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[Verse]
FareCwell my Glovely CJohnny, a Amthousand Gtimes aCdieu
You are going aFway Gfrom the Fholy Emground and the Cones that Amlove you Gtrue
You will Csail the Gsalt seas Cover and then reGturn for CsurEme__
To Fsee aDmgain the Fones you Amlove and the Choly Gground once FmorCe__Dm  G  
[Verse]
You're Con the Gsalt sea Csailing, and AmI am Gsafe beChind
Fond letters FI Gwill Fwrite to Emyou, the Csecrets Amof my Gmind
And the Csecrets Gof my Cmind, my love, you're the one that GI aCdorEme__
And Fstill I Dmlive in Fhopes you'll Amsee the Choly Gground once FmorCe__Dm  G  
[Verse]
I Csee the Gstorm a-Crising, and it's Amcoming Gquick and Csoon
And the night's so Fdark Gand FclouEmdy you can Cscarcely Amsee the Gmoon
And the Csecrets Gof my Cmind, my love, you're the one that GI aCdorEme__
And Fstill I Dmlive in Fhopes you'll Amsee the Choly Gground once FmorCe__Dm  G  
[Verse]
But Cnow the Gstorms are Cover, and Amyou are Gsafe and Cwell
We will go inFto Ga Fpublic Emhouse and Cwe'll sit and Amdrink our Gfill
We will Cdrink strong Gale and Cporter and we'll make the Grafters CroaEmr__
And Fwhen our Dmmoney, it Fis all Amspent, you'll Cgo to Gsea once FmorCe__G  
[Outro]
You're the Cone that GI aCdorEme__
And Fstill I Dmlive in Fhopes you'll Amsee the Choly Gground once Cmore

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The Holy Ground

by Mary Black

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[Verse]

C G C Am G C

Farewell my lovely Johnny, a thousand times adieu

F G F Em C Am G

You are going away from the holy ground and the ones that love you true

C G C G C Em

You will sail the salt seas over and then return for sure__

F Dm F Am C G F C Dm G

To see again the ones you love and the holy ground once more__

[Verse]

C G C Am G C

You're on the salt sea sailing, and I am safe behind

F G F Em C Am G

Fond letters I will write to you, the secrets of my mind

C G C G C Em

And the secrets of my mind, my love, you're the one that I adore__

F Dm F Am C G F C Dm G

And still I live in hopes you'll see the holy ground once more__

[Verse]

C G C Am G C

I see the storm a-rising, and it's coming quick and soon

F G F Em C Am G

And the night's so dark and cloudy you can scarcely see the moon

C G C G C Em

And the secrets of my mind, my love, you're the one that I adore__

F Dm F Am C G F C Dm G

And still I live in hopes you'll see the holy ground once more__

[Verse]

C G C Am G C

But now the storms are over, and you are safe and well

F G F Em C Am G

We will go into a public house and we'll sit and drink our fill

C G C G C Em

We will drink strong ale and porter and we'll make the rafters roar__

F Dm F Am C G F C G

And when our money, it is all spent, you'll go to sea once more__

[Outro]

C G C Em

You're the one that I adore__

F Dm F Am C G C

And still I live in hopes you'll see the holy ground once more

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