Steeleye Span – Thomas The Rhymer (Guitar)
Key
-
Auto-scroll
Speed:
1.0x
Chords
[Introduction]
G D
[Verse 1]
G F Bb F True Thomas sat on Huntly bank Bb D C And he beheld a lady gay G F Bb F A lady that was brisk and bold Bb F/A D C Come riding o’er the ferny brae
[Verse 2]
G F Bb F Her skirt was of the grass green silk, Bb D C Her mantle of the velvet fine G F Bb F At every lock of her horse’s mane Bb F/A D C Hung fifty silver bells and nine
[Verse 3]
G F Bb F True Thomas, he pulled off his cap Bb D C And bowed him low down to his knee G F Bb F “All hail, thou mighty Queen of Heaven Bb F/A D C Your like on earth I ne’er did see.”
[Pre-Fairy Instrumental]
A D A G D | A D A
A D A G D | A D A
[Fairy Verse 1]
A D A G D “No, oh no, Thomas,” she said, A D A “That name does not belong to me A D A G D I am the queen of fair Elfland A D A And I have come to visit thee.”
[Pre-Fairy Instrumental]
A D A G D | A D A
A D A G D | A D A
[Fairy Verse 2]
A D A G D “You must go with me, Thomas,” she said, A D A “True Thomas, you must go with me A D A G D And must serve me seven years A D A Through well or woe, as chance may be.”
[Pre-Chorus]
A D A | A D A
[Chorus]
A D A G A A A D A Hark and carp, come along with me, Thomas the Rhymer A D A G A A A D A Hark and carp, come along with me, Thomas the Rhymer A D A G A A A D A Hark and carp, come along with me, Thomas the Rhymer A D A G A A A D A Hark and carp, come along with me, Thomas the Rhymer
[Bridge]
G D
[Verse 4]
G F Bb F She turned about her milk white steed Bb D C And took Thomas up behind G F Bb F And aye whenever her bridle rang Bb F/A D C Her steed flew swifter than the wind
[Verse 5]
G F Bb F For forty days and forty nights Bb D C They rode through red blood to the knee G F Bb F And they saw neither sun nor moon Bb F/A D C But heard the roaring of the sea
[Verse 6]
G F Bb F And they rode on and further on Bb D C Further and swifter than the wind G F Bb F Until they came to a desert wide Bb F/A D C And living land was left behind
[Pre-Fairy Instrumental]
A D A G D | A D A
A D A G D | A D A
[Fairy Verse 3]
A D A G D “Don’t you see yon narrow, narrow road A D A So thick beset with thorns and briars? A D A G D That is the road to righteousness A D A Though after it but few enquire.”
[Fairy Verse 4]
A D A G D “Don’t you see yon broad, broad road A D A That lies across the lily leaven? A D A G D That is the road to wickedness A D A Though some call it the road to heaven.”
[Fairy Verse 5]
A D A G D “Don’t you see yon bonny, Boone road A D A That lies across the ferny brae? A D A G D That is the road to fair Elfland A D A Where you and I this night must go.”
[Chorus]
A D A G A A A D A Hark and carp, come along with me, Thomas the Rhymer A D A G A A A D A Hark and carp, come along with me, Thomas the Rhymer A D A G A A A D A Hark and carp, come along with me, Thomas the Rhymer A D A G A A A D A Hark and carp, come along with me, Thomas the Rhymer