• Song:

    Wild Mountain Thyme

  • Artist:

    The Byrds

  • Album:

    The Very Best Of The By...

Intro:

  D       D4     D
E---------3--------|
B-3----3-----3---3-|
G----2-------------|
D------------------|
A------------------|
E------------------|

 D                              D4 D D/E    D
 Oh, the sum-mer time is com-ing.
E--------------------------------3-2-0--------|
B---------3---3-----------3---3---------3---3-|
G---------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------|

 D       G                   D        D4 D D/E   D
 And the leaves are sweet-ly turn-ing.
E--------------------------------------3-2-0-------|
B------------------------------3----3--------3---3-|
G--------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|

D       G    F#m       Em      (Palm mute (PM) the Em)
And the wild moun-tain thyme.
Em       G                 Em    Em7
Blooms a-cross the pur-ple heath-er.
 Em7  Em D    G        D    D4 D D/E   D
 Will ye go,  las-sie, go?
E---------------3-2-0--------3-2-0-------|
B--------3--3----------3--3---------3--3-|
G----------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------|

 D                           D4 D D/E D
 If you will not go with me.
E-----------------------------3-2-0---2-|
B------------------------3--3-----------|
G---------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------|

 D      G               D     D4 D D/E   D
 I will sure-ly find an-other.
E------------------------------3-2-0-------|
B-----------------------3---3---------3--3-|
G------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------|

D       G    F#m       Em(PM)
To pull wild moun-tain thyme.
Em    G                  Em    Em7
All a-cross thke pur-ple heath-er.
 Em7  Em D    G        D    D4 D D/E   D
 Will ye go,  las-sie, go?
E---------------3-2-0--------3-2-0-------|
B--------3--3----------3--3---------3--3-|
G----------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------|

 D         G         D         D4 D D/E D
 And we'll all go to-ge-ther.
E-------------------------------3-2-0---2-|
B-------------------------3---3-----------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------|

D       G    F#m       Em(PM)
To pull wild moun-tain thyme.
Em    G                 Em    Em7
All a-cross the pur-ple heath-er.
 Em7  Em D    G        D    D4 D D/E D
 Will ye go,  las-sie, go?
E---------------3-2-0--------3-2-0-----|
B--------3--3----------3--3----------3-|
G--------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------|

  D             D D4 D D/E D D4 D D/E D
  Um m m   m m um
E------------------3-2-0------3-2-0---2-|
B-3--0-----0-3--3----------3------------|
G------2--------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------|

  D  G          D  D4 D D/E D D4 D D/E D
  Um m  mmmmm mm um
E-2--5--7vvvv-7-5---5-3-2-0----3-2-0---2-|
B-3---------------7---------3------------|
G----------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------|

  D     G       F#m    Em(PM)   Em   G        Em Em7
  Um    mmmmm m m  m m um       Um m m  m m  m m m um
E-2--5--7vvvv-5-----------------0--3-3--2-------------|
B-3-------------7--5-3----------0---------3--3-0-3--3-|
G----------------------4vvvvvv------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|

  Em7 Em D     D4 D   D/E D4 D D/E  D       D
  Um  m um
E-------------2h3p2-2-0----3-2-0--------------|
B-3---0-------3----------3----------3-0---0-3-|
G--------2----2-------------------------2-----|
D-------------0-------------------------------|
A-------------x-------------------------------|
E-------------x-------------------------------|

 D         G         D        D D4 D D/E D
 And we'll all go to-ge-ther.
E--------------------------------3-2-0---2-|
B-------------------------3---3------------|
G------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------|

D       G    F#m       Em(PM)
To pull wild moun-tain thyme.
Em    G               Em    Em7
All a-cross a pur-ple heath-er.
 Em7  Em D    G        D    D
 Will ye go,  las-sie, go?
E---------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------3-0---0-3--0h3-0---0-3-|
G--------------------------2-----2------------2-----|
D---------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|

  D/E       D                         D
E-----------------------------0-----0-2-|
B---3-0---0-3--0h3-0---0-3--3-----3---3-|
G-2-----2------------2----------2-----2-|
D-------------------------------------x-|
A-------------------------------------x-|
E-------------------------------------x-|

Chord diagrams:
D      G      F#m    Em     Em7    D/E    D4
xx0232 335543 224422 022000 022030 xx0230 x00233

E,B,G,D,A,E = guitar strings, vvv = vibrato, (PM) = palm mute.
To play the D chord sequences just add and remove the little
and middle fingers.

 Tabbed from: Fifth Dimension original LP from the 60's.
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