MULL OF KINTYRE

Paul McCartney

(Any copyright which may be vested in the original author of the song used in this lesson is acknowledged. Portions of the song are used here solely for educational purposes. Copyright in the material used in this lesson vests in the author of the material.)

CHORUS:
D/         /        G/           /           D/ 
Mull of Kintyre, oh mist rolling in from the sea
     /       G/        /           D/      /       /   /
My desire is always to be there oh Mull of Kintyre

   /          /             D7/         /
1. Far have I travelled and much have I seen
   G/           /              D/         /
   Dark distant mountains with valleys of green
   /            /           D7/        /
   Vast painted deserts the sunsets on fire
           G/       /         A7/     /        D7/   /
   As they carry me on to the Mull of Kintyre

CHORUS

2. Sweep through the heather like deer in the glen

   Carry me back to the days I knew then

   Nights when we sang like a heavenly choir

   Of the life and the times of the Mull of Kintyre

CHORUS:
D/         /        G/           /           D/ 
Mull of Kintyre, oh mist rolling in from the sea
     /       G/        /           D/      /        D7/   /
My desire is always to be there oh Mull of Kintyre

   G/            /        G7/          /
3. Smiles in the sunshine tears in the rain
   C/            /             G/         /
   Still take me back where my memories remain
   /          /           G7/        /
   Flickering embers grow higher and higher
           C/       /           D7/     G/
   As they carry me back to the Mull of Kintyre

CHORUS:
G/         /        C/           /           G/
Mull of Kintyre, oh mist rolling in from the sea
     /       C/        /           G/         /
My desire is always to be there oh Mull of Kintyre

Instructions

All the chords and strums you need for this song are shown above, Click on each one to hear how it should sound.

Click here to hear the song itself.

The chords used in this song are relatively easy which should make your playing and singing enjoyable.
Note that this song changes from the key of D to the key of G at the beginning of the third verse. The D7 chord at the end of the third chorus leads you into the new key. This simply means that the melody is raised five semitones for the third verse and the final chorus.
This song is in 3/4 time so each timing mark is worth the count of three, or one complete strum.
You can use either of the 3/4 strums or the 3/4 pick strum.
Please practice the song with each of the three different strums. Once you can manage them all, arrange where you would like to use each within the song. The choice is purely personal.
At a later stage you may like to apply some of the new 3/4 picks you will learn to this song.