Capo: 3 Tuning: E A D G B E

Silver Threads and Golden Needles The Version released in the Album Fotheringay 2 Capo 3 (Concert pitch is Bb major) Verse 1 G (falling Bass G F# E D ) I don't want your lonely mansion with C (falling Bass C B A G ) a tear in every room

All I w^Cant is the ^Amlove you ^Gprom^Emised ^Gbeneat^G/Bh the ha^Floed ^D7moon

Verse 2 G (falling Bass G F# E D ) But you think I should be happy with C (falling Bass C B A G ) your money and your name

And h^Cide m^Amyself in^G sorrow^Em while you ^D7play your cheating g^Game^G. ^Am ^G/B Repe^Cat ^AmLast two^G lines ^Emins^D7trume^Gnta^Gll^Amy. ^G/B Chorus C (falling Bass C B A G ) Silver threads and golden needles cannot G (falling Bass G F# E D ) mend this heart of mine G (falling Bass G F# E D ) And I dare not drown my sorrows in the^F/C warm^Am glow^F of^Am/E your^D7 wine G (falling Bass G F# E D ) But you think I should be happy with C (falling Bass C B A G ) your money and your name

^CAnd h^Amide myse^Glf in s^Emorrow while you ^D7play your cheating g^Game. ^CBr^G/Beak ^Am ^G

G (falling Bass G F# E D ) C (falling Bass C B A G ) C Am G Em C D7 C G/B Am G Verse 3 G (falling Bass G F# E D ) You can't buy my love with money C (falling Bass C B A G ) cause I never was that kind

Silv^Cer th^Amreads an^Gd golde^Emn needles cannot ^D7mend this heart of m^Gine.

Chorus C (falling Bass C B A G ) Silver threads and golden needles cannot G (falling Bass G F# E D ) mend this heart of mine G (falling Bass G F# E D ) And I dare not drown my sorrows

in the^F/C warm^Am glow^F of^Am/E your^D7 wine G (falling Bass G F# E D ) You can't buy my love with money C (falling Bass C B A G ) cause I never was that kind Silv^Cer th^Amreads an^Gd golde^Emn needles cannot ^D7mend this heart of m^Gine Silver t^Chread^Ams and go^Glden ne^Emedles cannot ^D7mend this heart of m^Gine.

Ending C G/B Am G

Sandy Denny - Silver threads and golden needles