I Wandered By A Brookside chords by Fairport Convention

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
G D Em G C G C

Verse:
      F  C           F  G
I wandered by a brookside, I wandered by a mill
C     F    C     D7        G
I couldn't hear the water, the murmuring, it was still
  C       F  C               F  G
Nor the sound of any grasshopper, nor the chirp of any bird
    C    G   Am Em      F  G    F
But the beating of my own heart was the only sound I heard

Verse:
 C   F     C            F     G
I sat beneath the elm tree and watched his long, long shade
C   F   C    D7       G
As it grew so longer, I didn't feel afraid
 C    F   C          F    G
I listened for a footfall, I listened for one word
    C    G   Am Em      F  G    F
But the beating of my own heart was the only sound I heard
  C    G   Am Em      F  G    F
The beating of my own heart was the only sound I heard

Instrumental:
F Bb F Bb F Gm C
F Bb F Bb Dm7 G C
F Bb F Bb F Bb C
F C Eb Bb C

Verse:
    F     C           F    G
Silent tears fast flowing, when someone stood behind
 C   F   C      D7         G
A hand upon my shoulder, I knew the touch was kind
  C    F     C         F     G
She drew me nearer and nearer, we neither spoke one word
    C    G   Am   Em       F  G    F
But the beating of our own two hearts, was the only sound I heard
  C    G   Am   Em       F  G    Am
The beating of our own two hearts, was the only sound I heard
  C    G   Am   Em       F  G    F
The beating of our own two hearts, was the only sound I heard

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