Chords for Heading For Halifax
Tempo:
117.45 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
Am
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C]
[G]
[C] [G]
[Gm]
[C] Late [G] spring, [C] the trees have [F] turned green, [C] there's sheep [Am] on the meadow, [Dm] and birds on [G] the wing.
[F]
Hold [Em] my shoulder [F] the last time [C] I'm seen, the [G] old home [F] of weather [C] and rain.
[G] [C] We talked [G] till three, [C] my father [F] and me, and [C] the fiddle [Am] tunes flowed [Dm] like the clear [G] margarine.
[F] Never [Em] forget who [F] you are, son, [C] said he, [G] as I followed [F] my brothers [C] away.
[Am] Now I'm heading for Halifax to see what's to spare in [G] the way of some work.
And if there's nothing there, it's [Am] Toronto out west to God only knows where.
[F] But there's bound [C] to be friends on [G] back home.
[C] One thing [G] I know, [C] wherever I go, [D]
[C] my heart's in [Am] Cape Breton, [Dm] it will always [G] be so.
[F] Whenever [C] a [F] fiddler rosins [C] the bow, [G] my first and [F] last thoughts [C] are of home.
[G] [C]
[F] [C]
[Am] [Dm]
[G]
[F] [Em]
[F] [C]
[G] [F]
[C]
[Am] Now I'm heading for Halifax to see what's to spare in [Em] the way [G] of some work.
And if there's nothing there, it's [Am] Toronto out west to God only knows where.
But [F] there's bound [C] to be friends on back [G] home.
[C] One thing [G] I know, [C] wherever I [D] go, [C] my heart's [Am] in Cape Breton, [Dm] it will always [G] be so.
[F] Whenever [Em] a fiddler [F]
rosins [C] the bow, my [G] first and [F] last thoughts are of home.
[C]
[G]
[C] [G]
[Gm]
[C] Late [G] spring, [C] the trees have [F] turned green, [C] there's sheep [Am] on the meadow, [Dm] and birds on [G] the wing.
[F]
Hold [Em] my shoulder [F] the last time [C] I'm seen, the [G] old home [F] of weather [C] and rain.
[G] [C] We talked [G] till three, [C] my father [F] and me, and [C] the fiddle [Am] tunes flowed [Dm] like the clear [G] margarine.
[F] Never [Em] forget who [F] you are, son, [C] said he, [G] as I followed [F] my brothers [C] away.
[Am] Now I'm heading for Halifax to see what's to spare in [G] the way of some work.
And if there's nothing there, it's [Am] Toronto out west to God only knows where.
[F] But there's bound [C] to be friends on [G] back home.
[C] One thing [G] I know, [C] wherever I go, [D]
[C] my heart's in [Am] Cape Breton, [Dm] it will always [G] be so.
[F] Whenever [C] a [F] fiddler rosins [C] the bow, [G] my first and [F] last thoughts [C] are of home.
[G] [C]
[F] [C]
[Am] [Dm]
[G]
[F] [Em]
[F] [C]
[G] [F]
[C]
[Am] Now I'm heading for Halifax to see what's to spare in [Em] the way [G] of some work.
And if there's nothing there, it's [Am] Toronto out west to God only knows where.
But [F] there's bound [C] to be friends on back [G] home.
[C] One thing [G] I know, [C] wherever I [D] go, [C] my heart's [Am] in Cape Breton, [Dm] it will always [G] be so.
[F] Whenever [Em] a fiddler [F]
rosins [C] the bow, my [G] first and [F] last thoughts are of home.
[C]
Key:
C
G
F
Am
Dm
C
G
F
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [C] Late _ [G] spring, [C] the trees have [F] turned green, [C] there's sheep [Am] on the meadow, [Dm] and birds on [G] the wing.
_ _ _ _ _ [F]
Hold [Em] my shoulder [F] the last time [C] I'm seen, the [G] old home [F] of weather [C] and rain.
[G] _ _ [C] We talked [G] till three, [C] my father [F] and me, and [C] the fiddle [Am] tunes flowed [Dm] like the clear _ [G] _ margarine. _ _
_ [F] Never _ [Em] forget who [F] you are, son, [C] said he, [G] as I followed [F] my brothers [C] away. _ _ _
[Am] Now I'm heading _ for Halifax to see what's to spare in [G] the way of some work.
And if there's nothing there, it's [Am] Toronto out west to God only knows where.
[F] But there's bound [C] to be friends on [G] back home. _ _
_ [C] One thing [G] I know, [C] wherever _ I go, [D] _
[C] my heart's in [Am] Cape Breton, [Dm] it will always [G] be so.
_ _ _ _ [F] Whenever [C] a _ [F] fiddler rosins [C] the bow, [G] my first and [F] last thoughts [C] are of home.
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] Now I'm heading for Halifax to see what's to spare in [Em] the way [G] of some work.
And if there's nothing there, it's [Am] Toronto out west to God only knows where.
But [F] there's bound [C] to be friends on back [G] home. _ _ _
_ [C] One thing [G] I know, [C] wherever _ I [D] go, [C] my heart's [Am] in Cape Breton, [Dm] it will always [G] be so.
_ _ _ [F] Whenever _ [Em] a fiddler [F] _
rosins [C] the bow, my [G] first and [F] last thoughts are of home.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [C] Late _ [G] spring, [C] the trees have [F] turned green, [C] there's sheep [Am] on the meadow, [Dm] and birds on [G] the wing.
_ _ _ _ _ [F]
Hold [Em] my shoulder [F] the last time [C] I'm seen, the [G] old home [F] of weather [C] and rain.
[G] _ _ [C] We talked [G] till three, [C] my father [F] and me, and [C] the fiddle [Am] tunes flowed [Dm] like the clear _ [G] _ margarine. _ _
_ [F] Never _ [Em] forget who [F] you are, son, [C] said he, [G] as I followed [F] my brothers [C] away. _ _ _
[Am] Now I'm heading _ for Halifax to see what's to spare in [G] the way of some work.
And if there's nothing there, it's [Am] Toronto out west to God only knows where.
[F] But there's bound [C] to be friends on [G] back home. _ _
_ [C] One thing [G] I know, [C] wherever _ I go, [D] _
[C] my heart's in [Am] Cape Breton, [Dm] it will always [G] be so.
_ _ _ _ [F] Whenever [C] a _ [F] fiddler rosins [C] the bow, [G] my first and [F] last thoughts [C] are of home.
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] Now I'm heading for Halifax to see what's to spare in [Em] the way [G] of some work.
And if there's nothing there, it's [Am] Toronto out west to God only knows where.
But [F] there's bound [C] to be friends on back [G] home. _ _ _
_ [C] One thing [G] I know, [C] wherever _ I [D] go, [C] my heart's [Am] in Cape Breton, [Dm] it will always [G] be so.
_ _ _ [F] Whenever _ [Em] a fiddler [F] _
rosins [C] the bow, my [G] first and [F] last thoughts are of home.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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