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Farewell

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 31Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

The song sounds closer to the record if you play it with a capo on the fifth fret, as a commenter notes. 
I've tabbed the song without a capo, so that people who do not have one can play it.
Main riff:
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|-3-----3-3-3----|--3---3---0-0--|---------------|----------------|
B|-3-----3-3-3----|--2---2---2-2--|--------------2|--2-------------|
G|-0-----0-0-0----|--3---3---2-2--|--------------2|--2-------------|
D|-0-----0-0-0----|--0---0---2-2--|4-2-4-2-------2|--2-4-2-4-2-----|
A|-2-----2-2-2----|----------0-0--|0-0-0-0-------0|--0-0-0-0-0-----|
E|-3-----3-3-3----|---------------|---------------|----------------|
   G                 D       A
Note: The riff above is a suggestion. The way the guitarist plays it changes a lot during the song, so I 
suggest playing variations on the underlying chords.
Riff 1: 
e|----------------------0---|
B|----------------------2---|
G|-0--------------------2---|
D|-----4---2---0--------2---|
A|-----------------0----0---|
E|--------------------------|
Note: Try playing either Riff 1 or the underlying chords and see which you prefer.
GENERAL NOTES: 
All verses have the same chords.
The chords that are in parentheses are like that because I can't quite tell what's being played.
--------------------
Intro: Main riff x5 
Verse 1: 
D                 Riff 1 (G)
Fare thee well my brother
PlDease don't Astand in my way
I'm gDoing down to that Adirty town
no mGatter whDat you Asay
You fDooled me and you Gruled me
Aand you pDlayed in every part
I gotta gGo, it's no Ause me stayin' hoDme
Verse 2
Verse 3
Chorus 1: 
Well I lGove yDou
Shall I wrGite or phDone from PGaris or RDome
and I'll mGiss you Dall
even thGo' you trDied to hAold me back
G D A
GVeDrsA7e 4
Chorus 2:
All I can say is I lGove yDou
Shall I wrGite or pDhone from PaGris or RDome
And I thGink I'm always gonna mDiss you
Main riff x1
And I lGove yDou always
Main riff x1
I think I'm aGlways gonna mDiss ya
even thGo' you trDied to hAold me back
GG DD AA (whistling over chords)
Bridge/break:
Variation on main riff x3 (the A comes earlier than in the main riff; play the A very slowly 
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 
e|-3---3-3-3-3---3|----0----------|
B|-3---3-3-3-3---2|----2----------|
G|-0---0-0-0-0---3|----2----------|
D|-0---0-0-0-0---0|----2----------|
A|-2---2-2-2-2----|----0----------|
E|-3---3-3-3-3----|---------------|
   G             D     A
Then play A for two measures
G D A until fade (similar to the main riff, but the A doesn't come 'til the 3rd measure)

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Farewell

by Rod Stewart

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The song sounds closer to the record if you play it with a capo on the fifth fret, as a commenter notes.

I've tabbed the song without a capo, so that people who do not have one can play it.

Main riff:

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

e|-3-----3-3-3----|--3---3---0-0--|---------------|----------------|

B|-3-----3-3-3----|--2---2---2-2--|--------------2|--2-------------|

G|-0-----0-0-0----|--3---3---2-2--|--------------2|--2-------------|

D|-0-----0-0-0----|--0---0---2-2--|4-2-4-2-------2|--2-4-2-4-2-----|

A|-2-----2-2-2----|----------0-0--|0-0-0-0-------0|--0-0-0-0-0-----|

E|-3-----3-3-3----|---------------|---------------|----------------|

G D A

Note: The riff above is a suggestion. The way the guitarist plays it changes a lot during the song, so I

suggest playing variations on the underlying chords.

Riff 1:

e|----------------------0---|

B|----------------------2---|

G|-0--------------------2---|

D|-----4---2---0--------2---|

A|-----------------0----0---|

E|--------------------------|

Note: Try playing either Riff 1 or the underlying chords and see which you prefer.

GENERAL NOTES:

All verses have the same chords.

The chords that are in parentheses are like that because I can't quite tell what's being played.

--------------------

Intro: Main riff x5

Verse 1:

D Riff 1 (G)

Fare thee well my brother

D A

Please don't stand in my way

D A

I'm going down to that dirty town

G D A

no matter what you say

D G

You fooled me and you ruled me

A D

and you played in every part

G A D

I gotta go, it's no use me stayin' home

Verse 2

Verse 3

Chorus 1:

G D

Well I love you

G D G D

Shall I write or phone from Paris or Rome

G D

and I'll miss you all

G D A

even tho' you tried to hold me back

G D A

G D A7

Verse 4

Chorus 2:

G D

All I can say is I love you

G D G D

Shall I write or phone from Paris or Rome

G D

And I think I'm always gonna miss you

Main riff x1

G D

And I love you always

Main riff x1

G D

I think I'm always gonna miss ya

G D A

even tho' you tried to hold me back

G D A

G D A (whistling over chords)

Bridge/break:

Variation on main riff x3 (the A comes earlier than in the main riff; play the A very slowly

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

e|-3---3-3-3-3---3|----0----------|

B|-3---3-3-3-3---2|----2----------|

G|-0---0-0-0-0---3|----2----------|

D|-0---0-0-0-0---0|----2----------|

A|-2---2-2-2-2----|----0----------|

E|-3---3-3-3-3----|---------------|

G D A

Then play A for two measures

G D A until fade (similar to the main riff, but the A doesn't come 'til the 3rd measure)

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