Wild Mountain Thyme
1957
iescotlandFrancis McPeake
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5 chords used in this song

Written by Irish folk musician Francis McPeake. This song is based in part on the song "The Braes of Balquhither" by Scottish poet Robert Tannahill (1744-1810), first published in 1821

CFC
CO the summer Ftime is Ccoming
FC
And the Ftrees are sweetly Cblooming
FGAm
And Fwild Gmountain Amthyme
DmF
Grows aDmround the blooming Fheather
CFC
Will you Cgo, Flassie, Cgo?
FC
And we'll Fall go toCgether
FGAm
To pull Fwild Gmountain Amthyme
DmF
All aDmround the blooming Fheather
CFC
Will you Cgo, Flassie, Cgo?
CFC
I will Cbuild my Flove a Cbower
FC
By yon Fclear crystal Cfountain
FGAm
And Fround it GI will Ampile
DmF
All the Dmflowers of the Fmountain
CFC
Will you Cgo, Flassie, Cgo?
FC
And we'll Fall go toCgether
FGAm
To pull Fwild Gmountain Amthyme
DmF
All aDmround the blooming Fheather
CFC
Will you Cgo, Flassie, Cgo?
CFC
I will Crange Fthrough the Cwilds
FC
And the Fdeep land so Cdreary
FGAm
And reFturn Gwith the Amspoils
DmF
To the Dmbower o' my Fdearie
CFC
Will you Cgo, Flassie, Cgo?
FC
And we'll Fall go toCgether
FGAm
To pull Fwild Gmountain Amthyme
DmF
All aDmround the blooming Fheather
CFC
Will you Cgo, Flassie, Cgo?
CFC
If my Ctrue love Fshe'll not Ccome
FC
Then I'll Fsurely find aCnother
FGAm
To pull Fwild Gmountain Amthyme
DmF
All aDmround the blooming Fheather
CFC
Will you Cgo, Flassie, Cgo?
FC
And we'll Fall go toCgether
FGAm
To pull Fwild Gmountain Amthyme
DmF
All aDmround the blooming Fheather
CFC
Will you Cgo, Flassie, Cgo?
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