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The following song is in ABC music format and it should be cut and pasted into an ABC converter program like the "abcConverter" on Mandolintab.net. Once you submit your ABC file, the converter will produce a quick and dirty image of your musical score which is then displayed on screen. Above the music, in the center of the screen, you should be able to see these three links:

The first link will allow you to hear your music as played on a midi player, which is great for learning what a new song is supposed to (kind of) sound like. It's great if you are not sure of the timing of the music. The second link converts the ABC source into a .pdf image of your music which you can then save and/or print to yield prettier sheet music. Then, if you want to view the ABC source again, you can click on the third link. However, to edit your ABC source, you best click on your browser's back arrow to take you back to the original text box holding your ABC source.

Well, I like this song, and I hope you do as well. Enjoy:

X:1
T:Shady Grove
O:Traditional (American)
M:2/4
L:1/8
K:GMaj
EE EE/2E/2| FE D2| EE/2E/2 GA | B6/2
w:Cheeks as red as the bloo-min' rose, Eyes of the deep-est brown.
w:1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 3 4 5
w:
B | d3/2d/2 BB | AF/2-E/2 D2 | EF/2F/2 AF | E4 |]
w:You are the dar-ling of my_ heart. Stay till the sun goes down.
w:5 7 7 5 5 4 2-1 0 1 2 2 4 2 1
w:
w:Verse~2:
EE EE/2E/2| FE D2 | EE/2E/2 GA | B6/2
w:I wish I had a glass of wine, with bread and meat for two.
w:1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 3 4 5
w:
B | d3/2d/2 BB | AF/2E/2 D2 | EF/2F/2 AF | E4 |]
w:I'd set it down on a gold-en plate, I'd give it all to you.
w:5 7 7 5 5 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 4 2 1
w:
w:Chorus:
EE E2 | FE/2E/2 D2 | EE GA | B6/2 |
w:Sha-dy Grove, my lit-tle love, Sha-dy Grove, I say.
w:1 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 3 4 5
w:
B | dd B2 | AF/2E/2 D2 | EF/2F/2 AF | E4 |]
w:Oh, Sha-dy Grove, my lit-tle love, I'm bound to go a-way.
w:5 7 7 5 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 4 2 1
w:
w:Verse~3:
EE EE/2E/2| FE D2 | EE/2E/2 GA | B6/2
w:Wish I was with my Sha-dy Grove, A sing-in' to the breeze,
w:1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 3 4 5
w:
B | dd BB | AF/2E/2 D2 | EF/2F/2 AF | E4 |]
w:With her hair up-on me soft and brown, And sun-light through the trees.
w:5 7 7 5 5 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 4 2 1
w:
w:Verse~4:
EE EE/2E/2| FE D2| EE/2E/2 GA | B6/2
w:A kiss from lit-tle Sha-dy Grove Is sweet as bran-dy wine.
w:1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 3 4 5
w:
B | d3/2d/2 B | AF/2E/2 D2 | EF/2F/2 AF | E4 |]
w:And there's no gal in this whole world That's pret-ti-er than mine.
w:5 7 7 5 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 4 2 1
w:
w:(Chorus)
w:
w:Verse~5:
EE EE/2E/2 | FE D2| EE/2E/2 GA | B6/2
w:If I had a nee-dle and thread, As fine as I could sew,
w:1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 3 4 5
B | d3/2d/2 BB | AF/2E/2 D2 | EF/2F/2 AF | E4 |]
w:I'd sew my pret-ty gal to my side, And down the road we'd go.
w:5 7 7 5 5 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 4 2 1
w:
w:Verse~6:
EE EE/2E/2 | FE D2| EE/2E/2 GA | B6/2
w:Wish I had me a big old horse, And grain to feed him on.
w:1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 3 4 5
w:
B | d3/2d/2 BB | AF/2-E/2 D2 | EF/2F/2 AF | E4 |]
w:And lit-tle Sha-dy Grove at_ home, To feed him while I'm gone.
w:5 7 7 5 5 4 2-1 0 1 2 2 4 2 1
w:
w:(Chorus)
w: