Chords for Barleycorn-The Last Farewell
Tempo:
104.95 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
Bm
D
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A]
[Bm] [A]
Dearest mother, I am writing [D] just to say I [Bm] won't be home.
[E] There's something that I have to do, [Bm] and I must [A] do alone.
[E] [A] They took me, and they put me in [Bm] this lonely [D] prison cell.
[E] Tonight my thoughts are with you, [Bm] as I say [B] my last [A] farewell.
So [E]
say goodbye to Margaret, [A] Mary, Bridget, and me all.
[D] I have no [A] words to tell you how much I'll [E] miss you all.
[Bm] And though I may [E] not show it, [A] you know I've loved you well.
[D] So in my [A] final letter, [Bm] I will bid [E] my [A] last farewell.
Dearest brother, won't you take good [D] care of all the [Bm] folks for me?
[E] Go home to Rathfarnham [Bm] on the day [E] they [A] set you free.
[E] [A] I was happy when you stood by me [Bm] in all that [D] we've been through.
[E] No one has ever had so true [Bm] a brother [E] [A] such as you.
[E] So say goodbye to Margaret, [A] Mary, Bridget, and me all.
[D] I have no [A] words to tell you how much I'll [E] miss you all.
[Bm] And though I may [E] not show it, [A] you know I've loved you well.
[D] So in my [A] final letter, [Bm] I will bid [E] my [A] last farewell.
Dearest mother, it's so very sad [D] that now we [Bm] have to part.
[E] To understand the reasons [Bm] will trouble [E] your [A] poor [E]
heart.
[A] I have told you since I was a boy, [Bm] it was my [D] destiny
[E] to die a true brave soldier so [Bm] that one [E] day [A] you'd be free.
[E] So say goodbye to Margaret, [A] Mary, Bridget, and me all.
[D] I have no words [A] to tell you how much I'll miss [D] you [E] all.
[Bm] And though I may [E] not show it, [A] you know I've loved you well.
[D] So in my [A] final letter, [D] I will bid my [Bm] [E] last [A]
farewell.
[D] [A]
[Bm] [A]
Dearest mother, I am writing [D] just to say I [Bm] won't be home.
[E] There's something that I have to do, [Bm] and I must [A] do alone.
[E] [A] They took me, and they put me in [Bm] this lonely [D] prison cell.
[E] Tonight my thoughts are with you, [Bm] as I say [B] my last [A] farewell.
So [E]
say goodbye to Margaret, [A] Mary, Bridget, and me all.
[D] I have no [A] words to tell you how much I'll [E] miss you all.
[Bm] And though I may [E] not show it, [A] you know I've loved you well.
[D] So in my [A] final letter, [Bm] I will bid [E] my [A] last farewell.
Dearest brother, won't you take good [D] care of all the [Bm] folks for me?
[E] Go home to Rathfarnham [Bm] on the day [E] they [A] set you free.
[E] [A] I was happy when you stood by me [Bm] in all that [D] we've been through.
[E] No one has ever had so true [Bm] a brother [E] [A] such as you.
[E] So say goodbye to Margaret, [A] Mary, Bridget, and me all.
[D] I have no [A] words to tell you how much I'll [E] miss you all.
[Bm] And though I may [E] not show it, [A] you know I've loved you well.
[D] So in my [A] final letter, [Bm] I will bid [E] my [A] last farewell.
Dearest mother, it's so very sad [D] that now we [Bm] have to part.
[E] To understand the reasons [Bm] will trouble [E] your [A] poor [E]
heart.
[A] I have told you since I was a boy, [Bm] it was my [D] destiny
[E] to die a true brave soldier so [Bm] that one [E] day [A] you'd be free.
[E] So say goodbye to Margaret, [A] Mary, Bridget, and me all.
[D] I have no words [A] to tell you how much I'll miss [D] you [E] all.
[Bm] And though I may [E] not show it, [A] you know I've loved you well.
[D] So in my [A] final letter, [D] I will bid my [Bm] [E] last [A]
farewell.
[D] [A]
Key:
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Bm
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Dearest mother, _ I am writing _ [D] just to say I [Bm] won't be home.
[E] There's something _ that I have to do, [Bm] and I must [A] do alone. _ _
[E] _ _ [A] They took me, and they put me in [Bm] this lonely [D] prison cell.
_ [E] Tonight my thoughts are with you, [Bm] as I say [B] my last [A] farewell.
_ _ So _ [E]
say goodbye to Margaret, [A] Mary, Bridget, and me all.
[D] I have no [A] words to tell you how much I'll [E] miss you _ all.
[Bm] And though I may [E] not show it, [A] you know I've loved you well.
[D] So in my [A] final letter, _ [Bm] I will bid [E] my [A] last farewell. _ _
_ _ Dearest brother, _ won't you take good [D] care of all the [Bm] folks for me?
[E] Go home to _ _ Rathfarnham [Bm] on the day [E] they [A] set you free.
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] I was happy _ when you stood by me [Bm] in all that [D] we've been through.
[E] No one has ever had so true [Bm] a brother [E] _ [A] such as you. _
_ _ [E] So say goodbye to Margaret, [A] Mary, Bridget, and me all.
[D] I have no [A] words to tell you how much I'll [E] miss you _ all.
[Bm] And though I may [E] not show it, [A] you know I've loved you well.
[D] So in my [A] final letter, _ [Bm] I will bid [E] my [A] last farewell.
_ _ _ _ Dearest mother, _ it's so very sad [D] that now we [Bm] have to part.
_ [E] To understand the reasons [Bm] will trouble [E] your [A] poor _ _ [E] _
heart.
[A] I have told you since I was a boy, [Bm] it was my [D] destiny
_ _ [E] to die a true brave soldier so [Bm] that one [E] day [A] you'd be free.
_ _ _ _ [E] So say goodbye to Margaret, _ [A] Mary, Bridget, and me all.
[D] I have no words [A] to tell you _ how much I'll miss [D] you _ [E] all.
[Bm] And though I may [E] not show it, [A] you know I've loved you well.
[D] So in my [A] final letter, _ [D] I will bid my [Bm] _ [E] last _ [A]
farewell.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Dearest mother, _ I am writing _ [D] just to say I [Bm] won't be home.
[E] There's something _ that I have to do, [Bm] and I must [A] do alone. _ _
[E] _ _ [A] They took me, and they put me in [Bm] this lonely [D] prison cell.
_ [E] Tonight my thoughts are with you, [Bm] as I say [B] my last [A] farewell.
_ _ So _ [E]
say goodbye to Margaret, [A] Mary, Bridget, and me all.
[D] I have no [A] words to tell you how much I'll [E] miss you _ all.
[Bm] And though I may [E] not show it, [A] you know I've loved you well.
[D] So in my [A] final letter, _ [Bm] I will bid [E] my [A] last farewell. _ _
_ _ Dearest brother, _ won't you take good [D] care of all the [Bm] folks for me?
[E] Go home to _ _ Rathfarnham [Bm] on the day [E] they [A] set you free.
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] I was happy _ when you stood by me [Bm] in all that [D] we've been through.
[E] No one has ever had so true [Bm] a brother [E] _ [A] such as you. _
_ _ [E] So say goodbye to Margaret, [A] Mary, Bridget, and me all.
[D] I have no [A] words to tell you how much I'll [E] miss you _ all.
[Bm] And though I may [E] not show it, [A] you know I've loved you well.
[D] So in my [A] final letter, _ [Bm] I will bid [E] my [A] last farewell.
_ _ _ _ Dearest mother, _ it's so very sad [D] that now we [Bm] have to part.
_ [E] To understand the reasons [Bm] will trouble [E] your [A] poor _ _ [E] _
heart.
[A] I have told you since I was a boy, [Bm] it was my [D] destiny
_ _ [E] to die a true brave soldier so [Bm] that one [E] day [A] you'd be free.
_ _ _ _ [E] So say goodbye to Margaret, _ [A] Mary, Bridget, and me all.
[D] I have no words [A] to tell you _ how much I'll miss [D] you _ [E] all.
[Bm] And though I may [E] not show it, [A] you know I've loved you well.
[D] So in my [A] final letter, _ [D] I will bid my [Bm] _ [E] last _ [A]
farewell.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _