A Bunch Of Thyme Chords

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Author Chordal Monty [a] 166. Last edit on Feb 13, 2014

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I think this is originally an English traditional song, but was made famous
in the 70s by Foster and Allen, a duo from Ireland. The chords work in
simple strumming patterns or just play them with a simple picking method.
 
3|2|0|0|0|3 G
x|x|0|2|3|2 D
x|x|0|2|1|2 D7
x|2|4|4|3|2 Bm
3|2|0|0|0|1 G7
x|3|2|0|1|0 C
 
     G      D                 G
Come all ye maidens young and fair
     G            Bm              D7
And you that are blooming in your prime
G         G7       C                D7
Always beware and keep your garden fair
    G       D7             G
Let no man steal away your thyme
    G        D              G
For thyme it is a precious thing
    G            Bm                D7
And thyme brings all things to my mind
G                   G7          C                 D7
Thyme with all its flavours*, along with all its joys
G              D7               G
Thyme, brings all things to my mind
G       D               G
Once I had a bunch of thyme
  G            Bm         D7
I thought it never would decay
     G             G7          C                 D7
Then came a lusty sailor, who chanced to pass my way
     G        D7              G
And stole my bunch of thyme away
     G      D            G
The sailor gave to me a rose
  G          Bm           D7
A rose that never would decay
   G          G7     C         D7
He gave it to me to keep me reminded
    G       D7              G
Of when he stole my thyme away
 
 
*sometimes i have heard versions where they say "labours" instead of "flavours", so use
either on preference :)
 
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A Bunch Of Thyme – Foster And Allen

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I think maybe a d chord after g just before a7

They say life is for learning….i learned something new here today…I love music of all kinds…but these old melodies are a winner every time.

I'd heard it was an Irish "Spinning" Song. Traditionally sung by Women sitting together at their "Spinning Wheels" and was intended to educate the younger ladies to be aware of "lusty" strangers who may by happenstance, appear fleetingly in their lives. The "Tempo" was that of a "Spinning Wheel"? The "Rose" is and has for centuries been a literary metaphor for the Male penis. Today, when a man presents a woman with a "single Red Rose"(not a bunch),the now Freudian intent is immediately comprehensible.