Far Away In Australia Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am][G][F][G][C][F][G][C]

[Verse 1]
[C]Sweetheart,
I'm bidding you [F]fond [Dm]farewell,[C]
I will be [F]yours [G]someday.
I am bound [Am]for a n[G]ew land,
my [F]fortune to [G]try,
[C]And I'm ready to sai[G]l awa[C]y.
[G]Far [C]away in Aus[G]tralia,
[Am]soon will [G]faith be [F]kind
And [Am]I will be re[G]ady to wel[F]come at last
[C]the girl I lef[G]t behin[C]d
Oh, you can't leave me,
[F]this poor maiden said
[C]I will not let[F] you go[G]
But [Am]I must lea[G]ve you, ge[F]ntle reply
[C]It's for[F] onl[C]y a whi[G]le, you[C] know
Far away in Australia
[G]Soon [Am]will fait[G]h be kind[F]
And [Am]I will be re[G]ady to[F] welcome at la[C]st
the girl I [G]left be[C]hind.[Am][G]
[F][Am][G][F][G][F][C][G][C]
May bring success or [F]failure,
[C]but I will alway[F]s be tru[G]e
And [Am]proudly each [G]day in [F]a land far away
[C]I'll be building a hom[G]e for you[C]
Far away in Australia
[G]Soon [Am]will fate[G] be kind[F]
And [Am]I will be re[G]ady to[F] welcome at la[C]st
The girl I [G]left be[C]hind[F][C][G]
[Am][G][F][Am][G][F][C][G][C]
Daily she waits at [F]the old
cottage [C]gate
Watchin' [F]the home day [G]through
Then [Am]one day a m[G]essage from [F]over the sea
[C]And I'm hopin' these wor[G]ds are[C] true
Far away in [G]Australia,
[Am]now has [G]come the time
[F]And I a[Am]m ready[G] to welcom[F]e at last,[C]
the girl I [G]left be[C]hind
Far away in Australia
[G]now [Am]has come[G] the time[F]
And [Am]I am rea[G]dy to we[F]lcome at last
[C]the girl I lef[G]t behin[C]d[Am][G][F][C][G]
[C]you