Hmmmmm, don't know about the two ways you mentioned, and, to quote Mister Dylan, "I never engaged in this kinda thing before..." but I'll give it a shot.Hey, how about Dave Prine/Old Town School of Folk Music (yes, John's older brother) (Chicago, 30-40 years ago) type of guitar "tab" --
The top number is the string, with the high E being "1", B being "2", etc. The bottom number is the fret. You're on your own with the time, but is in 3/4, by the way.
Since I play along in F, we'll try it in that key.
2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1(Sing through again and the last time, repeat last two lines, with beginning and ending changes.
1 5 1 1 1 5 10 8
A song of love is a sad song1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1 5 1 1 5 6 3
Hi Li-ly, Hi Li-ly, Hi-Lo,2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1
1 3 O 1 O 3 10 8 3
A song of love is a song of woe,2 1 1 1 1 1
1 8 8 8 6 5
Don't ask me how I know.2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
1 5 1 1 1 5 10 8
A song of love is a sad song2 1 1 1 1 1 2
1 8 8 8 6 5 3
For I have loved and it's so,2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 1
3 3 6 3 3 6 3 1 5 1
I sit at my win-dow and watch the rain2 2 1 2 2 1 1 1
1 1 3 1 1 3 5 1
Hi Li-ly, Hi Li-ly, Hi-Lo2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 1
3 3 6 3 3 6 3 1 5 1
To-mor-row, I'll prob-ab-ly love a-gain2 2 1 2 2 1 1 1
1 1 3 1 1 3 5 1
Hi Li-ly, Hi Li-Ly, Hi-Lo,2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 1Hope I haven't messed it up, kinda hard to type and pluck strings at the same time. Good luck. Hope this comes out like I typed it and not just a jumble of numbers.
3 3 6 3 3 6 3 1 5 1
To-mor-row, I'll prob-ab-ly love a-gain2 2 1 2 2 1 1 1
1 1 3 1 1 8 5 1
Hi Li-ly, Hi Li-Ly, Hi-Lo.giac
HTML line breaks and preformat commands added. See, Giac, your effort wasn't wasted after all!--JoeClone, 9-May-02.