F#m D Em D G
[Verse 1]
D G D
By the clear and the winding streams
G Em A
In the valley of Strathmore
D Gmaj7 D
Where my love and I have been
Gmaj7 A
Where we'll wander never more
[Chorus]
Bm A G
But if time was a thing man could buy
A
All the money that I have in store
D Gmaj7 D
I would give for one day by her side
G A
In the valley of Strathmore
[Verse 2]
D G D
From the glen of the golden and the green
G Em A
I left for a land far away
D Gmaj7 D
Where sadness has never been seen
Gmaj7 A
Aye, and joy only costs a day's pay
[Chorus]
Bm A G
But if time was a thing man could buy
A
All the money that I have in store
D Gmaj7 D
I would give for one day by her side
G A
In the valley of Strathmore
[Verse 3]
D G D
In Strathmore there's a long working day
G Em A
For a man with his hands on the plow
D Gmaj7 A
But it's work I'd be happy to do
Gmaj7 A
If at night I were lying with you
[Chorus]
Bm A G
But if time was a thing man could buy
A
All the money that I have in store
D Gmaj7 D
I would give for one day by her side
G A
In the valley of Strathmore
[Verse 4]
D G D
As I take a long draft from my glass
G Em A
Oh, I'm drinking alone here again
G Gmaj7 D
And I try not to think of my lass
Gmaj7 A
For the old days will ne'er come again
[Chorus]
Bm A G
But if time was a thing man could buy
A
All the money that I have in store
D Gmaj7 D
I would give for one day by her side
G A
In the valley of Strathmore