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*****DO NOT ADD STRUMMING PATTERNS TO MY TABS*****
Liam Clancy - Farewell To Tarwathie
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[INTRO:]     C    F      C     F       C    Em    Am       C     F  C  
[VERSE 1:]
Farewell to Tarwathie, aFdieu Mormond CHill
And the dear land of Crimond, I Fbid ye fareCwell
I am bound out for EmGreenland and Amready to Csail
In hopes to find riches a-Fhunting the Cwhale 
[VERSE 2:]
Oh, adieu to my comrades, for a Fwhile we must Cpart
And likewise the dear lass that Ffirst won my Cheart
Oh, the cold ice of EmGreenland my Amlove will not Cchill
And the longer my absence, more Floving she'll CfeelF  C  
[VERSE 3:]
Our ship is well rigged and she's Fready to Csail
Our crew they are anxious to Ffollow the Cwhale
Where the icebergs do Emfloat and the Amstormy winds Cblow
Where the land and the ocean are Fcovered with Csnow
[VERSE 4:]
The cold coasts of Greenland are Fbarren and Cbare
No seed-time nor harvest is Fever known Cthere
Though the birds here sing Emsweetly on Ammountain and Cdale
There is no bird in Greenland to Fsing to the Cwhale
[INSTRUMENTAL:]     C    F      C    F      C    Em    Am       C    F  C  
[VERSE 5:]
There is no habitation for a Fman to live Cthere
And the king of that country is the Ffierce Greenland Cbear
There will be no tempEmtation to Amtarry long Cthere
With our ship bumper full, we will Fhomeward reCpair
[OUTRO:]    (## repeat and fade to end ##)
         C    F  C    F  C    Em  Am  C     F  C

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Farewell To Tarwathie

by Liam Clancy

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

*****DO NOT ADD STRUMMING PATTERNS TO MY TABS*****

Liam Clancy - Farewell To Tarwathie

CAPO: 2nd Fret

C F C F C Em Am C F C

[INTRO:]

[VERSE 1:]

F C

Farewell to Tarwathie, adieu Mormond Hill

F C

And the dear land of Crimond, I bid ye farewell

Em Am C

I am bound out for Greenland and ready to sail

F C

In hopes to find riches a-hunting the whale

[VERSE 2:]

F C

Oh, adieu to my comrades, for a while we must part

F C

And likewise the dear lass that first won my heart

Em Am C

Oh, the cold ice of Greenland my love will not chill

F C F C

And the longer my absence, more loving she'll feel

[VERSE 3:]

F C

Our ship is well rigged and she's ready to sail

F C

Our crew they are anxious to follow the whale

Em Am C

Where the icebergs do float and the stormy winds blow

F C

Where the land and the ocean are covered with snow

[VERSE 4:]

F C

The cold coasts of Greenland are barren and bare

F C

No seed-time nor harvest is ever known there

Em Am C

Though the birds here sing sweetly on mountain and dale

F C

There is no bird in Greenland to sing to the whale

C F C F C Em Am C F C

[INSTRUMENTAL:]

[VERSE 5:]

F C

There is no habitation for a man to live there

F C

And the king of that country is the fierce Greenland bear

Em Am C

There will be no temptation to tarry long there

F C

With our ship bumper full, we will homeward repair

[OUTRO:] (## repeat and fade to end ##)

C F C F C Em Am C F C

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