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Henry Viis Song

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Song

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From: kharding@lamar.ColoState.EDU (Karol Harding)

More easy tab for beginners:

HENRY VIII's SONG

(as the Holly Groweth Green)

A E A

E|----------------|----2---0-------|----------------|
B|------------0---|-2------2---0---|-------------0--|
G|---------2------|-2--------------|--2-------------|
D|----------------|-2--------------|--2-------------|
A|---------0------|-0------0-------|--0--2--0-------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------0-----|

D A D A D

E|-----0---2------|----------------|-------------2--|
B|--2------3---3--|--2-------------|--3--2-----3----|
G|--2------2------|--2-------------|--2-----2--2----|
D|--2------0------|--2----------2--|--0--------0----|
A|--0-------------|--0-------2-----|-----0----------|
E|----------------|------0---------|----------------|

A E A

E|--0---------0---|----------------|----------------|
B|--2-------------|-----0--2-----0-|----------------|
G|--2-------------|--2-----2--2--1-|--2-------------|
D|----------------|--------2-------|--2-------------|
A|-------0--------|--0-----0-----2-|--0--------0----|
E|-----0----------|----------------|-------0--------|

VERSES:

As the Holly Groweth Green

And never changeth hue

So I am ever hath been

Unto my lady true.

As the holly groweth green,

With Ivy all alone

When flowers cannot be seen

And greenwood leaves be gone.

Now unto my lady

Promise to her I make

From all other only

To her I me betake

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