn to feed him on
F C
And Shady Grove to stay at home
C Dm
And feed him while I'm gone
[Chorus]
Dm C
Shady Grove, my little love
Dm
Shady Grove I say
F C
Shady Grove, my little love
C Dm
I'm bound to go away
[Instrumental]
Dm C Dm F C Dm
Dm C Dm F C Dm
[Verse 4]
Dm C
Went to see my Shady Grove
Dm
She was standing in the door
F C
Her shoes and stockin's in her hand
C Dm
And her little bare feet on the floor
[Chorus]
Dm C
Shady Grove, my little love
Dm
Shady Grove I say
F C
Shady Grove, my little love
Dm
I'm bound to go away
[Instrumental]
Dm C Dm F C Dm
Dm C Dm F C Dm
[Verse 5]
Dm C
When I was a little boy
Dm
I wanted a Barlow knife
F
And now I want little Shady Grove
C Dm
To say she'll be my wife
[Chorus]
Dm C
Shady Grove, my little love
Dm
Shady Grove I say
F C
Shady Grove, my little love
C Dm
I'm bound to go away
[Instrumental]
Dm C Dm F C Dm
Dm C Dm F C Dm
[Verse 6]
Dm C
Kiss from pretty little Shady Grove
Dm
Is sweet as brandy wine
F C
And there ain't no girl in this old world
C Dm
That's prettier than mine
[Chorus]
Dm C
Shady Grove, my little love
Dm
Shady Grove I say
F C
Shady Grove, my little love
C Dm
I'm bound to go away
[Outro]
Dm C Dm F C Dm
Dm C Dm F C Dm
[Additional Verses]
[Verse]
Dm C
Wish I had a glass of wine
Dm
And bread and meat for two
F C
I'd set it out on a golden plate
C Dm
And I'd give it all to you
[Verse]
Dm C
Peaches in the summertime
Dm
Apples in the fall
F C
If I can't have little Shady Grove
C Dm
I don't want no gal at all
[Verse]
Dm C
If I had a needle and thread
Dm
As fine as I can sew
F C
I'd sew my pretty girl to my side
C Dm
And down the road we go
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