Green Grows The Laurel (2nd pos)
by Irish folk song
- Type:
- Diatonic
- Key:
- D
- Posted by:
- WaltP
GREEN GROWS THE LAUREL 2nd pos<br />Irish folk song<br />Key: D<br />Time: 3/4<br />Harp: G<br /><br />-1 -3 -3”-3 3 -3<br />-4 -7 -6 -7 6 -7<br />I once had a sweet-heart,<br /><br />-3” 3 -3 5 -4<br />-6 6 -7 8 -8<br />But now I have none<br /><br /> -4 -4 -4 -4 5 -4<br /> -8 -8 -8 -8 8 -8<br />He’s gone and he’s left me<br /><br />-3 3 -3 -3 -3”<br />-7 6 -7 -7 -6<br />To weep and to mourn<br /><br /> -1 -3 -3” -3 3 -3”<br /> -4 -7 -6 -7 6 -7<br />He’s gone and he’s left me<br /><br />-3” 3 -3” 5 -4<br />-6 6 -7 8 -8<br />For oth-ers to see<br /><br />-4 -4 -4 5 5 5 -4<br />-8 -8 -8 8 8 8 -8<br />But I’ll soon find an-oth-er<br /><br />-3 3 -3 -3” 3<br />-7 6 -7 -6 6<br />Far bet-ter than he<br /><br /><br /> -3 -3” -3 3 -3<br /> -7 -6 -7 6 -7<br />Green grows the lau-rel<br /><br />-3” 3 -3 5 -4<br />-6 6 -7 8 -8<br />And soft falls the dew<br /><br />-4 -4 -4 5-4 -3 3 -3 -3 -3”<br />-8 -8 -8 8-8 -7 6 -7 -7 -6<br />Sor-ry was I love, part-ing from you<br /><br />-1 -3 -3” -3 3 -3<br />-4 -7 -6 -7 6 -7<br />But at our next meet-ing<br /><br />-3” 3 -3 5 -4<br />-6 6 -7 8 -8<br />I hope you’ll prove true<br /><br />-4 -4 -4 -4 -4 5 -4<br />-8 -8 -8 -8 -8 8 -8<br />And we’ll join the green lau-rel<br /><br />-3 -3 3 -3 -3” 3<br />-7 -7 6 -7 -6 6<br />And the vio-let so blue