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[Chorus]
N.C.
Then blow, ye winds, then blow
N.C.
And a-rovin' I will go
N.C.
I'll stay no more on England's shore
N.C.
To hear the fiddles play
N.C.
For I'm on the move to me own true love
Ten thousand miles aDway
[Verse]
DOh, my true love was beautiful
And my true love was Ggay
But she's Bmtaken a trip on a DGovernment ship
Bound Gout for Botany ABay
Bound Dout for Botany Bay, me boys
And though she's far aGway
I'll Bmnever forget me Down true love
Ten Gthousand Amiles aDway
[Chorus]
DThen blow, ye winds, then blow
And a-Bmrovin' I will Ago
I'll Dstay no more on GEngland's shore
To Ghear the fiddles play
For I'm Don the move to me Gown true love
Ten Athousand miles aDway
[Verse]
DOh, it was a summer's morning
When last I seen me GMeg
She'd a BmGovernment band aDround her hand
And aGnother one round her Aleg
And aDnother one round her leg, me boys
As the big ship left the Gbay
"ABmdieu, me love, reDmember me
Ten Gthousand Amiles aDway"
[Chorus]
DThen blow, ye winds, then blow
And a-Bmrovin' I will Ago
I'll Dstay no more on GEngland's shore
To Ghear the fiddles play
For I'm Don the move to me Gown true love
Ten Athousand miles aDway
[Verse]
DI wished I was a bosun
Or a sailor without Gfear
I'd Bmman a boat and aDway I'd float
And Gstraight to me true love Asteer
And Dstraight to me true love steer, me boys
Where the whales and dolphin the Gplay
Where the Bmwhales and sharks are Dhavin' their larks
Ten Gthousand Amiles aDway
[Chorus]
DThen blow, ye winds, then blow
And a-Bmrovin' I will Ago
I'll Dstay no more on GEngland's shore
To Ghear the fiddles play
For I'm Don the move to me Gown true love
Ten Athousand miles aDway
[Verse]
DOh, the sun may shine through the London fog
Or the river run quite Gclear
Or the Bmocean brine turn Dinto wine
Or GI forget me Abeer
Or DI forget me beer, me boys
Or the landlord's quarter-Gpay
But I'll Bmnever forget me Down true love
Ten Gthousand Amiles aDway
[Chorus]
    DN.C.
Then blow, ye winds, then blow
N.C.
And a-rovin' I will go
N.C.
I'll stay no more on England's shore
N.C.
To hear the fiddles play
For I'm Don the move to me Gown true love
Ten Athousand miles aDwayG  A  D  

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10000 Miles Away

by The McCalmans

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Chorus]

N.C.

Then blow, ye winds, then blow

N.C.

And a-rovin' I will go

N.C.

I'll stay no more on England's shore

N.C.

To hear the fiddles play

N.C.

For I'm on the move to me own true love

Ten thousand miles away

[Verse]

Oh, my true love was beautiful

And my true love was gay

Bm D

But she's taken a trip on a Government ship

G A

Bound out for Botany Bay

Bound out for Botany Bay, me boys

And though she's far away

Bm D

I'll never forget me own true love

G A D

Ten thousand miles away

[Chorus]

Then blow, ye winds, then blow

Bm A

And a-rovin' I will go

D G

I'll stay no more on England's shore

To hear the fiddles play

D G

For I'm on the move to me own true love

A D

Ten thousand miles away

[Verse]

Oh, it was a summer's morning

When last I seen me Meg

Bm D

She'd a Government band around her hand

G A

And another one round her leg

And another one round her leg, me boys

As the big ship left the bay

Bm D

"Adieu, me love, remember me

G A D

Ten thousand miles away"

[Chorus]

Then blow, ye winds, then blow

Bm A

And a-rovin' I will go

D G

I'll stay no more on England's shore

To hear the fiddles play

D G

For I'm on the move to me own true love

A D

Ten thousand miles away

[Verse]

I wished I was a bosun

Or a sailor without fear

Bm D

I'd man a boat and away I'd float

G A

And straight to me true love steer

And straight to me true love steer, me boys

Where the whales and dolphin the play

Bm D

Where the whales and sharks are havin' their larks

G A D

Ten thousand miles away

[Chorus]

Then blow, ye winds, then blow

Bm A

And a-rovin' I will go

D G

I'll stay no more on England's shore

To hear the fiddles play

D G

For I'm on the move to me own true love

A D

Ten thousand miles away

[Verse]

Oh, the sun may shine through the London fog

Or the river run quite clear

Bm D

Or the ocean brine turn into wine

G A

Or I forget me beer

Or I forget me beer, me boys

Or the landlord's quarter-pay

Bm D

But I'll never forget me own true love

G A D

Ten thousand miles away

[Chorus]

N.C.

Then blow, ye winds, then blow

N.C.

And a-rovin' I will go

N.C.

I'll stay no more on England's shore

N.C.

To hear the fiddles play

D G

For I'm on the move to me own true love

A D G A D

Ten thousand miles away

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