Farewell Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Em]["Fa[D]rewe[C]ll[G],
[Em]Town[D]"][C][G][Em]
[D]Farewell,
New[C]port
[G]Town[Em]
[D]Farewell,
Rhode
[C]Island [G]sound, [Em]just a -mi[D]ddin' of 16,[C]
[G]wha[Am]t do [Em]I kn[C]ow?[G]
[Am]I love[Em] your ocea[C]n spra[G]y,
[Em]your dark [D]waves are [C]green an[G]d g[D]ray
[Em]Lay [D]upon the r[C]ocks they [G]break
[Am]Pound[Em]ing in my s[C]oul
[D]Bound for a marriage my fat[G]her made
[C]To [D]a man who is [G]twice my age[C]
[Am]He h[Em]as a fi[C]ne esta[G]te,
[Am]oh so I'[Em]m told[C][G][Em]
Yan[D]kee [G]clubbers [C]on the bay
[G]The[Em]y've come to [D]take
my [C]heart [G]away[Em]
Far [D]down the
[C]Charleston [G]town
[Am]On
Caro[Em]lina's [C]coast[G]
[Am]Oh, [Em]drag a m[C]uffin [G]there
[Em]Made[G] by my[D] mothe[C]r's
[G]hand[D] s[Em]
[D]The sense of [C]odds and [G]ends
[Am]Are all [Em]that I o[C]wn
[D]Bound for a marriage [G]my father [C]made
[D]To a man who [G]is twice my [C]age[Am]
He [Em]is a fi[C]ne mista[G]ke[Am]
[Em]Oh, so I'm t[C]old[Em][D][C][G][Em]
[D][C][G][D][Em][D][C][G][Am][Em][C]
[Am]Far [Em]from the s[C]ea he [G]lives
[Em]In the w[D]estern w[G]ildern[C]ess
Dark[G]ness, [C]whe[Em]re the
[D]Alabama [C]sun[G] wil[Am]l bur[Em]n me bro[C]wn.
[D]Love for marriage my [G]father [C]gave [G]to
[D]a man who is [G]twice my age[C].
[Am]He is a [Em]fine e[C]state[G][Am]
[Em]Oh, so I'm t[C]old