Folk

Wild Mountain Thyme Chords

Traditional Beginner Key of G 5 Chords 3 min read

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Capo

None

Chords

G · C · D · Em · Am

A traditional Scottish folk song about love and the beauty of the Scottish highlands. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Folk Strum (4/4 Time)

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Tip: Use a light, flowing strum to match the song’s gentle, wistful feel.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

Oh the summer time is coming

G D

And the leaves are sweetly turning

G C

And the wild mountain thyme

G D G

Grows around the blooming heather

C G

Will you go, lassie, go?

Chorus

C G

And we’ll all go together

D G

To pull wild mountain thyme

C G D

All around the blooming heather

G C

Will you go, lassie, go?

G D

Will you go, lassie, go?

C G

And we’ll all go together

D G

To pull wild mountain thyme

C G D

All around the blooming heather

G C

Will you go, lassie, go?

G D

Will you go, lassie, go?

Verse 2

G C

I will build my love a tower

G D

Near yon pure crystal fountain

G C

And on it I will pile

G D G

All the flowers of the moun-tain

C G

Will you go, lassie, go?

Chorus

C G

And we’ll all go together

D G

To pull wild mountain thyme

C G D

All around the blooming heather

G C

Will you go, lassie, go?

G D

Will you go, lassie, go?

C G

And we’ll all go together

D G

To pull wild mountain thyme

C G D

All around the blooming heather

G C

Will you go, lassie, go?

G D

Will you go, lassie, go?

Verse 3

G C

If my true love she were gone

G D

I would surely find an-other

G C

Where the wild mountain thyme

G D G

Grows around the blooming heather

C G

Will you go, lassie, go?

Chorus

C G

And we’ll all go together

D G

To pull wild mountain thyme

C G D

All around the blooming heather

G C

Will you go, lassie, go?

G D

Will you go, lassie, go?

C G

And we’ll all go together

D G

To pull wild mountain thyme

C G D

All around the blooming heather

G C

Will you go, lassie, go?

G D

Will you go, lassie, go?

Practice tip: The chord progression G, C, G, D, G is used frequently; practice switching between G, C, and D until it becomes automatic.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-C-E-A

Chords

G · C · D · Em · Am

A traditional Scottish folk song about love and the beauty of the Scottish highlands. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Folk Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a light, flowing strum to match the song’s gentle, wistful feel.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

Oh the summer time is coming

G D

And the leaves are sweetly turning

G C

And the wild mountain thyme

G D G

Grows around the blooming heather

C G

Will you go, lassie, go?

Chorus

C G

And we’ll all go together

D G

To pull wild mountain thyme

C G D

All around the blooming heather

G C

Will you go, lassie, go?

G D

Will you go, lassie, go?

C G

And we’ll all go together

D G

To pull wild mountain thyme

C G D

All around the blooming heather

G C

Will you go, lassie, go?

G D

Will you go, lassie, go?

Verse 2

G C

I will build my love a tower

G D

Near yon pure crystal fountain

G C

And on it I will pile

G D G

All the flowers of the moun-tain

C G

Will you go, lassie, go?

Chorus

C G

And we’ll all go together

D G

To pull wild mountain thyme

C G D

All around the blooming heather

G C

Will you go, lassie, go?

G D

Will you go, lassie, go?

C G

And we’ll all go together

D G

To pull wild mountain thyme

C G D

All around the blooming heather

G C

Will you go, lassie, go?

G D

Will you go, lassie, go?

Verse 3

G C

If my true love she were gone

G D

I would surely find an-other

G C

Where the wild mountain thyme

G D G

Grows around the blooming heather

C G

Will you go, lassie, go?

Chorus

C G

And we’ll all go together

D G

To pull wild mountain thyme

C G D

All around the blooming heather

G C

Will you go, lassie, go?

G D

Will you go, lassie, go?

C G

And we’ll all go together

D G

To pull wild mountain thyme

C G D

All around the blooming heather

G C

Will you go, lassie, go?

G D

Will you go, lassie, go?

Practice tip: The chord progression G, C, G, D, G is used frequently; practice switching between G, C, and D until it becomes automatic.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Left Hand

Root notes

Chords

G · C · D · Em · Am

A traditional Scottish folk song about love and the beauty of the Scottish highlands. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Folk Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: Use a light, flowing strum to match the song’s gentle, wistful feel.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

Oh the summer time is coming

G D

And the leaves are sweetly turning

G C

And the wild mountain thyme

G D G

Grows around the blooming heather

C G

Will you go, lassie, go?

Chorus

C G

And we’ll all go together

D G

To pull wild mountain thyme

C G D

All around the blooming heather

G C

Will you go, lassie, go?

G D

Will you go, lassie, go?

C G

And we’ll all go together

D G

To pull wild mountain thyme

C G D

All around the blooming heather

G C

Will you go, lassie, go?

G D

Will you go, lassie, go?

Verse 2

G C

I will build my love a tower

G D

Near yon pure crystal fountain

G C

And on it I will pile

G D G

All the flowers of the moun-tain

C G

Will you go, lassie, go?

Chorus

C G

And we’ll all go together

D G

To pull wild mountain thyme

C G D

All around the blooming heather

G C

Will you go, lassie, go?

G D

Will you go, lassie, go?

C G

And we’ll all go together

D G

To pull wild mountain thyme

C G D

All around the blooming heather

G C

Will you go, lassie, go?

G D

Will you go, lassie, go?

Verse 3

G C

If my true love she were gone

G D

I would surely find an-other

G C

Where the wild mountain thyme

G D G

Grows around the blooming heather

C G

Will you go, lassie, go?

Chorus

C G

And we’ll all go together

D G

To pull wild mountain thyme

C G D

All around the blooming heather

G C

Will you go, lassie, go?

G D

Will you go, lassie, go?

C G

And we’ll all go together

D G

To pull wild mountain thyme

C G D

All around the blooming heather

G C

Will you go, lassie, go?

G D

Will you go, lassie, go?

Practice tip: The chord progression G, C, G, D, G is used frequently; practice switching between G, C, and D until it becomes automatic.

Gtap to play

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Emtap to play

Amtap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

gDGBD (Open G)

Chords

G · C · D · Em · Am

A traditional Scottish folk song about love and the beauty of the Scottish highlands. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Folk Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: Use a light, flowing strum to match the song’s gentle, wistful feel.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

Oh the summer time is coming

G D

And the leaves are sweetly turning

G C

And the wild mountain thyme

G D G

Grows around the blooming heather

C G

Will you go, lassie, go?

Chorus

C G

And we’ll all go together

D G

To pull wild mountain thyme

C G D

All around the blooming heather

G C

Will you go, lassie, go?

G D

Will you go, lassie, go?

C G

And we’ll all go together

D G

To pull wild mountain thyme

C G D

All around the blooming heather

G C

Will you go, lassie, go?

G D

Will you go, lassie, go?

Verse 2

G C

I will build my love a tower

G D

Near yon pure crystal fountain

G C

And on it I will pile

G D G

All the flowers of the moun-tain

C G

Will you go, lassie, go?

Chorus

C G

And we’ll all go together

D G

To pull wild mountain thyme

C G D

All around the blooming heather

G C

Will you go, lassie, go?

G D

Will you go, lassie, go?

C G

And we’ll all go together

D G

To pull wild mountain thyme

C G D

All around the blooming heather

G C

Will you go, lassie, go?

G D

Will you go, lassie, go?

Verse 3

G C

If my true love she were gone

G D

I would surely find an-other

G C

Where the wild mountain thyme

G D G

Grows around the blooming heather

C G

Will you go, lassie, go?

Chorus

C G

And we’ll all go together

D G

To pull wild mountain thyme

C G D

All around the blooming heather

G C

Will you go, lassie, go?

G D

Will you go, lassie, go?

C G

And we’ll all go together

D G

To pull wild mountain thyme

C G D

All around the blooming heather

G C

Will you go, lassie, go?

G D

Will you go, lassie, go?

Practice tip: The chord progression G, C, G, D, G is used frequently; practice switching between G, C, and D until it becomes automatic.

Gtap to play

Ctap to play

Dtap to play

Emtap to play

Amtap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-D-A-E

Chords

G · C · D · Em · Am

A traditional Scottish folk song about love and the beauty of the Scottish highlands. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Folk Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: Use a light, flowing strum to match the song’s gentle, wistful feel.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

Oh the summer time is coming

G D

And the leaves are sweetly turning

G C

And the wild mountain thyme

G D G

Grows around the blooming heather

C G

Will you go, lassie, go?

Chorus

C G

And we’ll all go together

D G

To pull wild mountain thyme

C G D

All around the blooming heather

G C

Will you go, lassie, go?

G D

Will you go, lassie, go?

C G

And we’ll all go together

D G

To pull wild mountain thyme

C G D

All around the blooming heather

G C

Will you go, lassie, go?

G D

Will you go, lassie, go?

Verse 2

G C

I will build my love a tower

G D

Near yon pure crystal fountain

G C

And on it I will pile

G D G

All the flowers of the moun-tain

C G

Will you go, lassie, go?

Chorus

C G

And we’ll all go together

D G

To pull wild mountain thyme

C G D

All around the blooming heather

G C

Will you go, lassie, go?

G D

Will you go, lassie, go?

C G

And we’ll all go together

D G

To pull wild mountain thyme

C G D

All around the blooming heather

G C

Will you go, lassie, go?

G D

Will you go, lassie, go?

Verse 3

G C

If my true love she were gone

G D

I would surely find an-other

G C

Where the wild mountain thyme

G D G

Grows around the blooming heather

C G

Will you go, lassie, go?

Chorus

C G

And we’ll all go together

D G

To pull wild mountain thyme

C G D

All around the blooming heather

G C

Will you go, lassie, go?

G D

Will you go, lassie, go?

C G

And we’ll all go together

D G

To pull wild mountain thyme

C G D

All around the blooming heather

G C

Will you go, lassie, go?

G D

Will you go, lassie, go?

Practice tip: The chord progression G, C, G, D, G is used frequently; practice switching between G, C, and D until it becomes automatic.

Gtap to play

Ctap to play

Dtap to play

Emtap to play

Amtap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Harp Key

C Diatonic

Chords

G · C · D · Em · Am

A traditional Scottish folk song about love and the beauty of the Scottish highlands. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Folk Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: Use a light, flowing strum to match the song’s gentle, wistful feel.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

Oh the summer time is coming

G D

And the leaves are sweetly turning

G C

And the wild mountain thyme

G D G

Grows around the blooming heather

C G

Will you go, lassie, go?

Chorus

C G

And we’ll all go together

D G

To pull wild mountain thyme

C G D

All around the blooming heather

G C

Will you go, lassie, go?

G D

Will you go, lassie, go?

C G

And we’ll all go together

D G

To pull wild mountain thyme

C G D

All around the blooming heather

G C

Will you go, lassie, go?

G D

Will you go, lassie, go?

Verse 2

G C

I will build my love a tower

G D

Near yon pure crystal fountain

G C

And on it I will pile

G D G

All the flowers of the moun-tain

C G

Will you go, lassie, go?

Chorus

C G

And we’ll all go together

D G

To pull wild mountain thyme

C G D

All around the blooming heather

G C

Will you go, lassie, go?

G D

Will you go, lassie, go?

C G

And we’ll all go together

D G

To pull wild mountain thyme

C G D

All around the blooming heather

G C

Will you go, lassie, go?

G D

Will you go, lassie, go?

Verse 3

G C

If my true love she were gone

G D

I would surely find an-other

G C

Where the wild mountain thyme

G D G

Grows around the blooming heather

C G

Will you go, lassie, go?

Chorus

C G

And we’ll all go together

D G

To pull wild mountain thyme

C G D

All around the blooming heather

G C

Will you go, lassie, go?

G D

Will you go, lassie, go?

C G

And we’ll all go together

D G

To pull wild mountain thyme

C G D

All around the blooming heather

G C

Will you go, lassie, go?

G D

Will you go, lassie, go?

Practice tip: The chord progression G, C, G, D, G is used frequently; practice switching between G, C, and D until it becomes automatic.