Pentangle - Let No Man Steal Your Thyme Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Guitar Dm chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar Dm7 chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar A chord diagram
[Opening]
[Dm]Come, all you fair and [Am]tender girls
That [Dm]flourish in your prime
Be[F]ware, be[C]ware, keep your [Dm7]garden fair
Let no man steal your [G]thy[A]yme
Let [Dm]no man [C]steal [Am]your [Dm]thyme
[verse 2]
For when your thyme is [Am]past and gone
He’ll [Dm]care no more for you
And [F]in the [C]place your [Dm7]time was waste
Will spread all o’er with [G]rue.[A]
Will [Dm]spread all [C]o’er [Am]with [Dm]rue.
[Closing]
A woman is a [Am]branchy tree
And [Dm]man’s a clinging vine
And [F]from her [C]branches [Dm7]carelessly
He’ll take what he can [G]fi[A]ind,
He’ll [Dm]take what [C]he [Am]can [Dm]find
He’ll take what [C]he [Am]can [Dm]find
How to play Let No Man Steal Your Thyme on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Pentangle - Let No Man Steal Your Thyme on guitar requires 7 chords and 9 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.
Let No Man Steal Your Thyme uses these transitions most often: Am → Dm (7), C → Am (4), and Dm → C (4). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with Dm - Am chord transition.
1. Dm → Am chord transition
To move from Dm to Am;
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
2. Dm → F chord transition
To move from Dm to F;
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from B string fret 3 to A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on D string fret 3.
3. F → C chord transition
To move from F to C;
- While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
4. C → Dm7 chord transition
To move from C to Dm7;
- While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
- Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
- Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
5. Dm7 → G chord transition
To move from Dm7 to G;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Place ring finger on E string fret 3.
6. G → A chord transition
To move from G to A;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 2.
7. A → Dm chord transition
To move from A to Dm;
- Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger on B string from fret 2 to fret 3.
8. Dm → C chord transition
To move from Dm to C;
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
9. C → Am chord transition
To move from C to Am;
- Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
Let No Man Steal Your Thyme chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Let No Man Steal Your Thyme.
- Let No Man Steal Your Thyme includes 36 chord transitions, 9 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Let No Man Steal Your Thyme contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Let No Man Steal Your Thyme connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After Dm, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (18%), G (16%), and Am (14%).
- Dm → C: 18%
- Dm → Am: 14%
After Am, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).- Am → Dm: 7%