The Mummers Dance Chords

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Difficulty:	absolute beginner
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	no capo

Author missledoc [a] 65. Last edit on Oct 11, 2022

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Pick Am bass and alt for a couple bars(Intro)
 
Am                     G
When in the springtime of the year
          Em                   Am
When the trees are crowned with leaves
         Am                   G
When the ash and oak, and the birch and yew
   Em                  Am
Are dressed in ribbons fair
 
 Am                 G
When owls call the breathless moon
      Em                Am
In the blue veil of the night
    Am             G
The shadows of the trees appear
 Em                Am
Amidst the lantern light
 
(CHORUS)
 D                  C
We've been rambling all the night
    G                D
And some time of this day
 D           C
Now returning back again
   G              D
We bring a garland gay
 
 
Verse 2
Am                        G
Who will go down to those shady groves
    Em                Am
And summon the shadows there
   Am                     G
And tie a ribbon on those sheltering arms
        Em               Am
 In the springtime of the year
 
   Am                      G
The songs of birds seem to fill the wood
     Em               Am
That when the fiddler plays
 Am              G
All their voices can be heard
     Em                  Am
Long past their woodland days
 
(Repeat CHORUS)
 
Verse 3
    Am                   G
And so they linked their hands and danced
        Em              Am
Round in circles and in rows
   Am              G
And so the journey of the night descends
     Em                 Am
When all the shades are gone
 
   Am             G
"A garland gay we bring you here
   Em              Am
And at your door we stand
   Am                G
 It is a sprout well budded out
    Em                Am
The work of Our Lord's hand" 
 
Repeat CHORUS x2   Am, G, Em, Am to fade
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The Mummers Dance – Loreena McKennitt

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I just thought of something: This is supposed to be in Dm, so we should transpose, or put the capo on 5. Also, there's a C - - - Bb - Am - as a break between the chorus and verse (each time), but listen to either the 4-minute or 6-minute version on Youtube ('cause the video's are beautiful) to get it perfect.

**Transposed +5 steps to match Loreena Mckennitt key Try it with these chords marked with the astrics, they sound a bit better with the recording. Also, the recording is inbetween keys so that's why it may sound out of tune if you play a long with the recordingDm CWhen in the springtime of the year Am G*When the trees are crowned with leaves Dm CWhen the ash and oak, and the birch and yew Am G*Are dressed in ribbons fairCHORUS: Dm CWe've been rambling all the night G* DmAnd some time of this day Dm CNow returning back again G* DmWe bring a garland gay

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