CHURCH  IN  THE  WILDWOOD

Time signature:  4/4
Tempo: ~95  bpm.
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William S Pitts (1830-1918)
Accordion Notation
Beats per bar = 4
Beat symbol =  Dot  ( . ) or equivalent
Either row:  Buttons 4 to 7

Verse 1 (of 4)

    '"5   '5   |      .5     '"5*   '5     "5   "5     '"6   '7*   |    :7      .7*  
There's a     church    in    the   val- ley     by  the      wild - wood  /

.7*   |   .5     '"6*  '6      .7*     '"7   '7*   |   .:6 
No      love  -  li -  er   place     in  the       dale;  /

'"6  '6*   |   .5*     '"5*  '6*     .6     '"6*  '5*   |    .5   .6    .5   
No___     spot       is   so    dear     to   my     child  -   hood, /

'"6*  '5*   |   "5  "5      .5        .5      '"5*  '6*   |   .:6 
 As   the        lit - tle  brown church   in  the       vale.  /

Chorus:

'"5  '4*   |    "4    "r      "4    "r         "4   "r       "4   "r   | 
Oh___      come,        come,          come,      come...   /

    .5      '"5*  '5       .5       '"6  '7*   |    :7      .7* 
Come      to  the   church   in  the      wild - wood,  /

.7*   |    .5      '"6*  '6       .7*      '"7  '7*    |    .:6  
Oh,     come    to  the   church    in  the        dale;  /

'"6  '6*   |    .5*     '"5*  '6*      .6     '"6*  '5*   |    .5   .6   .5  
 No___      spot       is   so    dear     to  my      child  -  hood,  /

'"6*  '5*   |   "5  "5       .5        .5      '"5*  '6*   |   .:6 
 As  the         lit- tle   brown  church   in  the      vale.   /
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Embedded youTube VIDEOS
Key:  Bb

Tempo:  ~100 bpm

Group:  The Carter Family 

​Posted by:   VinylCountryMusic
Key:   F

Tempo:  ~95 bpm

Singer:  Dolly Parton

​Posted by:  ​manbehindthescreen
Key:   E

Tempo:  ~85 bpm

Singer:  Charlie Pride

​Posted by:  FVS691
Key:   E  from time 0 to 1:42
          F  from time 1:42 to end

Tempo: ~90 bpm

Singer:  Loretta Lynn

Posted by:  lorettafan1
Key:   Bb
​
Tempo:  ~90 bpm

Singer:   Daniel O'Donnell

Posted by: palredei
​
Key:   G

Tempo:  ~105 bpm.

Singer:  Tennessee Ernie Ford

Posted by:  Gandalf1948
Key:   G

Tempo:  ~95 bpm

Group:  Alabama

​Posted by:  GaitherVEVO

The chorus that Alabama sings is slightly different from the one given above.
Key:   G

Tempo:  ~100 bpm.

Group:  The Browns

Posted by: john sandiford
Key:   A

Tempo:  ~100 bpm

Group:  The Statler Brothers  

​Posted by:  statlershow
Key:   E

Tempo:  ~95 bpm

Singer:   Andy Griffith

Posted by: Andy Griffith - Topic
​
The chorus that Andy sings is slightly different from the one given above.
Key:   G
​
Tempo:  ~90 bpm

Singer:  Jim Ed Brown  

Posted by: Brian Cursley
Key:   Bb

Tempo:  ~95 bpm

Pianist:  Calvin Yawn  

​Posted by:  Ccyawn123
Background Materials, Information & Links
​Lyrics:
There's a church in the valley by the wildwood
No lovelier place in the dale;
No spot is so dear to my childhood,
As the little brown church in the vale.
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Chorus:   Oh, come, come, come, come...
               Come to the church in the wildwood,
               Oh, come to the church in the dale;
               No spot is so dear to my childhood,
               As the little brown church in the vale.

How sweet on a clear Sabbath morning,
To listen to the clear ringing bells;
Its tones so sweetly are calling,
Oh come to the church in the vale.

Oh, come to the church in the wildwood,
To the trees where the wild flowers bloom,
Where the parting hymn will be chanted,
We will weep by the side of the tomb.

From the church in the valley by the wildwood,
When day fades away into night;
I would fain from this spot of my childhood,
Wing my way to the mansions of light.
Background Links:
Click HERE for additional info about this song.

Click HERE  for biographical info on Dr. William S. Pitts