Chords for Farewell To the Rhondda - The New Barleycorn
Tempo:
111.4 bpm
Chords used:
B
F#
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] [F#] [B]
My father was a miner and his [E] father was before him, [F#] they always were both proud to work [B] below.
[F#]
Since [B] they fell need robin's axe, [E] all the lads have got the sack, [F#] so away to work in England we [B] must go.
[F#]
[B] Farewell ye colliery workers, the muffler and the cap, [E] fare thee well ye Rhondda Valley [B] girls, we never [F#] will come back.
[B] The mines they [E] are closing, the valleys [F#] are all dunes, [B] there's no work [E] in the Rhondda [F#] boys, we'll be in [B] London soon.
[F#] [B]
No more the chapel singing, [E] for that long ago has left us [F#] in the public house, no more the [B] miners' song.
[F#] [B] Are the populations [E] droppin', as the pit wheels they're a-stoppin', [F#] and I can't afford to stay [B] here very long.
[F#] [B] Farewell ye colliery workers, the muffler and the cap, fare [E] thee well ye Rhondda Valley girls, we [B] never [F#] will come back.
[B] The mines [E] they are closing, the valleys [F#] are all dunes, [B] there's no [E] work in the Rhondda [F#] boys, we'll be in [B] London soon.
[F#]
[B] To Herbert and Treorchy, [E] to Nipandy and Tinoweth, [F#] to Pendra, Istrad, [B] Rhondda, adieu.
[F#] [B] I can no longer wait [E] while the Parliament debates, [F#] so a fond farewell I bid to [B] all of you.
[F#] [B] Farewell ye colliery workers, the muffler and the cap, [E] fare thee well ye Rhondda Valley [B] girls, we never [F#] will come back.
[B] The mines they [E] are closing, the valleys [F#] are all dunes, [B] there's no work [E] in the Rhondda [F#] boys, we'll be in [B] London soon.
[F#]
[B] Farewell ye colliery workers, the muffler and the cap, [E] fare thee well ye Rhondda Valley [B] girls, we never will [F#] come back.
[B] The mines they [E] are closing, the valleys are [F#] all dunes, [B] there's no work in [E] the Rhondda boys, [F#] we'll be in London [B] soon.
[F#] [B]
My father was a miner and his [E] father was before him, [F#] they always were both proud to work [B] below.
[F#]
Since [B] they fell need robin's axe, [E] all the lads have got the sack, [F#] so away to work in England we [B] must go.
[F#]
[B] Farewell ye colliery workers, the muffler and the cap, [E] fare thee well ye Rhondda Valley [B] girls, we never [F#] will come back.
[B] The mines they [E] are closing, the valleys [F#] are all dunes, [B] there's no work [E] in the Rhondda [F#] boys, we'll be in [B] London soon.
[F#] [B]
No more the chapel singing, [E] for that long ago has left us [F#] in the public house, no more the [B] miners' song.
[F#] [B] Are the populations [E] droppin', as the pit wheels they're a-stoppin', [F#] and I can't afford to stay [B] here very long.
[F#] [B] Farewell ye colliery workers, the muffler and the cap, fare [E] thee well ye Rhondda Valley girls, we [B] never [F#] will come back.
[B] The mines [E] they are closing, the valleys [F#] are all dunes, [B] there's no [E] work in the Rhondda [F#] boys, we'll be in [B] London soon.
[F#]
[B] To Herbert and Treorchy, [E] to Nipandy and Tinoweth, [F#] to Pendra, Istrad, [B] Rhondda, adieu.
[F#] [B] I can no longer wait [E] while the Parliament debates, [F#] so a fond farewell I bid to [B] all of you.
[F#] [B] Farewell ye colliery workers, the muffler and the cap, [E] fare thee well ye Rhondda Valley [B] girls, we never [F#] will come back.
[B] The mines they [E] are closing, the valleys [F#] are all dunes, [B] there's no work [E] in the Rhondda [F#] boys, we'll be in [B] London soon.
[F#]
[B] Farewell ye colliery workers, the muffler and the cap, [E] fare thee well ye Rhondda Valley [B] girls, we never will [F#] come back.
[B] The mines they [E] are closing, the valleys are [F#] all dunes, [B] there's no work in [E] the Rhondda boys, [F#] we'll be in London [B] soon.
[F#] [B]
Key:
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[B] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
My father was a miner and his [E] father was before him, [F#] they always were both proud to work [B] below.
_ [F#]
Since [B] they fell need robin's axe, [E] all the lads have got the sack, [F#] so away to work in England we [B] must go.
[F#] _
_ [B] Farewell ye colliery workers, the muffler and the cap, [E] fare thee well ye Rhondda Valley [B] girls, we never [F#] will come back.
[B] The mines they [E] are closing, the valleys [F#] are all dunes, [B] there's no work [E] in the Rhondda [F#] boys, we'll be in [B] London soon.
[F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ No more the chapel singing, [E] for that long ago has left us [F#] in the public house, no more the [B] miners' song.
[F#] _ [B] Are the populations [E] droppin', as the pit wheels they're a-stoppin', [F#] and I can't afford to stay [B] here very long.
[F#] _ _ [B] Farewell ye colliery workers, the muffler and the cap, fare [E] thee well ye Rhondda Valley girls, we [B] never [F#] will come back.
[B] The mines [E] they are closing, the valleys [F#] are all dunes, [B] there's no [E] work in the Rhondda [F#] boys, we'll be in [B] London soon.
[F#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ To Herbert and Treorchy, [E] to Nipandy and Tinoweth, [F#] to Pendra, Istrad, [B] Rhondda, adieu.
[F#] _ [B] I can no longer wait [E] while the Parliament debates, [F#] so a fond farewell I bid to [B] all of you.
[F#] _ _ [B] Farewell ye colliery workers, the muffler and the cap, [E] fare thee well ye Rhondda Valley [B] girls, we never [F#] will come back.
[B] The mines they [E] are closing, the valleys [F#] are all dunes, [B] there's no work [E] in the Rhondda [F#] boys, we'll be in [B] London soon.
[F#] _
_ [B] Farewell ye colliery workers, the muffler and the cap, [E] fare thee well ye Rhondda Valley [B] girls, we never will [F#] come back.
[B] The mines they [E] are closing, the valleys are [F#] all _ dunes, [B] there's no work in [E] the Rhondda boys, [F#] we'll be in London [B] soon.
_ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
My father was a miner and his [E] father was before him, [F#] they always were both proud to work [B] below.
_ [F#]
Since [B] they fell need robin's axe, [E] all the lads have got the sack, [F#] so away to work in England we [B] must go.
[F#] _
_ [B] Farewell ye colliery workers, the muffler and the cap, [E] fare thee well ye Rhondda Valley [B] girls, we never [F#] will come back.
[B] The mines they [E] are closing, the valleys [F#] are all dunes, [B] there's no work [E] in the Rhondda [F#] boys, we'll be in [B] London soon.
[F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ No more the chapel singing, [E] for that long ago has left us [F#] in the public house, no more the [B] miners' song.
[F#] _ [B] Are the populations [E] droppin', as the pit wheels they're a-stoppin', [F#] and I can't afford to stay [B] here very long.
[F#] _ _ [B] Farewell ye colliery workers, the muffler and the cap, fare [E] thee well ye Rhondda Valley girls, we [B] never [F#] will come back.
[B] The mines [E] they are closing, the valleys [F#] are all dunes, [B] there's no [E] work in the Rhondda [F#] boys, we'll be in [B] London soon.
[F#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ To Herbert and Treorchy, [E] to Nipandy and Tinoweth, [F#] to Pendra, Istrad, [B] Rhondda, adieu.
[F#] _ [B] I can no longer wait [E] while the Parliament debates, [F#] so a fond farewell I bid to [B] all of you.
[F#] _ _ [B] Farewell ye colliery workers, the muffler and the cap, [E] fare thee well ye Rhondda Valley [B] girls, we never [F#] will come back.
[B] The mines they [E] are closing, the valleys [F#] are all dunes, [B] there's no work [E] in the Rhondda [F#] boys, we'll be in [B] London soon.
[F#] _
_ [B] Farewell ye colliery workers, the muffler and the cap, [E] fare thee well ye Rhondda Valley [B] girls, we never will [F#] come back.
[B] The mines they [E] are closing, the valleys are [F#] all _ dunes, [B] there's no work in [E] the Rhondda boys, [F#] we'll be in London [B] soon.
_ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _