Chords for Ewan MacColl & Peggy Seeger - Thirty-Foot Trailer
Tempo:
72.9 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
F
Eb
G
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bb] [Eb] [F]
[Bb] [Eb] [F] [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
The old ways are [Eb] changing, ye [F] cannae deny [Bb] The day o' the travel [Eb] is [Bb] over
[Bb] farewell to the [G] life o' the [Bb] rover
[Eb] the old [Bb] caravan To the tinker, the [Eb] gypsy, the travelling man
[Bb] And goodbye to the [F] thirty foot [Bb] trailer
[F] [Bb] Farewell to the [Eb] canton, the [F] trevelin' tongue [Bb] Farewell to the Romany [A] talking
[Bb] [Eb] [F] [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
The old ways are [Eb] changing, ye [F] cannae deny [Bb] The day o' the travel [Eb] is [Bb] over
[Bb] farewell to the [G] life o' the [Bb] rover
[Eb] the old [Bb] caravan To the tinker, the [Eb] gypsy, the travelling man
[Bb] And goodbye to the [F] thirty foot [Bb] trailer
[F] [Bb] Farewell to the [Eb] canton, the [F] trevelin' tongue [Bb] Farewell to the Romany [A] talking
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Bb
F
Eb
G
A
Bb
F
Eb
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _
The old ways are [Eb] changing, ye [F] cannae deny [Bb] The day o' the travel [Eb] is [Bb] over
There's no more to gang and there's no [Eb] more to bite So [Bb] farewell to the [G] life o' the [Bb] rover
Goodbye to the tenk and [Eb] the old [Bb] caravan To the tinker, the [Eb] gypsy, the travelling man
[Bb] And goodbye to the [F] thirty foot [Bb] trailer _ _ _
[F] _ [Bb] _ Farewell to the [Eb] canton, the [F] trevelin' tongue [Bb] Farewell to the Romany [A] talking
The [Bb] buying and selling, [Bb] the [Eb] old fortune telling [Bb] The knock on the [F] door and the [Bb] hawking
Goodbye to the tenk and the old [F] caravan To the tinker, the [Eb] gypsy, the [G] travelling man
[Bb] And goodbye to the thirty foot trailer
_ _ You've got to move fast to keep up with the times For these days a man cannae [F] donder
[Bb] There's a bylaw to [F] say you mun be on your way And another to say you can't wonder
Goodbye to the tenk and the old [F] caravan [Bb] To the tinker, the gypsy, the [F] travelling man
And [Bb] goodbye to the [F] thirty foot [Bb] trailer
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
Farewell to the bee-zums, o' [F] heather and broom Farewell to the [Eb] creel and the [F] basket
The folks ought to [Bb] dee thee what far [Eb] sooner pay For a thing that's been made oot o' [Bb] plastic
Goodbye to the [Eb] tenk and the old [F] caravan To the tinker, the gypsy, [Eb] the travelling man
And [Bb] goodbye to the thirty foot trailer _ _
The old ways are passing and soon [F] they'll be [Bb] gone For progress is aye a big [F] factor
[Bbm] It's [F] senty afflictors and when [Eb] they evict [Bb] us They tow us o'er we attractor
Goodbye to the tenk and the [Eb] old caravan To the tinker, the gypsy, the [F] travelling [Bb] man
And goodbye to the thirty foot trailer _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _
Farewell to the fields where we've sweated and toiled And ploughed and shined and lived in
Well soon he machines and the [Eb] travelling quains And [Bb] their men folk had [G] better be [Bb] shifted
Goodbye to the tenk and [Eb] the old [Bb] caravan To the tinker, the gypsy, [Eb] the [F] travelling man
And [Bb] goodbye to the [F] thirty foot [Bb] trailer _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _
The old ways are [Eb] changing, ye [F] cannae deny [Bb] The day o' the travel [Eb] is [Bb] over
There's no more to gang and there's no [Eb] more to bite So [Bb] farewell to the [G] life o' the [Bb] rover
Goodbye to the tenk and [Eb] the old [Bb] caravan To the tinker, the [Eb] gypsy, the travelling man
[Bb] And goodbye to the [F] thirty foot [Bb] trailer _ _ _
[F] _ [Bb] _ Farewell to the [Eb] canton, the [F] trevelin' tongue [Bb] Farewell to the Romany [A] talking
The [Bb] buying and selling, [Bb] the [Eb] old fortune telling [Bb] The knock on the [F] door and the [Bb] hawking
Goodbye to the tenk and the old [F] caravan To the tinker, the [Eb] gypsy, the [G] travelling man
[Bb] And goodbye to the thirty foot trailer
_ _ You've got to move fast to keep up with the times For these days a man cannae [F] donder
[Bb] There's a bylaw to [F] say you mun be on your way And another to say you can't wonder
Goodbye to the tenk and the old [F] caravan [Bb] To the tinker, the gypsy, the [F] travelling man
And [Bb] goodbye to the [F] thirty foot [Bb] trailer
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
Farewell to the bee-zums, o' [F] heather and broom Farewell to the [Eb] creel and the [F] basket
The folks ought to [Bb] dee thee what far [Eb] sooner pay For a thing that's been made oot o' [Bb] plastic
Goodbye to the [Eb] tenk and the old [F] caravan To the tinker, the gypsy, [Eb] the travelling man
And [Bb] goodbye to the thirty foot trailer _ _
The old ways are passing and soon [F] they'll be [Bb] gone For progress is aye a big [F] factor
[Bbm] It's [F] senty afflictors and when [Eb] they evict [Bb] us They tow us o'er we attractor
Goodbye to the tenk and the [Eb] old caravan To the tinker, the gypsy, the [F] travelling [Bb] man
And goodbye to the thirty foot trailer _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _
Farewell to the fields where we've sweated and toiled And ploughed and shined and lived in
Well soon he machines and the [Eb] travelling quains And [Bb] their men folk had [G] better be [Bb] shifted
Goodbye to the tenk and [Eb] the old [Bb] caravan To the tinker, the gypsy, [Eb] the [F] travelling man
And [Bb] goodbye to the [F] thirty foot [Bb] trailer _ _ _