Will Ye Go Lassie Go chords

by The High Kings
  • Will Ye Go Lassie Go was composed by The McPeake Family (Francis & William) in 1957. The original title of the song was Wild Mountain Thyme - also known as Purple Heather.
  • This version by The High Kings is on their self-titled album.
  • Music: Key of D Major in 4/4 time at ~ 78 bpm (♩)
  • Chords: D, G, Em, A7, F#m, Bm
Chart Legend
Numbered Circles: Fingers used to play chords   O: Optional Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings   R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open   X: Don't play string    B: Bass Note
D Major G Major A7 Em F#m Bm Bm
D Major G Major A7 Em F#m Bm Bm

Will Ye Go Lassie Go

Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key
                D     G     D           G     A7    D
Intro: 4/4 ♫ ‖     |     |     |  𝄎  |     |     |     |  𝄎  ‖
           Mm...
                G     F#m     Bm           G     Em     G
             ‖     |       |      |  𝄎  |     |      |     |  𝄎  ‖
           Mm...                                              (Will ye)

                D   G       D
Chorus: Will ye go, Las-sie go?
                  G   A7    D
        And we'll all go to-ge-ther
                 G    F#m       Bm
        To pluck wild moun-tain thyme 
              G         Em        G
        All a-round the bloom-ing hea-ther 
                D   G       D
        Will ye go, Las-sie go? 

          D        G      D
1. I will build my love a bo-wer
             G    A7       D
   Near yon' pure crys-tal fount-ain
       G      F#m    Bm
   And on it  I will pile
           G        Em     G
   All the flo-wers of the moun-tain 
           D   G       D
   Will ye go, Las-sie go? 

                  G   A7    D
Chorus: And we'll all go to-ge-ther
                 G    F#m       Bm
        To pluck wild moun-tain thyme 
              G         Em        G
        All a-round the bloom-ing hea-ther 
                D   G       D
        Will ye go, Las-sie go? 

         D         G        D
2. If my true love she were gone
           G       A7     D
   I would sure-ly find a-no-ther
         G    F#m       Bm
   Where wild moun-tain thyme
           G         Em        G
   Grows a-round the bloom-ing hea-ther
           D   G       D
   Will ye go, Las-sie go?

                  G   A7    D
Chorus: And we'll all go to-ge-ther
                 G    F#m       Bm
        To pluck wild moun-tain thyme 
              G         Em        G
        All a-round the bloom-ing hea-ther 
                D   G       D
        Will ye go, Las-sie go? 

          D       G       D
3. Oh the sum-mer-time is com-ing 
           G         A7       D
   And the trees are sweet-ly bloom-ing
           G    F#m       Bm
   And the wild moun-tain thyme
           G         Em        G
   Grows a-round the bloom-ing hea-ther
           D   G       D
   Will ye go, Las-sie go? 

                  G   A7    D
Chorus: And we'll all go to-ge-ther
                 G    F#m       Bm
        To pluck wild moun-tain thyme 
              G         Em        G
        All a-round the bloom-ing hea-ther 
                D   G       D      G     D     G     D
        Will ye go, Las-sie go? |     |     |     |     |

The High Kings

The High Kings
The High Kings

Band Origin: Ireland

Members: Finbarr Clancy, Martin Furey, Brian Dunphy, Darren Holden

Associations: The Clancy Brothers, The Fureys, Sean Dunphy, Celtic Woman

Active Years: 2008 - current

Music Styles: Traditional Irish, Folk, Celtic

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