| C | Em | Am | Am | Am |
| (G) | G | C | C |
[Verse 1]
C Em Am Am Am
I heard a curlew crying long
G G C C
on a moor where wild winds blew.
C Em Am Am Am
And the sound of his sad lonesome song
G G C C
made me feel lonesome too.
[Chorus]
| Am | Am | Em | Em |
Ooooh
| F | F | C | C |
| G | G | G | G |
| C | C | C | C |
[Verse 2]
C Em Am Am Am
Cold winter came and the moorland froze,
G G C C
the winds howled long and long.
C Em Am Am Am
And often echoed through the snows,
G G C C
I heard that curlew's song.
[Chorus]
| Am | Am | Em | Em |
Ooooh
| F | F | C | C |
| G | G | G | G |
| C | C | C | C |
[Verse 3]
C Em Am Am Am
Sweet sun-warmed summer came along
G G C C
from greenleafed days of spring.
C Em Am Am Am
I soon forgot the lonesome song,
G G C C
I heard the curlew sing.
[End-Chorus]
| Am | Am | Em | Em |
Ooooh
| F | F | C | C |
| G | G | G | G |
| C | Em | Am | A ||
