Verse 1:
Alas[Am] my [C]love, you [G]do me [Em]wrong, to [Am]
cast me off dis[E]courteously, for [Am]i have [C]loved [G]
you so [Em]long, de[Am]lighting in [E7]your company[A].
Chorus:
[C]Greensleeves was [G]all my [Em]joy,
[Am]Greensleeves was [E]my delight,
[C]Greensleeves was my [G]heart of [Em]gold,
and [Am]who but my [E7]lady [Am]Greensleeves.
Verse 2:
I have [Am]been readie[C] [G]at your [Em]hand,
to [Am]grant what ever [E]you would crave.
I [Am]have both [C]waged [G]life and [Em]land,
your [Am]love and [E7]good will for [Am]to have.
Verse 3:
Thy [Am]gown [C]was of the [G]grassy [Em]green.
They [Am]sleeves of satin hang[E]ing by,
Which [Am]made thee [C]be our Gharvest [Em]queen.
[Am]And yet thou [E7]wouldst not love [Am]me.
Chorus:
[C]Greensleeves was [G]all my [Em]joy,
[Am]Greensleeves was [E]my delight,
[C]Greensleeves was my [G]heart of [Em]gold,
and [Am]who but my [E7]lady [Am]Greensleeves.
Verse 4:
Well, [Am]i will [C]pray to [G]God on [Em]high
That [Am]thou constancy mayst [E]seei
And [Am]that yet [C]once [G]before i [Em]die
Thou [Am]will vouch[E7]safe to love [Am]me.
Outro:
[C]Greensleeves now fare[G]wel adue[Em]
[Am]God I pray to [E]prosper thee:
[C][C]For I am sti[G]stil [G]thy l[Em]lover [Em]true,
[Am]come once [E7]againe and love [Am]me.