SCARBOROUGH FAIR

Simon & Garfunkel

(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.)

Am/     /        G/          Am/   /
Are you going to Scarborough Fair
C/      Am/      Em/      Am/    /
Parsley sage rosemary and thyme
  /      C/    /             G/     /
Remember me to one who lives there
Am/      G/    /            Am/   /   /   /
She once was a true love of mine

/           /         G/      Am/    /
Tell her to make me a cambric shirt
C/      Am/      Em/      Am/    /
Parsley sage rosemary and thyme
   /       C/      /     G/    /
Without no seam or needlework
Am/        G/   /            Am/   /   /   /
And she'll be a true love of mine


Tell her to find me an acre of land

Parsley sage rosemary and thyme

Between the salt water and the sea strand

And she'll be a true love of mine


Tell her to reap it with a sickle of leather

Parsley sage rosemary and thyme

And gather it all in a bunch of heather

And she'll be a true love of mine.

REPEAT FIRST VERSE.

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.
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.