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[Chorus]
N.C.
So I bid you farewell and I beg you forgive me
N.C.
With your love in my heart, you will always be with me
N.C.
So I bid you farewell and I beg you forgive me
With your love in my heart, you will always be with meG..
[Instrumental]
G  C  G  C  G  C  G  C
[Verse]
GFarewell, dear Cmother, Gnow I must Cleave you
GTears they pour Cdown Gyour tender Ccheek
GFarewell, dear Cmother, Goh, how I Clove you
GHere in my Cbosom, Gtears I can CspeGakC  G  C  
[Verse]
GFarewell, dear Cfather, Gnow I must Cleave you
GNever a Cstranger, Galways a Cman
GFarewell, dear Cfather, Gguardian Cfather
GNow I must Cleave you, Gthat's if I CcanG..C  G  C  
[Chorus]
GSo I bid you fareCwell Gand I beg you forCgive me
GWith your love in my Cheart, Gyou will always be Cwith me
GSo I bid you fareCwell Gand I beg you forCgive me
GWith your love in my Cheart, Gyou will always be Cwith meG..C  G  C  
[Instrumental]
G  C  G  C  G  C  G  C
G  C  G  C  G  C  G  C
G  C  G  C
[Verse]
GFarewell, dear Csister, Gnow I must Cleave you
GAll your afCfection, Gever so Cdeep
GFarewell, dear Csister, Gbeautiful Csister
GOne day we're Cgiven, Gwhy you should CweeGpC  G  C  
[Verse]
GFarewell, dear Cbrother, Gmy gentle Cbrother
GThou art more Cgiven, Gmy words can Ctell
GFather and Cmother, Gsister and Cbrother
GAll my beCloved, Goh, fare thee CwelGlC  G  C  
[Chorus]
GSo I bid you fareCwell Gand I beg you forCgive me
GWith your love in my Cheart, Gyou will always be Cwith me
GSo I bid you fareCwell Gand I beg you forCgive me
GWith your love in my Cheart, Gyou will always be Cwith meG..C  G  C  
[Outro]
G  C  G  C  G  C  G  C
G  C  G  C  G  C  G  C
G  C  G  C  G  C  G  C

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Brides Farewell

by Steeleye Span

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[Chorus]

N.C.

So I bid you farewell and I beg you forgive me

N.C.

With your love in my heart, you will always be with me

N.C.

So I bid you farewell and I beg you forgive me

With your love in my heart, you will always be with me..

[Instrumental]

G C G C G C G C

[Verse]

G C G C

Farewell, dear mother, now I must leave you

G C G C

Tears they pour down your tender cheek

G C G C

Farewell, dear mother, oh, how I love you

G C G C G C G C

Here in my bosom, tears I can speak

[Verse]

G C G C

Farewell, dear father, now I must leave you

G C G C

Never a stranger, always a man

G C G C

Farewell, dear father, guardian father

G C G C G C G C

Now I must leave you, that's if I can..

[Chorus]

G C G C

So I bid you farewell and I beg you forgive me

G C G C

With your love in my heart, you will always be with me

G C G C

So I bid you farewell and I beg you forgive me

G C G C G C G C

With your love in my heart, you will always be with me..

[Instrumental]

G C G C G C G C

G C G C

[Verse]

G C G C

Farewell, dear sister, now I must leave you

G C G C

All your affection, ever so deep

G C G C

Farewell, dear sister, beautiful sister

G C G C G C G C

One day we're given, why you should weep

[Verse]

G C G C

Farewell, dear brother, my gentle brother

G C G C

Thou art more given, my words can tell

G C G C

Father and mother, sister and brother

G C G C G C G C

All my beloved, oh, fare thee well

[Chorus]

G C G C

So I bid you farewell and I beg you forgive me

G C G C

With your love in my heart, you will always be with me

G C G C

So I bid you farewell and I beg you forgive me

G C G C G C G C

With your love in my heart, you will always be with me..

[Outro]

G C G C G C G C

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