The Church In The Wildwood Chords

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The Church In The Wildwood by The Carter Family is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D, D7 and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			                        G                                             D 
    There's a church in the valley by the wildwood, 
                       D7               G 
    no lovelier place in the dale, 
             C                               G 
    no spot is so dear to my childhood, 
               D                                       G 
    as the little brown church in the dale. 

Oh, come, come, come, come, 
                                                   D 
come to the church in the wildwood, 
                             D7                G 
oh, come to the church in the dale. 
         C                               G 
No spot is so dear to my childhood, 
           D                                       G 
as the little brown church in the dale. 

                 G                                         D 
    How sweet on a clear Sabbath morning 
                              D7               G 
    to listen to the clear ringing bell, 
          C                                G 
    it's tones so sweetly are calling, 
            D                                      G 
    oh, come to the church in the dale. 

Oh, come, come, come, come, 
                                                   D 
come to the church in the wildwood, 
                             D7                G 
oh, come to the church in the dale. 
         C                               G 
No spot is so dear to my childhood, 
           D                                       G 
as the little brown church in the dale. 

                  G                                        D 
    There, close by the side of a loved one, 
                                                D7                G 
    ’neath the trees where the wild flowers bloom, 
              C                                                   G 
    she sleeps, sweetly sleeps, ‘neath the willow, 
          D                                 G 
    disturb not her rest in the tomb. 

Oh, come, come, come, come, 
                                                   D 
come to the church in the wildwood, 
                             D7                G 
oh, come to the church in the dale. 
         C                               G 
No spot is so dear to my childhood, 
           D                                       G 
as the little brown church in the dale. 

Oh, come, come, come, come, 
                                                   D 
come to the church in the wildwood, 
                             D7                G 
oh, come to the church in the dale. 
         C                               G 
No spot is so dear to my childhood, 
           D                                       G 
as the little brown church in the dale. 
    	

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