Chestnut (Em)

X: 1
T: Chestnut (Em)
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: Em
|: "Em"E2B2A2G2 | "B7"F3E ^D2B,2 | "Em"E2F2G2G2 | "Am"A2GA "B7"B4 :|
|: "G"B2Bc d2cB | "D7"A2AB c2BA | "G"B2B2 "Em"B2AG | "D7"A3c "G"G4 |
|  "G"B2cB "C"cBAG | "Am"A2BA "B7"BAGF | "Em"G2E2 "Am"E2A2  | "B7"F3G "Em"E4 :|

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