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[Chorus]
AAre you gEoing to ScAarborough FEair?
DRemember Ame to one who lives thEere
DRemember Ame to one who lives thEere
DShe once wBmas a true love of mAine
[Verse 1]
F#mTell her to mEake me Aa cambric C#mshirt
F#mWithout any seAam  or needle work
AWithout any sDeam  or F#mneedle work
AAnd then she'll bEe a true loF#mve of mine
[Verse 2]
F#mTell her to wEash it Ain yonder C#mdry well
F#mWhere water ne’er sAprung or drop of rain fell
AWhere water ne’er sprung Dor drop of F#mrain fell
AAnd then she'll be a trEue love of F#mmine
[Verse 3]
F#mTell her to dEry it uApon yonder C#mthorn
F#mThat never bore blAossom since Adam was born
AThat never bore blDossom since Adam wF#mas born
AAnd then she'll be a trEue love of F#mmine
[Chorus]
AAre you gEoing to ScAarborough FEair?
DRemember Ame to one who lives thEere
DRemember Ame to one who lives thEere
DShe once wBmas a true love of mAine
[Verse 4]
F#mTell her to pElough me Aan acre of C#mland
F#mBetween the salt water aAnd the sea strand
ABetween the salt wDater and the sea F#mstrand
AAnd then she'll be a trEue love of F#mmine
[Verse 5]
F#mTell her to ploEugh it wAith a lamb’s C#mhorn
F#mAnd sew it all ovAer with one pepper corn
AAnd sew it all oDver with one pepper F#mcorn
AAnd then she'll be a trEue love of F#mmine
[Verse 6]
F#mTell her to reaEp it witAh a sickle of C#mleather
F#mAnd tie it all uAp with one peacock’s feather
AAnd tie it all uDp with one peacock’s F#mfeather
AAnd then she'll be a trEue love of F#mmine
[Chorus]
AAre you gEoing to ScAarborough FEair?
DRemember Ame to one who lives thEere
DRemember Ame to one who lives thEere
DShe once wBmas a true love of mAine

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Scarborough Fair

by Robin & Barry Dransfield

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#m

C#m

[Chorus]

A E A E

Are you going to Scarborough Fair?

D A E

Remember me to one who lives there

D A E

Remember me to one who lives there

D Bm A

She once was a true love of mine

[Verse 1]

F#m E A C#m

Tell her to make me a cambric shirt

F#m A

Without any seam or needle work

A D F#m

Without any seam or needle work

A E F#m

And then she'll be a true love of mine

[Verse 2]

F#m E A C#m

Tell her to wash it in yonder dry well

F#m A

Where water ne’er sprung or drop of rain fell

A D F#m

Where water ne’er sprung or drop of rain fell

A E F#m

And then she'll be a true love of mine

[Verse 3]

F#m E A C#m

Tell her to dry it upon yonder thorn

F#m A

That never bore blossom since Adam was born

A D F#m

That never bore blossom since Adam was born

A E F#m

And then she'll be a true love of mine

[Chorus]

A E A E

Are you going to Scarborough Fair?

D A E

Remember me to one who lives there

D A E

Remember me to one who lives there

D Bm A

She once was a true love of mine

[Verse 4]

F#m E A C#m

Tell her to plough me an acre of land

F#m A

Between the salt water and the sea strand

A D F#m

Between the salt water and the sea strand

A E F#m

And then she'll be a true love of mine

[Verse 5]

F#m E A C#m

Tell her to plough it with a lamb’s horn

F#m A

And sew it all over with one pepper corn

A D F#m

And sew it all over with one pepper corn

A E F#m

And then she'll be a true love of mine

[Verse 6]

F#m E A C#m

Tell her to reap it with a sickle of leather

F#m A

And tie it all up with one peacock’s feather

A D F#m

And tie it all up with one peacock’s feather

A E F#m

And then she'll be a true love of mine

[Chorus]

A E A E

Are you going to Scarborough Fair?

D A E

Remember me to one who lives there

D A E

Remember me to one who lives there

D Bm A

She once was a true love of mine

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