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Purple Heather

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SONG:   PURPLE HEATHER
A.K.A.  WILD MOUNTAIN THYME & WILL YE GO LASSIE GO
ARTIST: ROD STEWART
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL:  GUITARZAN7@HOTMAIL.COM
                  PURPLE HEATHER
                   ROD STEWART
CAPO: 4th FRET
INTRO: (CHOIR SINGS - NOT IN ENGLISH)
    F#  B   F#  B   E     E   B
    G
VERSE:
         G
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:
G
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:
        G
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)
(CHOIR SINGS - NOT IN ENGLISH)
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 ========================
SONG:   PURPLE HEATHER
A.K.A.  WILD MOUNTAIN THYME & WILL YE GO LASSIE GO
ARTIST: ROD STEWART
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL:  GUITARZAN7@HOTMAIL.COM
                  PURPLE HEATHER
                   ROD STEWART
CAPO: NONE
INTRO: (CHOIR SINGS - NOT IN ENGLISH)
    Bb  Eb  Bb  Eb  Ab    Ab  Eb
    B
VERSE:
         B
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:
B
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:
        B
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)
(CHOIR SINGS - NOT IN ENGLISH)
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

Purple Heather chords and lyrics

Free chords for Purple Heather by Rod Stewart. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

SONG:   PURPLE HEATHER
A.K.A.  WILD MOUNTAIN THYME & WILL YE GO LASSIE GO
ARTIST: ROD STEWART
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL:  GUITARZAN7@HOTMAIL.COM
                  PURPLE HEATHER
                   ROD STEWART
CAPO: 4th FRET
INTRO: (CHOIR SINGS - NOT IN ENGLISH)
    F#  B   F#  B   E     E   B     
    G
VERSE:
VERSE:
CHORUS:
VERSE:
CHORUS:
 INSTRUMENTAL: (CHORUS CHORDS)
(CHOIR SINGS - NOT IN ENGLISH)
G   C Em  G   C Bm  Am    C G Am
CHORUS:
CHORUS/OUTRO:
======================= NO CAPO ========================
SONG:   PURPLE HEATHER
A.K.A.  WILD MOUNTAIN THYME & WILL YE GO LASSIE GO
ARTIST: ROD STEWART
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL:  GUITARZAN7@HOTMAIL.COM
                  PURPLE HEATHER
                   ROD STEWART
CAPO: NONE
INTRO: (CHOIR SINGS - NOT IN ENGLISH)
    Bb  Eb  Bb  Eb  Ab    Ab  Eb    
    B
VERSE:
VERSE:
CHORUS:
VERSE:
CHORUS:
 INSTRUMENTAL: (CHORUS CHORDS)
(CHOIR SINGS - NOT IN ENGLISH)
B   E Abm B   E Ebm Dbm   E B Dbm
CHORUS:
CHORUS/OUTRO:

Purple Heather Chords by Rod Stewart

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