Friendly Persuasion

Intro:  G  D    D7  F#m   G      A7

 A7   Em7  D    B7  G             A         D         B7
Thee  I    love,    more than the meadow so green and still,
 G            A          D      B7
More than the mulberries on the hill,
 G            A    Em7   F#m  D7    Em    A7  G    D
More than the buds on a  May  apple tree, I   love thee.

Chorus:
 G        D   B7           Em       A    A7 G  D
Arms have I, strong as the oak, for this oc-ca–sion,
Fdim     C#7    Edim       D    G   D    D7  F#m  G    A7
Lips have I, to kiss thee, too, in friendly  per  sua  sion.


 A7  Em7  D     B7 G              A    Em7  D        B7
Thee  is  mine,    though I don't know many words of praise,
G              A       D       B7
Thee pleasures me in a hundred ways,
G           A     Em7       F#m   D7       Em7
Put on your bon - net, your cape, and your gloves,
G   Em7  Bm7  E       A7   Em7 G
And come with me, for thee I   love,


Interlude:    G         D    B7            Em    A  A7    G    D
 (Chorus)     Fdim      C#7  Edim         D   G   D     D7  F#m   G      A7
                                              In  friendly  per - sua – sion.


A7   Em7 D     B7  G                  A    Em7   D  B7
Thee is  mine,    though I don't know many words of praise,
G              A        D       B7
Thee pleasures me in  a hundred ways,
G           A     Em7       F#m   D7       Em7
Put on your bon - net, your cape, and your gloves,
G   Em7  Bm7  E       A7   Em7 G
And come with me, for thee  I  love.