This is a traditional version of this old English classic.
I have included all the verses (I think) so you can basically
pick and choose which ones you want to play.
Lift your middle finger on and off the Am chord at the end of the line(s) for a nice
'atmospheric' sound!
Verse 1
Am C G Am
Are you going to Scarborough Faire?
C D Am
Parsley sage rosemary and thyme
C G
Remember me to one who lived there
Am G Em Am
She once was a true love of mine.
Verse 2
Am C G Am
Have her make me a cambric shirt
C D Am
Parsley sage rosemary and thyme
C G
Without no seams nor fine needle work
Am G Em Am
Then she'll be a true love of mine
Verse 3
Am C G Am
Tell her to weave it in a sycamore wood lane
C D Am
Parsley sage rosemary and thyme
C G
Gather it up in a basket of flowers
Am G Em Am
Then she'll be a true love of mine
Verse 4
Am C G Am
Have her wash it in yonder dry well
C D Am
Parsley sage rosemary and thyme
C G
Where water ne'er sprung nor drop of rain fell
Am G Em Am
Then she'll be a true love of mine
Verse 5
Am C G Am
Tell her to dry it on yonder thorn
C D Am
Parsley sage rosemary and thyme
C G
Which never bore blossom since Adam was born
Am G Em Am
And then she'll be a true love of mine
Verse 6
Am C G Am
Tell her to to find me an acre of land
C D Am
Parsley sage rosemary and thyme
C G
Between the sea foam and over the sand
Am G Em Am
Then she'll be a true love of mine
Verse 8
Am C G Am
Plow the land with the horn of a lamb
C D Am
Parsley sage rosemary and thyme
C G
Then sow some seeds from north of the dam
Am G Em Am
Then she'll be a true love of mine
Verse 7
Am C G Am
Have her reap it with a sickle of leather
C D Am
Parsley sage rosemary and thyme
C G
Gather it up in a bunch of heather
Am G Em Am
Then she'll be a true love of mine
Verse 8
Am C G Am
Ask her to do me this courtesy
C D Am
Parsley sage rosemary and thyme
C G
And ask for a like favor from me
Am G Em Am
And then she'll be a true love of mine
Verse 9
Am C G Am
If she tells me she can't then I'll reply
C D Am
Parsley sage rosemary and thyme
C G
Let me know that at least she will try
Am G Em Am
Then she'll be a true love of mine
Verse 10
Am C G Am
Love imposes impossible tasks
C D Am
Parsley sage rosemary and thyme
C G
Though not more than any heart asks
Am G Em Am
And I must know she's a true love of mine
Verse 11
Am C G Am
Have you been to Scarborough Fair?
C D Am
Parsley sage rosemary and thyme
C G
Remember me from one who lives there
Am G Em Am
For he once was a true love of mine
Verse 12
Am C G Am
When he has done and finished his work
C D Am
Parsley sage rosemary and thyme
C G
Ask him to come for his cambric shirt
Am G Em Am
For then he'll be a true love of mine
Verse 13
Am C G Am
When thou has finished thy task
C D Am
Parsley sage rosemary and thyme
C G
Come to me my hand for to ask
Am G Em Am
For then you'll be a true love of mine