Wild Mountain Thyme Traditional

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1 107. Wild Mountain Thyme Traditional Oh the [C] summer [F] time is [C] coming [C] And the [F] trees are sweetly [C] bloomin [C] And the [F] wild [Em] mountain [Am] thyme [Am] Grows a[dm]round the bloomin [F] heather [C] And we'll [F] all [G] go to[c]gether [C] To pull [F] wild [Em] mountain [Am] thyme [Am] All a[dm]round the bloomin [F] heather [C] I will build my [F] love a [C] bower [C] By yon [F] cool, crystal [C] fountain [C] And [F] round it [Em] I will [Am] pile [Am] All the [Dm] flowers of the [F] mountain [C] I will range [F] through the [C] wilds [C] And the [F] deep, dark glens so [C] dreary [C] And re[f]turn [Em] wi their [Am] spoils [Am] To the [Dm] bower o my [F] dearie [C] And we'll [F] all [G] go to[c]gether [C] To pull [F] wild [Em] mountain [Am] thyme [Am] All a[dm]round the bloomin [F] heather [C] If my true love [F] she ll not [C] come [C] Then I ll [F] surely find a[c]nother [C] To pull [F] wild [Em] mountain [Am] thyme [Am] All a[dm]round the bloomin [F] heather [C] And we'll [F] all [G] go to[c]gether [C] To pull [F] wild [Em] mountain [Am] thyme [Am] All a[dm]round the bloomin [F] heather Meeting on second Wednesday of the month at The Six Bells in Billingshurst

2 108. Coward of the County Kenny Rogers Don t get caught out by the Key Changes [C] Everyone considered him the [F] coward of the [C] County [C] He never stood one single time to prove the County [G] wrong His [C] mama named him Tommy, but [F] folks just called him [C] yellow [C] Something always told me they were [G] reading Tommy [C] wrong [C] He was only ten years old when his [F] daddy died in [C] prison. [C] I looked after Tommy 'cause he was my brother's [G] son. I [C] still recall the final words my [F] brother said to [C] Tommy: [C] "Son, my life is over, but [G] yours is just be[c]gun". [C] Promise me son not to [F] do the things I've [C] done [F] Walk away from [C] trouble if you [G] can [G] Now [C] it don't mean you're weak if you [F] turn the other [C] cheek [C] I hope you're old e[f]nough to under[g]stand [F] You don't have to [G] fight to be a [C] man [C] There's [D] someone for everyone and [G] Tommy's love was [D] Becky [D] In her arms he didn't have to prove he was a [A] man [A] One [D] day while he was workin', the [G] Gatlin Boys came [D] callin' [D] They took turns at Becky (spoken in disgust) there [A] were three of [D] them. [D] Tommy opened up the door and [G] saw his Becky [D] cryin'. [D] The torn dress, the shattered look was more than he could [A] stand. [A] He [D] reached above the fireplace and took [G] down his daddy's [D] picture. [D] As his tears fell on his daddy's face, he [A] heard these words a[d]gain: Key Change DOWN Key Change UP [D] Promise me son not to [G] do the things I've [D] done [G] Walk away from [D] trouble if you [A] can [A] Now [D] it don't mean you're weak if you [G] turn the other [D] cheek [D] I hope you're old en[g]ough to under[a]stand [G] You don't have to [A] fight to be a [D] man [C] The Gatlin boys just laughed at him when he [F] walked into the [C] bar room [C] One of the got up and hit him halfway cross the [G] floor [C] When Tommy turned around they said, "Hey, [F] look! Ol' Yeller's [C] leavin'!" [C] [Spoken] But you coulda heard a pin drop* when Tommy [G] stopped and locked the [C] door. [C] Twenty years of crawlin' was [F] bottled up in[c]side him. [C] He wasn't holdin' nothin' back; he let 'em have it [G] all. [C] When Tommy left the barroom not a [F] Gatlin boy was [C] standin'. [C] He said, "This one's for Becky," as he [G] watched the last one [C] fall. [C] And I heard him say, [C] I promised you Dad not to [F] do the things you've [C] done [F] I ll walk away from [C] trouble when I [G] can [G] Now [C] please don't think I m weak, I couldn t [F] turn the other [C] cheek [C] Papa, I sure [F] hope you under[g]stand [G] Some[F]times you gotta [G] fight when you re a [C] man [C] Everyone considered him the [F] coward of the [C] County *You can t actually hear a pin drop, but you might be able to hear it as it lands.

3 109. Clementine Traditional In a [G] cavern, in a canyon, [G] Excavating for a [D7] mine, [D7] Dwelt a [C] miner, forty-[g]niner, [G] And his [D7] daughter Clemen[G]tine. Oh my [G] darling, oh my darling, [G] Oh my darling Clemen[D7]tine [D7] Thou art [C] lost and gone for[g]ever, [G] Dreadful [D7] sorry, Clemen[G]tine. Light she [G] was, and like a fairy, [G] And her shoes were number [D7] nine, [D7] Herring [C] boxes without [G] topses, [G] Sandals [D7] were for Clemen[G]tine. Walking [G] lightly as a fairy, [G] Though her shoes were number [D7] nine, [D7] Sometimes [C] tripping, lightly [G] skipping, [G] Lovely [D7] girl, my Clemen[G]tine. Drove the [G] ducklings to the water [G] Ev'ry morning just at [D7] nine, [D7] Hit her [C] foot against a [G] splinter, [G] Fell in[d7]to the foaming [G] brine. Ruby [G] lips above the water, [G] Blowing bubbles soft and [D7] fine, [D7] But a[c]las, I was no [G] swimmer, [G] Neither [D7] was my Clemen[G]tine. In a [G] churchyard near the canyon, [G] Where the myrtle doth en[d7]twine, There grow [C] rosies and some [G]posies, [G] Ferti[D7]lized by Clemen[G]tine. Then, the [G] miner, forty-niner, [G] Soon began to fret and [D7] pine, [D7] Thought he [C] oughta join his [G] daughter, [G] So he's [D7] now with Clemen[G]tine.

4 Oh my [G] darling, oh my darling, [G] Oh my darling Clemen[D7]tine [D7] Thou art [C] lost and gone for[g]ever, [G] Dreadful [D7] sorry, Clemen[G]tine. I'm so [G] lonely, lost without her, [G] Wish I'd had a fishing [D7] line, [D7] Which I [C] might have cast a[g]bout her, [G] Might have [D7] saved my Clemen[G]tine. In my [G] dreams she still doth haunt me, [G] Robed in garments soaked with [D7] brine, [D7] Then she [C] rises from the [G] waters, [G] And I [D7] kiss my Clemen[G]tine. Listen [G] fellers, heed the warning [G] Of this tragic tale of [D7] mine, [D7] Arti[C]ficial respi[g]ration [G] Could have [D7] saved my Clemen[G]tine. How I [G] missed her, how I missed her, [G] How I missed my Clemen[D7]tine, [D7] 'Til I [C] kissed her little [G] sister, [G] And for[d7]got my Clemen[G]tine.

5 110. On Top of Old Smokie Traditional [C] On top of old [F] Smokie, all covered in [C] snow, [C] I lost my true [G7] lover, by courtin' too [C] slow [C7] On top of old [F] Smokie, I went there to [C] weep [C] For a false-hearted [G7] lover, is worse than a [C] thief [C7] A thief he will [F] rob you, and take what you [C] save [C] But a false-hearted [G7] lover, will put you in your [C] grave [C7] On top of old [F] Smokie, all covered in [C] snow [C] I lost my true [G7] lover, by courtin' too [C] slow [C7] They'll hug you and they ll [F] kiss you, then tell you more [C] lies [C] Than the crossties on the [G7] railroad, or the stars in the [C] skies [C7] On top of old [F] Smokie, all covered in [C] snow, [C] I lost my true [G7] lover, by courtin' too [C] slow

6 111. When The Saints Go Marching In Recorded by Fats Domino Written by James McParkland [C] Oh when the saints go marching in [C] When the saints go marching [G7] in [G7] I want to [C] be in that [F] number [Dm] [F] When the [C] saints go [G7] marching [C] in [C] And when the sun refuse to shine [C] And when the sun refuse to [G7] shine [G7] I want to [C] be in that [F] number [Dm] [Dm] When the [C] sun ref[g7]use to [C] shine [C] Oh when the saints go marching in [C] When the saints go marching [G7] in [G7] I'm gonna to [C] sing as loud as [F] thunder [Dm] [Dm] Oh when the [C] saints go [G7] marching [C] in [C] Oh when the saints go marching in [C] When the saints go marching [G7] in [G7] I want to [C] be in that [F] number [Dm] [Dm] When the [C] saints go [G7] marching [C] in [C] Oh when the saints go marching in [C] When the saints go marching [G7] in [G7] I want to [C] be in that [F] number [Dm] [Dm] When the [C] saints go [G7] marching [C] in

7 112. Men of Harlech [G] Men of [C] Harlech, [G] march [D] to [G] glory, [C] Victo[Am]ry is [D] hov ring o er ye, [G] Bright-eyed [C] freedom [G] stands [D] be[g]fore [C] ye, [G] Hear ye [D] not her [G] call? [G] At your [C] sloth she [G] seems [D] to [G] wonder; [C] Rend the [Am] sluggish [D] bonds asunder, [G] Let the [C] war-cry s [G] deaf [D]ning [G] thun[c]der [G] Every [D] foe ap[g]pal. [D] Echoes loudly waking, [G] Hill and valley shaking; [G] Till the sound spreads wide around, [G] The Saxon s courage breaking; Your [C] foes on [G] every [Am] side a[g]ssailing, [Am] Forward press with [D] heart unfailing, [G] Till in[c]vaders [G] learn [D] with [G] quai[c]ling, [G] Cambria [D]ne er can [G] yield! [G] Thou, who [C] noble [G] Cambria [D] wron[g]gest, [C] Know that [Am] freedom s [D] cause is strongest, [G] Freedom s [C] courage [G] lasts [D] the [G] on[c]gest, [G] Ending [D] but with [G] death! [G] Freedom [C] countless [G] hosts [D] can [G] scatter, [C] Freedom [Am] stoutest [D] mail can shatter, [G] Freedom [C] thickest [G] walls [D] can [G] bat[c]ter, [G] Fate is [D] in her [G] breath. [D] See, they now are flying! [G] Dead are heap d with dying! [G] Over might hath triumph d right, [G] Our land to foes denying; [G] U[C]pon their [G] soil we [Am] never [G] sought them, [Am] Love of conquest [D] hither brought them, [G] But this [C] lesson [G] we [D] have [G] taught [C] them, [G] Cambria [D] ne er can [G] yield!

8 113. She ll be Coming Round the Mountain Traditional [G] She'll be coming 'round the mountain when she comes [G] She'll be coming 'round the mountain when she [D] comes [D] She'll be [G] coming 'round the mountain, [C] Coming 'round the mountain, [G] Coming 'round the [D] mountain, [NC] She'll be [G] driving six white horses when she comes [G] She'll be driving six white horses when she [D] comes [D] She'll be [G] driving six white horses, [C] Driving six white horses, [G] Driving six white [D] horses, [G] Oh, we'll all come out to meet her when she comes [G] Oh, we'll all come out to meet her when she [D] comes [D] Oh, we'll [G] all come out to meet her, [C] All come out to meet her, [G] All come out to [D] meet her, [NC] We will [G] kill the old red rooster when she comes [G] We will kill the old red rooster when she [D] comes [D] We will [G] kill the old red rooster, [C] Kill the old red rooster, [G] Kill the old red [D] rooster, [G] An we'll all have chicken n' dumplins when she comes [G] An we'll all have chicken n' dumplins when she [D] comes [D] We will [G] all have chicken n' dumplins, [C] All have chicken n' dumplins, [G] All have chicken n' [D] dumplins,