Silver Threads Among The Gold lyrics And Guitar Chords
The sheet music is included with tin whistle sheet music notes. written by Eben Rexford. An American folk song that made it's way to Ireland through the singing of Foster And Allen [ songs ]. written in 1870.Youtube video by Foster And Allen. The second version of the chords are the one's used by Foster And Allen. The song was also recorded by The Fureys, John McCormack, Tom Rouch, Slim Whitman, Bonnie Stewart, Bing Crosby, Louise Morrissy, Billy Vaughan and Pat Boone.Silver threads among the Gold easy sheet music version now included plus the fingerstyle guitar tab.
[G]Darlin' I am [D7]growin' [G]older mmm
Sil[D7]ver threads among the [G]gold
Shine upon my [D7]brow to[G]day mmm
[D7]Life is fading fast a[G]way
But, my darlin', you will be as you will be
Always young and fair to me
Yes, my darlin', you-ou will be-ee-ee
Always young and fair to me-ee
When your hair is silver whi-ite
And your cheeks' no longer bright
With the roses of the May-ay, mmm
I will kiss your lips and say-ay
Oh my darlin', you will be, you will be
Always young and fair to me...
Yes, my darlin', you-ou will be-ee-ee
Always young and fair to-oo me
Sil[D7]ver threads among the [G]gold
Shine upon my [D7]brow to[G]day mmm
[D7]Life is fading fast a[G]way
But, my darlin', you will be as you will be
Always young and fair to me
Yes, my darlin', you-ou will be-ee-ee
Always young and fair to me-ee
When your hair is silver whi-ite
And your cheeks' no longer bright
With the roses of the May-ay, mmm
I will kiss your lips and say-ay
Oh my darlin', you will be, you will be
Always young and fair to me...
Yes, my darlin', you-ou will be-ee-ee
Always young and fair to-oo me
Foster and Allen version of the chords
[G]Darlin' [D]I am growin' [G]older mmm
Sil[D]ver threads among the [G]gold
Shine u[D]pon my [brow to[G]day mmm
[D7]Life is fading fast a[G]way
[D]But, my darlin', you [G]will be as you will be
[A]Always young and fair [D]to me
[G]Yes, my [D]darlin', you-ou [G]will be-ee-ee
[D]Always young and fair [G]to me-ee
[G]When your [D]hair is silver [G]whi-ite
[D]And your cheeks' no longer [G]bright
With the [D]roses of the [G]May-ay, mmm
[D]I will kiss your lips and [G]say-ay
[G]Darlin' [D]I am growin' [G]older mmm
Sil[D]ver threads among the [G]gold
Shine u[D]pon my [brow to[G]day mmm
[D7]Life is fading fast a[G]way
[D]But, my darlin', you [G]will be as you will be
[A]Always young and fair [D]to me
[G]Yes, my [D]darlin', you-ou [G]will be-ee-ee
[D]Always young and fair [G]to me-ee
[G]When your [D]hair is silver [G]whi-ite
[D]And your cheeks' no longer [G]bright
With the [D]roses of the [G]May-ay, mmm
[D]I will kiss your lips and [G]say-ay
Silver Threads Among the Gold Words by Eben E Rexford (1848-1916) Music by Hart Pease Danks 11834-1903) Whatever may have provided the original in spiration for the poem. Siber Threads Among the Gold turned out to be the most pathetically
autobiographical of songs. Eben E. Rexford, who was to spend his life writing verses and articles mostly on flowers and gardens for various magazines, was only 18 when he sold a batch of lyrics for $3. Among them was a piece called "Growing Old Hart Pease Danks devoted his talents to writing hymns, anthems and songs, sa- cred and sentimental. According to John Tasker Howard his published compositions number more than 1,300. Some time in the early 1870s he wrote to Rexford asking him for a text. Rexford went through his scrapbooks and found "Growing Old, which he revised and sent on.
Silver Threads Among the Gold was published in 1873. One would like to think Mr. and Mrs. Danks enjoying a loving and contented old age, but this was not to be. He was in his late 30s when the song was written, and shortly there- after he quarreled with his wife Hamet. They separated, and Danks lived out a lonely life until 1903, when he died in Philadelphia. A third of his estate, consisting chiefly of royalties, was left to his estranged wife. She, however, felt that she should have had it all, and her last days were embittered by quarrels with her children.
autobiographical of songs. Eben E. Rexford, who was to spend his life writing verses and articles mostly on flowers and gardens for various magazines, was only 18 when he sold a batch of lyrics for $3. Among them was a piece called "Growing Old Hart Pease Danks devoted his talents to writing hymns, anthems and songs, sa- cred and sentimental. According to John Tasker Howard his published compositions number more than 1,300. Some time in the early 1870s he wrote to Rexford asking him for a text. Rexford went through his scrapbooks and found "Growing Old, which he revised and sent on.
Silver Threads Among the Gold was published in 1873. One would like to think Mr. and Mrs. Danks enjoying a loving and contented old age, but this was not to be. He was in his late 30s when the song was written, and shortly there- after he quarreled with his wife Hamet. They separated, and Danks lived out a lonely life until 1903, when he died in Philadelphia. A third of his estate, consisting chiefly of royalties, was left to his estranged wife. She, however, felt that she should have had it all, and her last days were embittered by quarrels with her children.