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Far Away In Australia

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[Intro]
Am G F C
C G C
[Verse 1]
CSweetheart I'm bidding you a Ffond fareCwell
Murmured the Fyouth one Gday
I'm Amoff for a Gnew land my Ffortune to Ctry
And I'm ready to Gsail aCway
[Chorus]
Far Ca--Amway in AusEmtraliGa, Amsoon will Gfaith be Fkind
And AmI will be Gready to Fwelcome the Class
The Cgirl I Gleft beChind
[Verse 2]
CMust we be parted this Ffair one Ccried
I cannot Flet you Ggo
AmStill I must Gleave you,the Fyoung man reCplied
But for only a Gwhile you Cknow
[Chorus]
Far Ca--Amway in AusEmtraliGa, Amsoon will Gfaith be Fkind
And AmI will be Gready to Fwelcome the Class
The Cgirl I Gleft beChind
[Interlude]
Am G F C
C G C
[Verse 3]
CWhether in success or FfaiClure
I will alFways be Gtrue
AmProudly each dGay in a Fland far aCway
I'll be building a Ghome for Cyou
[Chorus]
Far Ca--Amway in AusEmtraliGa, Amsoon will Gfaith be Fkind
And AmI will be Gready to Fwelcome the Class
The Cgirl I Gleft beChind
[Verse 4]
CDaily she waits at the Fold cottage Cgates
Watching the Fwhole day Gthrough
AmTill a sweet Gmessage comes Fover the Cwaves
In the new world to Gjoin the Ctwo
[Chorus]
Far Ca--Amway in AusEmtraliGa, Amsoon will Gfaith be Fkind
And AmI will be Gready to Fwelcome the Class
The gCirl I Gleft beChind

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Far Away In Australia

by The Wolfe Tones

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Am G F C

C G C

[Verse 1]

C F C

Sweetheart I'm bidding you a fond farewell

F G

Murmured the youth one day

Am G F C

I'm off for a new land my fortune to try

G C

And I'm ready to sail away

[Chorus]

C Am Em G Am G F

Far a--way in Australia, soon will faith be kind

Am G F C

And I will be ready to welcome the lass

C G C

The girl I left behind

[Verse 2]

C F C

Must we be parted this fair one cried

F G

I cannot let you go

Am G F C

Still I must leave you,the young man replied

G C

But for only a while you know

[Chorus]

C Am Em G Am G F

Far a--way in Australia, soon will faith be kind

Am G F C

And I will be ready to welcome the lass

C G C

The girl I left behind

[Interlude]

Am G F C

C G C

[Verse 3]

C F C

Whether in success or failure

F G

I will always be true

Am G F C

Proudly each day in a land far away

G C

I'll be building a home for you

[Chorus]

C Am Em G Am G F

Far a--way in Australia, soon will faith be kind

Am G F C

And I will be ready to welcome the lass

C G C

The girl I left behind

[Verse 4]

C F C

Daily she waits at the old cottage gates

F G

Watching the whole day through

Am G F C

Till a sweet message comes over the waves

G C

In the new world to join the two

[Chorus]

C Am Em G Am G F

Far a--way in Australia, soon will faith be kind

Am G F C

And I will be ready to welcome the lass

C G C

The girl I left behind

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