Chords for The Chieftans - May Morning Dew

Tempo:
86 bpm
Chords used:

B

C#

E

Bm

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Chieftans - May Morning Dew chords
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How pleasant in [B] winter to sit by the fire,
Just listening [C] to the barks [G#] and [B] the howls of a dog,
Or to walk through the green fields where wild [E] daisies grow,
To pluck the
[C#] wildflowers in the [B] May morning [E] dew.
When summer [A#] is coming, [B] when summer is near,
With the trees all so green, and the sky bright and clear,
And the wee birds [Bm] all singing their [C#] love ones to,
[B]
And the young [B] flowers all springing in [C#] the [B] May morning dew,
[N] I remember the old folk, all now dead and,
[N] And likewise my two brothers, young [B] Dennis and John,
How [N] we ran o'er the heather, the wild [E] hare to pursue,
And [C#] the proud deer we hunted in [A] the [B] May morning dew.
Of the house I was born in, there's but a stone on,
And now all round the garden wild pistils have grown,
And gone are the neighbours [N]
that I once knew,
No more [Bm] will we wander through the May morning [B] dew.
Key:  
B
12341112
C#
12341114
E
2311
Bm
13421112
C
3211
B
12341112
C#
12341114
E
2311
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To learn The Chieftains - The May Morning Dew chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - F#, B, E, B, A, B and Bm. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 64 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 129. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: (unknown) Major.

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_ _ How pleasant in [B] winter to sit by the fire, _
_ Just listening [C] to the barks [G#] and [B] the howls of a _ dog,
Or to walk through the green _ fields where wild [E] daisies grow,
_ To pluck the _ _
_ [C#] wildflowers in the _ [B] May morning _ [E] dew. _ _ _
When summer [A#] is coming, _ [B] when summer is near,
With the trees all so green, and the sky bright and clear, _
And the wee birds [Bm] all singing _ their [C#] love ones to,
[B] _
_ _ And the young [B] flowers all _ _ springing in [C#] the [B] May morning _ dew,
_ _ _ [N] I remember the old folk, all now dead and, _ _ _
[N] And likewise my two brothers, young [B] Dennis and John,
How [N] we ran o'er the heather, the wild [E] hare to pursue,
_ And [C#] the proud deer we hunted in [A] the _ [B] May morning dew.
_ _ _ _ _ Of the house I was born in, there's but a stone on, _ _ _ _
And now all round the garden _ wild pistils have grown, _
And gone are the neighbours [N] _
that I _ once knew,
_ No more [Bm] _ will we _ wander _ through the _ May morning _ [B] dew. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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