I Wandered By A Brookside chords by Fairport Convention

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
G+G D MajorD E minorEm G+G C majorC G+G C majorC

Verse:
      FF  C majorC           FF  G+G
I wandered by a brookside, I wandered by a mill
C majorC     FF    C majorC     D7D7        G+G
I couldn't hear the water, the murmuring, it was still
  C majorC       FF  C majorC               FF  G+G
Nor the sound of any grasshopper, nor the chirp of any bird
    C majorC    G+G   A minorAm E minorEm      FF  G+G    FF
But the beating of my own heart was the only sound I heard

Verse:
 C majorC   FF     C majorC            FF     G+G
I sat beneath the elm tree and watched his long, long shade
C majorC   FF   C majorC    D7D7       G+G
As it grew so longer, I didn't feel afraid
 C majorC    FF   C majorC          FF    G+G
I listened for a footfall, I listened for one word
    C majorC    G+G   A minorAm E minorEm      FF  G+G    FF
But the beating of my own heart was the only sound I heard
  C majorC    G+G   A minorAm E minorEm      FF  G+G    FF
The beating of my own heart was the only sound I heard

Instrumental:
FF Bb majorBb FF Bb majorBb FF G minorGm C majorC
FF Bb majorBb FF Bb majorBb Dm7Dm7 G+G C majorC
FF Bb majorBb FF Bb majorBb FF Bb majorBb C majorC
FF C majorC Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb C majorC

Verse:
    FF     C majorC           FF    G+G
Silent tears fast flowing, when someone stood behind
 C majorC   FF   C majorC      D7D7         G+G
A augmentedA hand upon my shoulder, I knew the touch was kind
  C majorC    FF     C majorC         FF     G+G
She drew me nearer and nearer, we neither spoke one word
    C majorC    G+G   A minorAm   E minorEm       FF  G+G    FF
But the beating of our own two hearts, was the only sound I heard
  C majorC    G+G   A minorAm   E minorEm       FF  G+G    A minorAm
The beating of our own two hearts, was the only sound I heard
  C majorC    G+G   A minorAm   E minorEm       FF  G+G    FF
The beating of our own two hearts, was the only sound I heard

Outro:
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The only sound I heard
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The only sound I heard
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The only sound I heard
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The only sound I heard