Mull Of Kintyre

Mull of Kintyre – Wings

Written by: Paul McCartney/Denny Laine
The song was one half of the Wings double A-side 7" single
"Mull of Kintyre / Girls’ School" in 1977.
Re-released on various Greatest Hits compilations (Wings: "Greatest" /
Paul McCartney: "All the Best")

Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

Key: A / D (several switches between these keys)
Time signature: 3/4

Basic strumming pattern
 [A           [A
  1 + 2 + 3 +  1 + 2 + 3 +

[Intro]

| A | % | % | % |

[Chorus]

A                   D                        A
Mull of Kintyre, oh mist rolling in from the sea
             D
My desire is always to be here

  [ A ]

Oh Mull of Kintyre

[Interlude]

| A | % | % |

[Verse 1]

A
Far have I traveled and much have I seen
D                         A
Darkest of mountains with valleys of green
A
Past painted deserts the sun sets on fire
      D                      E          A
As he carries me home to the Mull of Kintyre

[Chorus]

A                   D                        A
Mull of Kintyre, oh mist rolling in from the sea
             D
My desire is always to be here

  [ A ]

Oh Mull of Kintyre

[Interlude]

(builds up to solo)
| A | % | % |
| A | % | % |


(bagpipes)
| D | % | G | % |
| D | % | G | % |
| D | % | % | D |

[Verse 2]

D
Sweep through the heather like deer in the glen
G                    D
Carry me back to the days I knew then
D                          D [break]
Nights when we sang like a heavenly choir
       G                         A         | D | % |
Of the life and the times of the Mull of Kintyre
                                           (break)

[Chorus]

D                   G                        D
Mull of Kintyre, oh mist rolling in from the sea
             G
My desire is always to be here
  | D | % |
Oh Mull of Kintyre

[Interlude]

(bagpipes)
| D | % | A | % |
| D | % | A | % |

[Verse 3]

A
Smiles in the sunshine and tears in the rain
D                           A
Still take me back where my memories remain
A
Flickering embers go higher and higher
        D                    E        | A  | % |
As they carry me back to the Mull of Kintyre
                                      (break)

[Chorus]

A                   D                        A
Mull of Kintyre, oh mist rolling in from the sea
             D
My desire is always to be here

  [ A ]

Oh Mull of Kintyre

[Interlude]

| A | % | % | % |

[Chorus]

D                   G                        D
Mull of Kintyre, oh mist rolling in from the sea
             G
My desire is always to be here
  | D  | % | % | % |
Oh Mull of Kintyre  (only drums in the break)

 [break]

[Outro]

D           D
La, la, la, la
A          A
Mull of Kintyre
D           D
La, la, la, la
A          A
Mull of Kintyre

(repeat and fade)

There are plenty of acoustic guitars on the recording. If you have a
partner to play along, the second guitar can use a capo and play different
chords but still has the same key as the first one - sounds really nice.
So here's a chord sheet for the second guitar:

Capo: 7th fret
Play:[D/G
Key: [A/D

[Intro]

| D | % | % | % |

[Chorus]

D                   G                        D
Mull of Kintyre, oh mist rolling in from the sea
             G
My desire is always to be here

  [  D  ]

Oh Mull of Kintyre

[Interlude]

| D | % | % |

[Verse 1]

D
Far have I traveled and much have I seen
G                         D
Darkest of mountains with valleys of green
D
Past painted deserts the sun sets on fire
      G                      A          D
As he carries me home to the Mull of Kintyre

[Chorus]

D                   G                        D
Mull of Kintyre, oh mist rolling in from the sea
             G
My desire is always to be here

  [  D  ]

Oh Mull of Kintyre

[Interlude]

(builds up to solo)
| D | % | % |
| D | % | % |


(bagpipes)
| G | % | C | % |
| G | % | C | % |
| G | % | % | % |

[Verse 2]

G
Sweep through the heather like deer in the glen
C                    G
Carry me back to the days I knew then

                        [break]

G                          G
Nights when we sang like a heavenly choir

                                          [break]

       C                         D        | G | % |
Of the life and the times of the Mull of Kintyre

[Chorus]

G                   C                        G
Mull of Kintyre, oh mist rolling in from the sea
             C
My desire is always to be here
  | G | % |
Oh Mull of Kintyre

[Interlude]

(bagpipes)
| G | % | D | % |
| G | % | D | % |

[Verse 3]

D
Smiles in the sunshine and tears in the rain
G                           D
Still take me back where my memories remain
D
Flickering embers go higher and higher

        G                    A        | D  | % |
As they carry me back to the Mull of Kintyre

                                      [break]

[Chorus]

D                   G                        D
Mull of Kintyre, oh mist rolling in from the sea
             G
My desire is always to be here

  [  D  ]

Oh Mull of Kintyre

[Interlude]

| D | % | % | % |

[Chorus]

G                   C                        G
Mull of Kintyre, oh mist rolling in from the sea
             C
My desire is always to be here
  | G  | % | % | % |
Oh Mull of Kintyre
 [break] (only drums in the break)

[Outro]

G           G
La, la, la, la
D          D
Mull of Kintyre
G           G
La, la, la, la
D          D
Mull of Kintyre