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Let No Man Steal Your Thyme

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[Intro]
Dm
[Verse 1]
Come, Dmall you fair and Ctender girls
That Fflourish iCn your Dmprime
BeFware, beCware, keep your Dmgarden Amfair
Let Dmno man Csteal your DmthymCe
Let Dmno man Csteal Amyour Dmthyme
[Verse 2]
For Dmwhen your thyme is Cpast and gone
He'll Fcare Cno more for Dmyou
And Fin the Cplace your Dmtime was waAmste
Will Dmspread all Co'er with DmrueC...
Will Dmspread all Co'er Amwith Dmrue
[Verse 3]
A Dmwoman is a Cbranchy tree
And Fman's a Cclinging Dmvine
And Ffrom her Cbranches DmcarelesAmsly
He'll Dmtake what Che can DmfindC..
He'll Dmtake what Che Amcan Dmfind
[Verse 4]
The Dmgardner’s son was Cstanding by
Three Fflowers he Cgave to Dmme
The Fpink, the Cblue, and the Dmviolet Amtoo
And the Dmred, red Crosy DmtreCe
And the Dmred, red CroAmsy Dmtree
[Verse 5]
But DmI forsook the Cred rose bush
And Fgained the Cwillow Dmtree
So aFll the Cworld might Dmplainly Amsee
How Dmmy love Cslighted DmmeC  
How Dmmy love CsligAmhted Dmme
[Verse 6]
Come, Dmall you fair and Ctender girls
That Fflourish iCn your Dmprime
BeFware, beCware, keep your Dmgarden faAmir
Let Dmno man Csteal your DmthymCe
Let Dmno man Csteal Amyour Dmthyme

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XXO231

Minor chord - Sad, melancholic sound

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D minor

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Let No Man Steal Your Thyme

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Let No Man Steal Your Thyme

by Pentangle

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Dm C

Come, all you fair and tender girls

F C Dm

That flourish in your prime

F C Dm Am

Beware, beware, keep your garden fair

Dm C Dm C

Let no man steal your thyme

Dm C Am Dm

Let no man steal your thyme

[Verse 2]

Dm C

For when your thyme is past and gone

F C Dm

He'll care no more for you

F C Dm Am

And in the place your time was waste

Dm C Dm C

Will spread all o'er with rue...

Dm C Am Dm

Will spread all o'er with rue

[Verse 3]

Dm C

A woman is a branchy tree

F C Dm

And man's a clinging vine

F C Dm Am

And from her branches carelessly

Dm C Dm C

He'll take what he can find..

Dm C Am Dm

He'll take what he can find

[Verse 4]

Dm C

The gardner’s son was standing by

F C Dm

Three flowers he gave to me

F C Dm Am

The pink, the blue, and the violet too

Dm C Dm C

And the red, red rosy tree

Dm C Am Dm

And the red, red rosy tree

[Verse 5]

Dm C

But I forsook the red rose bush

F C Dm

And gained the willow tree

F C Dm Am

So all the world might plainly see

Dm C Dm C

How my love slighted me

Dm C Am Dm

How my love slighted me

[Verse 6]

Dm C

Come, all you fair and tender girls

F C Dm

That flourish in your prime

F C Dm Am

Beware, beware, keep your garden fair

Dm C Dm C

Let no man steal your thyme

Dm C Am Dm

Let no man steal your thyme

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