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Pentangle - Let No Man Steal Your Thyme Ukulele Chords

ChordsDm, Am, F, C, Dm7, G, A
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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[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


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.


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

ArtistPentangle
AlbumThe Pentangle
Year1968
KeyDm
DifficultyEasy

How to play Let No Man Steal Your Thyme on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Pentangle - Let No Man Steal Your Thyme on ukulele 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;

  1. While playing Dm, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
  2. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
Dm to Am

2. Dm → F chord transition

To move from Dm to F;

  1. While playing Dm, lift your ring finger from C string fret 2.
  2. Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
  3. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
Dm to F

3. F → C chord transition

To move from F to C;

  1. While playing F, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.
F to C

4. C → Dm7 chord transition

To move from C to Dm7;

  1. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  2. Place index finger on E string fret 1.
  3. Place middle finger on G string fret 2.
C to Dm7

5. Dm7 → G chord transition

To move from Dm7 to G;

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on C string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.

6. G → A chord transition

To move from G to A;

  1. While playing G, lift your ring finger from E string fret 3.
  2. Slide your index finger on C string from fret 2 to fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to G string fret 2.

7. A → Dm chord transition

To move from A to Dm;

  1. Lift your index finger from C string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on C string fret 2.

8. Dm → C chord transition

To move from Dm to C;

  1. While playing Dm, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. Lift your ring finger from C string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.

9. C → Am chord transition

To move from C to Am;

  1. While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
  2. Place middle finger on G string fret 2.

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 Ukulelearn.
  • Let No Man Steal Your Thyme contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Let No Man Steal Your Thyme connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Dm, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (18%), G (16%), and Am (14%).
    • Dm → C: 18%
    • Dm → Am: 14%
    After Am, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
    • Am → Dm: 7%