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Chord fingerings relative to capo
D 000000
G/D 020100
Em7 220100
Bm 990800
[Intro]
G/D D
[Verse 1]
G/D D G/D D
Down in the valley, the first of May
Em7 Bm G/D D
Gatherin' flowers, both fresh and gay
G/D D G/D D
Gatherin' flowers, both red and blue
Em7 Bm G/D D
I little thought of what, what love could do
[Chorus]
G/D D G/D D
Don't you
Em7 Bm G/D D
Break my heart
G/D D G/D D
Don't you
Em7 Bm G/D D
Break my heart
[Verse 2]
G/D D G/D D
I put my hand in, into the bush
Em7 Bm G/D D
Findin' the sweetest, sweetest rose to pull
G/D D G/D D
I pricked my finger, deep to the line
Em7 Bm G/D D
And left the sweetest rose, sweetest rose behind
[Chorus]
G/D D G/D D
Don't you
Em7 Bm G/D D
Break my heart
G/D D G/D D
Don't you
Em7 Bm G/D D
Break my heart
G/D D G/D D
Em7 Bm G/D D
[Verse 3]
G/D D G/D D
Saw a ship sailin', on the big blue se
Em7 Bm G/D D
She sailed as deep as, deep as she could be
G/D D G/D D
But not so deep in, in love as I am
Em7 Bm G/D D
I care not whether I, I sink or swim
[Chorus]
G/D D G/D D
Don't you
Em7 Bm G/D D
Break my heart
G/D D G/D D
Don't you
Em7. Bm G/D D
Break my heart
G/D D G/D D
Don't you
Em7 Bm G/D D
Break my heart
G/D D G/D D
Don't you
Em7 Bm G/D D
Break my heart
[Outro]
G/D D G/D D
Thousands and thousands, all on this Earth