{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":49926,"song":"Far Away Boys","artist":"Flogging Molly","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/49926-far-away-boys-chords-by-flogging-molly/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/49926?type=chord","rating":4.78432,"votes":133,"content":"Hello, everyone.  This is Flogging Molly's signature \"sad song,\" so play it\r\nslowly with a proper amount of wistfulness.  On the album version there's an\r\nacoustic guitar strumming chords and a banjo picking out a slow arpeggio\r\nthroughout the whole song.  They play the solo on an accordion, but it sounds all\r\nright on guitar as long as you've got another guitar playing the chords.\r\n\r\nFlogging Molly - Far Away Boys\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] ...\r\n(the closing chord of the previous song, Sentimental Johnny)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]E[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]B7[/ch]\r\n[ch]E[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWell, I worked on the railroad for tuppence a day[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nDrank down one penny, the other I’d save[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI hammered and I hammered, for God knows how long[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWell into madness with each setting sun[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nI put my head down and I dreamt you were here[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWith me by the ol’ tree where no one could care[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]      [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nFar away boys, far away boys, away from ya now[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI’m lyin’ with my sweetheart, in her arms I’ll be found[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]          [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThen the sun belched upon me, you were no longer here[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]\r\nLyin’ in your place was my hammer and my gear[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSo I stamped out the fire that kept us both warm[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe ashes were fallin’ like the snow drops of old[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nWe came to a mountain, dynamite and she’ll blow[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nA big hole in that rock like the one in my soul[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n[ch]E[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]B7[/ch]\r\n[ch]E[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][Solo Part] (with interlude chords above)\r\n(play this solo as shown OR an octave up on the 1st string)\r\ne|--------------------------------------------------------|\r\nB|--------------------------------------------------------|\r\nG|--------------------------------------------------------|\r\nD|--2-4-6---4-6-4-2---4-6---9---2-4-6---4-6-4-2------4-2--|\r\nA|--------------------------------------------------------|\r\nE|--------------------------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWe buried four workmen; they dug themselves well[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nFrom four empty coffins to four early graves[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]E[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThey’re only paddies, just paddies; don’t dig them too deep[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]                           [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nYou’ll need all your strength, boys, and they’re replaced easily[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nWith the heat I was melting into your sweet lips[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAh, your kiss takes me back, takes me back from all this[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]      [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nFar away boys, far away boys, away from ya now[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI’m lyin’ with my sweetheart, in her arms I’ll be found[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSomeone said it was Christmas but not a tree was in sight[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe only thing growin’ was my will to die[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nTill the gaffer said “Men, your work here is done”[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI said “I’ll see you in Hell, on that train we died for”[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nNever again will I smell your sweet dream[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBut a pissed stained old gutter where your lips used to be[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]E[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]B7[/ch]\r\n[ch]E[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\n[ch]E[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]B7[/ch]\r\n[ch]E[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]      [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nFar away boys, far away boys, away from ya now[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI’m lyin’ with my sweetheart, in her arms I’ll be found[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nFar away boys, far away boys, away from ya now[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI’m lyin’ with my sweetheart, in her arms I’ll be found[/tab]","plain_text":"Hello, everyone.  This is Flogging Molly's signature \"sad song,\" so play it\nslowly with a proper amount of wistfulness.  On the album version there's an\nacoustic guitar strumming chords and a banjo picking out a slow arpeggio\nthroughout the whole song.  They play the solo on an accordion, but it sounds all\nright on guitar as long as you've got another guitar playing the chords.\n\nFlogging Molly - Far Away Boys\n\n[Intro]\n\n\nE   A   E   B7\nE   A   Am  E\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\nE   A   E   B7\nE   A   Am  E\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nE   A   E   B7\nE   A   Am  E\nE   A   E   B7\nE   A   Am  E\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["C","E","A","B7","Am","B","G","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"B7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,3,0,4],"frets":[-1,2,1,2,0,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}