Chords for Basic Songs

Here are some chords for you! You can request more songs in the comments.

Amazing Grace - 3/4 - D
| D | D  | G  | D  |
| D | D  | A7 | A7 |
| D | D  | G  | D  |
| D | A7 | D  | D  |

Auld Lang Syne - 4/4 - C 
| C | G | C | F |
| C | G | F | C |    

Bear Went Over The Mountain - 6/8 - F
Form: A B A
A: 
| F    | C7 F    | C7   | F |
| F F7 | Bb Bdim | F C7 | F |
B:
| F Bb | F       | F Bb | B |

Beautiful Dreamer - 9/8 - D
| D      | Em | A7 | D        |
| D      | Em | A7 | D        |
| A7     | D  | E7 | A        |
| D      | Em | A7 | D F#7 Bm |
| G D A7 | D  |

Careless Love - 4/4 - C
| F ' C7 ' | F  ' ' ' |
| F ' '  ' | C7 ' ' ' |
| F ' F7 ' | Bb ' ' Bbm |
| F ' C7 ' | F  ' ' ' |

Clementine - 3/4 - F
|| F   | F | F  | C7 |
 | C7  | F | C7 | F  :|  (chorus is the same)

Danny Boy - 4/4 - C
G7 ||
| C ' C C7  | F  ' Fm ' |
| C ' C Am  | Fm ' G7 ' | 
| C ' C C7  | F  ' Fm ' |
| C ' G7 '  | C  ' G7 ' ||
| C ' F G7  | C  ' G7 ' |
| C '  F Em | D7 ' G7 ' ||
| C C7 F F#dim | C ' Fm ' |
| C Am F G7 | C ' G7 ' ||

Greensleeves - 6/8 - Em
| Em | D | C   | B | 
| Em | D | C B | E |
| G  | D | C   | B |
| G  | D | C B | E |

House Of The Rising Sun - 3/4 - Am
| Am | C  | D  | F  |
| Am | C  | E  | E  |
| Am | C  | D  | F  |
| Am | E7 | Am | E7 |

I Shall Be Released - 4/4 - G
| G | Am | Bm C | G |

Loch Lomond - 4/4 - C
| C | C  | F  | C |
| C | C  | F  | C |
| F | C  | Dm | F |
| C | G7 | G7 | C |

On Top Of Old Smokey - 3/4 - C
C  |: F  | F  | F  | F  |
   |  C  | C  | C  | C  |
   |  G7 | G7 | G7 | G7 |
   |  C  | C  | C  | C :| 

Red River Valley - 4/4 - F
| F C7 | F       | F    | C7 |
| F F7 | Bb Bdim | F C7 | F  |

Scarborough Fair - 3/4 - A Dorian
| Am | Am | Em | Am |
| C  | Am | D  | Am |
| Am | C  | C  | G  |
| Am | G  | Em | Am |

Stewball - 3/4 - C
| C  | C  | C  | C  |
| C7 | F  | Dm | Dm |
| G7 | G7 | G7 | G7 |
| C  | C  ||

Streets Of Laredo - 3/4 - C
| C | G7 | C  | G7 | 
| C | G7 | D7 | G7 |
| C | G7 | C  | G7 |
| C | F  | G7 | C |

When Johnny Comes Marching Home - 6/8 - Gm
| Gm    | Gm    | Dm    | Dm |
| Gm    | Gm    | Bb    | Bb | 
| Gm    | Gm    | D7    | Gm |
| Gm Cm | Gm Cm | Gm Cm | Gm |

When The Saints Go Marching In - 4/4 - C
C || C | C  | C  | C  |
   | C | C  | G7 | G7 |
   | C | C  | F  | F  |
   | C | G7 | C  | C  :|

Suggested study order:
Amazing Grace, Auld Lang Syne, Streets Of Laredo, Clementine, Loch Lomond, On Top Of Old Smokey, Stewball, Careless Love, Scarborough Fair, When The Saints Go Marching In, I Shall Be Released

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