Mistletoe Bough chords by Steeleye Span

Intro:
Dm  Bb  C  Dm
Dm  Bb  C  A7
Dm  C  Bb  C
A7  Bb  C  Dm
Dm  Bb  C  Dm
Bb  Dm  Bb  Dm  Bb  Dm C Dm
Dm  Bb  C  A7
Dm  C  Bb  C
A7  Bb  C  Dm
Dm  Bb  C  Dm
Bb  Dm  Bb  Dm  Bb    Dm
Dm

Verse
                           Bb
The mistletoe bough in the olden time
    C                  Am
Was honoured in many a sacred rhyme
   Dm                      C      G
By bards and by singers of high degree
     Bb           C            Am      Dm
When cut from its place on the old oak tree
   F           C     Dm          C
By white-robed Druid with golden knife
         Dm           C       Bb      Am
For they thought it a magical Tree of Life
    Dm                 C    G
And many a promise and holy vow
          Bb       C            Am        Dm
They were solemnly sworn on the mistletoe bough

Verse
                           Bb
The mistletoe bough in the Norseman's lay
     C                    Am
Told ever of horrors, and love's dismay
         Dm                  C        G
When the old blind god, by a sportive blow
     Bb          C         Am       Dm
Laid Balder, the beautiful sun god, low
      F        C             Dm       C
Thenceforth it was deemed an accursed thing
    Dm          C            Bb      Am
But love out of sorrow could victory bring
        Dm                 C       G
And the tears of Freja are shining now
         Bb      C             Am        Dm
Like the orient, pearls on the mistletoe bough

Verse
                           Bb
The mistletoe bough on the festive throng
      C                   Am
Looks down amid echoes of mirthful song
      Dm                         C           G
Where hearts they make music, as old friends meet
      Bb              C           Am       Dm
Whose pulse keeps the time to the dancer's feet
    F             C        Dm            C
And eyes they are brighter with looks of love
     Dm      C           Bb        Am
Than gems outshining the lamps up above
    Dm              C          G
And who is she that will not allow
  Bb                  C         Am        Dm
A kiss that's claimed under the mistletoe bough?

Verse
N.C.
From the regions of the east
N.C.
There came a strong and handsome beast
N.C.
Slow indeed his paces are
N.C.
None with donkey can compare
N.C.
For the load that he will bear
N.C.
Hail, Sir Donkey, hail

Outro
Dm