Down By The Salley Gardens Chords
Down By The Salley Gardens by Maura O'Connell is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, C, G, D7, Em and Bm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: D C G D7 G C
verse 1
G D C G C D G
Down by the Salley Gardens my love and I did meet
D C G C D7 G
She passed the Salley Gardens with little snow-white feet
Em C Bm C D G C
She bid me take life easy, as the leaves grow on the trees but
G D C G C D7 G
I, being young and foolish, with her I would not agree
verse 2
D C G C D7 G
In a field by the river my love and I did stand
D C G C D7 G
And on my leaning shoulder she placed her snow-white hand
Em C Bm C D G C
She bid me take love easy, as the grass grows on the weirs but
G D C G C D G
I was young and? foolish, and now am full of tears
Instrumental
G D C G C D G (2x)
G Em C Bm C D G C
G D C G C D G
verse 3
G D C G C D G
Down by the Salley Gardens my love and I did meet
D C G C D7 G
She passed the Salley Gardens with little snow-white feet
Em C Bm C D G C
She bid me take love easy, as the grass grows on the weirs but
G D C G C D G
I was young and? foolish, and now am full of tears