A Bunch Of Thyme Chords
A Bunch Of Thyme by Foster and Allen is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D, Bm, D7, G7 and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
G D G
Come all ye maidens young and fair
G Bm D7
And you that are blooming in your prime
G G7 C D7
Always beware and keep your garden fair
G D7 G
Let no man steal away your thyme
G D G
For thyme it is a precious thing
G Bm D7
And thyme brings all things to my mind
G G7 C D7
Thyme with all its flavours*, along with all its joys
G D7 G
Thyme, brings all things to my mind
G D G
Once I had a bunch of thyme
G Bm D7
I thought it never would decay
G G7 C D7
Then came a lusty sailor, who chanced to pass my way
G D7 G
And stole my bunch of thyme away
G D G
The sailor gave to me a rose
G Bm D7
A rose that never would decay
G G7 C D7
He gave it to me to keep me reminded
G D7 G
Of when he stole my thyme away