G            C2       G
Once I had a sprig of thyme
   Em        G         D
It grew both night and day
        Em          G          C       C2   Am7
'Till a false young man came a-courting to me
       D            D2   G
And he stole all my time away


[Verse 2]
G            C2          G
Time it is a precious thing
    Em      G        D
And time it will go on
    Em        G         C        C2  Am7
And time will bring all things to an end
    D          D2         G
And so does my thyme grow on


[Verse 3]
G            C2       G
Once I had a sprig of thyme
   Em        G         D
It grew both night and day
        Em          G          C       C2   Am7
'Till a false young man came a-courting to me
       D            D2   G
And he stole all my time away


[Verse 4]
G            C2          G
Time it is a precious thing
    Em      G        D
And time it will go on
    Em        G         C        C2  Am7
And time will bring all things to an end
    D          D2         G
And so does my thyme grow on