The Carter Family

The Church In The Wildwood

The Carter Family


Tom: G

                G                              D
    There's a church in the valley by the wildwood,
                 D7           G
    no lovelier place in the dale,
         C                     G
    no spot is so dear to my childhood,
           D                           G
    as the little brown church in the dale.

Oh, come, come, come, come,
                               D
come to the church in the wildwood,
                  D7           G
oh, come to the church in the dale.
     C                    G
No spot is so dear to my childhood,
       D                           G
as the little brown church in the dale.

          G                         D
    How sweet on a clear Sabbath morning
                       D7           G
    to listen to the clear ringing bell,
          C                    G
    it's tones so sweetly are calling,
         D                         G
    oh, come to the church in the dale.

Oh, come, come, come, come,
                               D
come to the church in the wildwood,
                  D7           G
oh, come to the church in the dale.
     C                    G
No spot is so dear to my childhood,
       D                           G
as the little brown church in the dale.

             G                           D
    There, close by the side of a loved one,
                                D7           G
    ’neath the trees where the wild flowers bloom,
          C                                 G
    she sleeps, sweetly sleeps, 'neath the willow,
        D                        G
    disturb not her rest in the tomb.

Oh, come, come, come, come,
                               D
come to the church in the wildwood,
                  D7           G
oh, come to the church in the dale.
     C                    G
No spot is so dear to my childhood,
       D                           G
as the little brown church in the dale.

Oh, come, come, come, come,
                               D
come to the church in the wildwood,
                  D7           G
oh, come to the church in the dale.
     C                    G
No spot is so dear to my childhood,
       D                           G
as the little brown church in the dale.