Chestnut [Am]

X: 1
T: Chestnut [Am]
T: Doves Figary
O: Playford 1651
B: Barnes "English Country Dance Tunes" p.19
B: Playford v.2 1651
M: C|
L: 1/8
%Q: 180
H: The tune is reminiscent today of the first phrase of "God rest ye
H: merry, gentlemen", and is a folk tune of widest distribution, the "tune
H: of luck-visit songs, wassails, harvest suppers, may carols and their
H: parodies, 'chestnut' having feminine symbolism.  The second title may
H: be expalined by Deloney's ballad of 1600 on Dove's roguery with the
H: women.  Although it is an awkward fit, repeating the last words of some
H: lines might make it work.
K: Am
|: "Am"A2e2d2c2 | "E7"B3A ^G2E2 | "Am"A2B2    c2c2 | "Dm"d2cd "E7"e4 :|
|: "C"e2ef g2fe | "G7"d2de f2ed | "C"e2e2 "Am"e2dc | "G7"d3f   "C"c4  |
|  "C"e2fe "F"fedc | "Dm"d2ed "E7"edcB | "Am"c2A2 "Dm"A2d2  | "E7"B3c "Am"A4 :|

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