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Purple Heather

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CAPO: 4th FRET
INTRO: (CHOIR SINGS - NOT IN ENGLISH)
    F#  B   F#  B   E     E   B
    G
VERSE:
Oh, the sGummertime is gone, 
And the leCaves are sEmweetly tGurning
And the wCild mBmounta in Amthyme
Blooms acrCoss the pGurple Amheather
Will ya Dgo, lEmassie, Ggo.
VERSE:
GIf ye will not go with me
I will nCever Emfind anGother
To pick wCild mBmountain tAmhyme
All aroCund the pGurple Amheather
Will ye Dgo, lEmassie, Ggo?
CHORUS:
AGnd we'll aCll Emgo togGether
To pick wCild mBmountain tAmhyme
All amCong the pGurple hAmeather
Will ya Dgo, lEmassie, GgoC  Em  
LDassie GgoC  Em  D  
VERSE:
I will bGuild my love a tower
By the cCool cEmrystal wGaters
And I'll clCing to Bmher foAmrever
Like the Civy Gto the hAmeather,
Will you Dgo, lEmassie, Ggo.
CHORUS:
AGnd we'll aCll Emgo togGether
To pick wCild mBmountain Amthyme
All amCong the pGurple hAmeather
Will ya Dgo, lEmassie GgoC  Em  
LDassie, Ggo C  Em  D  
 INSTRUMENTAL: (CHORUS CHORDS)
G   C Em  G   C Bm  Am    C G Am
Will ya Dgo, lEmassie, Ggo
CHORUS:
AGnd we'll aCll Emgo togGether
To pick wCild mBmountain tAmhyme
All alCong the pGurple hAmeather
Will ya Dgo, lEmassie, Ggo. 
CHORUS/OUTRO:
AGnd we'll aCll Emgo togGether
To pull wCild mBmountain tAmhyme
All acrCoss the pGurple hAmeather
Will ya Dgo, lEmassie, GgooCoooEmoooooDoo.
LDassie, GgoC  Em  
LDassie, GgoC  Em  D  G  
======================= NO CAPO ========================
CAPO: NONE
INTRO: (CHOIR SINGS - NOT IN ENGLISH)
    Bb  Eb  Bb  Eb  Ab    Ab  Eb
VERSBE:
Oh, the sBummertime is gone, 
And the leEaves are sAbmweetly tBurning
And the wEild mEbmounta in Dbmthyme
Blooms acrEoss the pBurple Dbmheather
Will ya Gbgo, lAbmassie, Bgo.
VERSE:
BIf ye will not go with me
I will nEever Abmfind anBother
To pick wEild mEbmountain tDbmhyme
All aroEund the pBurple Dbmheather
Will ye Gbgo, lAbmassie, Bgo?
CHORUS:
ABnd we'll aEll Abmgo togBether
To pick wEild mEbmountain tDbmhyme
All amEong the pBurple hDbmeather
Will ya Gbgo, lAbmassie, BgoE  Abm  
LGbassie BgoE  Abm  Gb  
VERSE:
I will bBuild my love a tower
By the cEool cAbmrystal wBaters
And I'll clEing to Ebmher foDbmrever
Like the Eivy Bto the hDbmeather,
Will you Gbgo, lAbmassie, Bgo.
CHORUS:
ABnd we'll aEll Abmgo togBether
To pick wEild mEbmountain Dbmthyme
All amEong the pBurple hDbmeather
Will ya Gbgo, lAbmassie BgoE  Abm  
LGbassie, Bgo E  Abm  Gb  
 INSTRUMENTAL: (CHORUS CHORDS)
B   E Abm B   E Ebm Dbm   E B Dbm
Will ya Gbgo, lAbmassie, Bgo
CHORUS:
ABnd we'll aEll Abmgo togBether
To pick wEild mEbmountain tDbmhyme
All alEong the pBurple hDbmeather
Will ya Gbgo, lAbmassie, Bgo. 
CHORUS/OUTRO:
ABnd we'll aEll Abmgo togBether
To pull wEild mEbmountain tDbmhyme
All acrEoss the pBurple hDbmeather
Will ya Gbgo, lAbmassie, BgooEoooAbmoooooGboo.
LGbassie, BgoE  Abm  
LGbassie, BgoE  Abm  Gb  B  

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Purple Heather

by Rod Stewart

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Abm

Ebm

Dbm

CAPO: 4th FRET

INTRO: (CHOIR SINGS - NOT IN ENGLISH)

F# B F# B E E B

VERSE:

Oh, the summertime is gone,

C Em G

And the leaves are sweetly turning

C Bm Am

And the wild mounta in thyme

C G Am

Blooms across the purple heather

D Em G

Will ya go, lassie, go.

VERSE:

If ye will not go with me

C Em G

I will never find another

C Bm Am

To pick wild mountain thyme

C G Am

All around the purple heather

D Em G

Will ye go, lassie, go?

CHORUS:

G C Em G

And we'll all go together

C Bm Am

To pick wild mountain thyme

C G Am

All among the purple heather

D Em G C Em

Will ya go, lassie, go

D G C Em D

Lassie go

VERSE:

I will build my love a tower

C Em G

By the cool crystal waters

C Bm Am

And I'll cling to her forever

C G Am

Like the ivy to the heather,

D Em G

Will you go, lassie, go.

CHORUS:

G C Em G

And we'll all go together

C Bm Am

To pick wild mountain thyme

C G Am

All among the purple heather

D Em G C Em

Will ya go, lassie go

D G C Em D

Lassie, go

INSTRUMENTAL: (CHORUS CHORDS)

G C Em G C Bm Am C G Am

D Em G

Will ya go, lassie, go

CHORUS:

G C Em G

And we'll all go together

C Bm Am

To pick wild mountain thyme

C G Am

All along the purple heather

D Em G

Will ya go, lassie, go.

CHORUS/OUTRO:

G C Em G

And we'll all go together

C Bm Am

To pull wild mountain thyme

C G Am

All across the purple heather

D Em G C Em D

Will ya go, lassie, goooooooooooo.

D G C Em

Lassie, go

D G C Em D G

Lassie, go

======================= NO CAPO ========================

CAPO: NONE

INTRO: (CHOIR SINGS - NOT IN ENGLISH)

Bb Eb Bb Eb Ab Ab Eb

VERSE:

Oh, the summertime is gone,

E Abm B

And the leaves are sweetly turning

E Ebm Dbm

And the wild mounta in thyme

E B Dbm

Blooms across the purple heather

Gb Abm B

Will ya go, lassie, go.

VERSE:

If ye will not go with me

E Abm B

I will never find another

E Ebm Dbm

To pick wild mountain thyme

E B Dbm

All around the purple heather

Gb Abm B

Will ye go, lassie, go?

CHORUS:

B E Abm B

And we'll all go together

E Ebm Dbm

To pick wild mountain thyme

E B Dbm

All among the purple heather

Gb Abm B E Abm

Will ya go, lassie, go

Gb B E Abm Gb

Lassie go

VERSE:

I will build my love a tower

E Abm B

By the cool crystal waters

E Ebm Dbm

And I'll cling to her forever

E B Dbm

Like the ivy to the heather,

Gb Abm B

Will you go, lassie, go.

CHORUS:

B E Abm B

And we'll all go together

E Ebm Dbm

To pick wild mountain thyme

E B Dbm

All among the purple heather

Gb Abm B E Abm

Will ya go, lassie go

Gb B E Abm Gb

Lassie, go

INSTRUMENTAL: (CHORUS CHORDS)

B E Abm B E Ebm Dbm E B Dbm

Gb Abm B

Will ya go, lassie, go

CHORUS:

B E Abm B

And we'll all go together

E Ebm Dbm

To pick wild mountain thyme

E B Dbm

All along the purple heather

Gb Abm B

Will ya go, lassie, go.

CHORUS/OUTRO:

B E Abm B

And we'll all go together

E Ebm Dbm

To pull wild mountain thyme

E B Dbm

All across the purple heather

Gb Abm B E Abm Gb

Will ya go, lassie, goooooooooooo.

Gb B E Abm

Lassie, go

Gb B E Abm Gb B

Lassie, go

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