Farewell To The North Chords by Ian & Sylvia

Tempo:
107.9 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

F#m

A

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Ian & Sylvia - Farewell to the North (1968) chords
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[G] [A]
[F#m] [D]
Don't the [G] trees look great [A] tonight, like [F#m] Barclays on a fading [Bm] sky?
[D] And the sun is John Westworth [F#m] on the [Bm] [D] run,
Leaving me [G] behind with [F#m] each of the
[B] [F#m]
Old tracks [Bm] covered by new [G] snow,
[E] Full of [G] fire's yellow [D] roots [G] and corn.
[A]
Watch the [G] silver ice [A] down the road,
Walk [F#m] on salt and dry, [Bm] safely home.
[F#m] I'll be fine, [D]
come dawn,
I'll play [G] my bets, and the game [F#m] goes [D] on.
[F#m]
Old [Bm] tracks covered by new snow,
[B] [E] Full of [G] fire's yellow [D] roots and corn.
[A]
[G]
The old brave wolf has passed [A] on my hill,
Down the [D] strip of oak, [Bm] smiles and waves.
[D] May they keep the man,
[F#m] breathing [G] life and colors,
[F#m] As before.
[Bm] Old tracks covered by new snow,
[E] Full of [Em] fire's [Bm] yellow [D] roots and corn.
[A]
[G] [A]
[D] [A] [D] [Bm]
[D]
[F#m] [D]
[G]
[F#m]
[Bm] [E] [G]
[F#m] [E]
[D] [A] But don't the [G] trees look great [A] tonight, [E]
[D] like Barclays on a fading [Bm] sky?
[D] And the [F#m] sun [D] is John Westworth on the run,
Leaving me [G] behind with [B] deeds undone.
[F#m]
[Bm] Old tracks covered by new [G] snow,
[E] Full of [G] fire's yellow [D] roots and corn.
[A] [D] [A]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
F#m
123111112
A
1231
Bm
13421112
D
1321
G
2131
F#m
123111112
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To learn Ian & Sylvia - Farewell To The North chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: F#m, D, F#m, Bm, G, F#m, G, A, D and A. Start with a comfortable 53 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 108. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: D Major.

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_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
Don't the [G] trees look great [A] tonight, like [F#m] Barclays on a fading [Bm] sky?
_ [D] And the sun is John Westworth _ [F#m] on the _ [Bm] _ [D] run, _
_ Leaving me _ [G] behind with [F#m] each of the
[B] _ [F#m] _ _ _
Old tracks [Bm] covered by new [G] snow,
_ [E] _ Full of [G] fire's yellow [D] roots [G] and corn.
_ _ [A] _
Watch the [G] silver ice [A] down the road,
Walk [F#m] on salt and dry, [Bm] safely home.
_ [F#m] I'll be _ fine, [D] _ _
_ _ come dawn,
I'll _ _ _ _ _ _ _ play [G] my bets, and the game [F#m] goes _ [D] on.
_ [F#m] _
_ Old [Bm] tracks covered by new snow,
_ [B] _ [E] _ Full of [G] fire's yellow [D] roots and corn.
_ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
The old brave wolf has passed [A] on my hill,
Down the [D] strip of oak, [Bm] smiles and waves.
[D] May they _ keep the man,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] breathing _ [G] life and colors,
[F#m] As before. _ _ _
_ [Bm] Old tracks covered by new snow,
[E] _ _ _ Full of [Em] fire's [Bm] yellow [D] roots and corn.
_ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[D] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [F#m] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ But don't the [G] trees look great [A] tonight, [E]
[D] like Barclays on a fading [Bm] sky? _ _
[D] And the [F#m] sun [D] is John _ Westworth on the run, _ _ _
_ Leaving me _ [G] behind with [B] deeds _ undone.
[F#m] _ _ _
[Bm] Old tracks covered by new [G] snow,
_ [E] _ _ Full of [G] fire's yellow [D] roots and corn.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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