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  F#m7add1120220x
[Intro]
A
[Verse 1]
I will Alive my Elife as a A7lobsterman's Dwife on an Aisland Ein the blue Abay.E  
He will Atake care of Eme, he will A7smell like the Dsea,
And cAlose to my hEeart he'll always Astay.
I will Abear three Egirls all with sA7trawberry Dcurls, little AElla and
ENelly and AFaye.E  
While I'm Acombing their Ehair, I will cA7atch his warm Dstare
On our Aisland Ein the blue Abay.
[Chorus]
Far aEway far aE7way, I wanna Dgo far aAway.
To a Enew life on a new shore Aline.
Where the Ewater is bE7lue and the Dpeople are Anew.
                E   D(hold)
To another island, in another life.
A
[Verse 2]
There's a Aboy next to Eme and he A7never will Dbe anytAhing but a bEoy at the Abar.E  
And I Athink he's the Etops, he's where A7everything Dstops.
How I Alove to lEove him from aAfar.
When he Awalks right past Eme then I A7finally Dsee on this Abar stool I can'F#m7add11t stay.
So I'm Ataking my fErown to a A7far distant Dtown
On an Aisland Ein the blue Abay.
[Chorus]
Far aEway far aE7way, I wanna Dgo far aAway.
To a Enew life on a new shore Aline.
Where the Ewater is E7blue and the Dpeople are Anew.
                E   D(hold)
To another island, in another life.
[Bridge]
(The bridge is various As and Es... play to your liking as long as you end on A)
I wanna go far away.
Away away, I wanna go far away, away, away
I wanna go far away, far away.
[Outro]
Where the Ewater is E7blue and the Dpeople are Anew.
To Eanother life, to aDnother lAife.
To aEnother shore line
  DIn another lAmaj7ife. 

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Far Away

by Ingrid Michaelson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m7add11

Amaj7

F#m7add11

20220x

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

A E A7 D A E A E

I will live my life as a lobsterman's wife on an island in the blue bay.

A E A7 D

He will take care of me, he will smell like the sea,

A E A

And close to my heart he'll always stay.

A E A7 D A

I will bear three girls all with strawberry curls, little Ella and

E A E

Nelly and Faye.

A E A7 D

While I'm combing their hair, I will catch his warm stare

A E A

On our island in the blue bay.

[Chorus]

E E7 D A

Far away far away, I wanna go far away.

E A

To a new life on a new shore line.

E E7 D A

Where the water is blue and the people are new.

E D

(hold)

To another island, in another life.

[Verse 2]

A E A7 D A E A E

There's a boy next to me and he never will be anything but a boy at the bar.

A E A7 D

And I think he's the tops, he's where everything stops.

A E A

How I love to love him from afar.

A E A7 D A F#m7add11

When he walks right past me then I finally see on this bar stool I can't stay.

A E A7 D

So I'm taking my frown to a far distant town

A E A

On an island in the blue bay.

[Chorus]

E E7 D A

Far away far away, I wanna go far away.

E A

To a new life on a new shore line.

E E7 D A

Where the water is blue and the people are new.

E D

(hold)

To another island, in another life.

[Bridge]

(The bridge is various As and Es... play to your liking as long as you end on A)

I wanna go far away.

Away away, I wanna go far away, away, away

I wanna go far away, far away.

[Outro]

E E7 D A

Where the water is blue and the people are new.

E D A

To another life, to another life.

To another shore line

D Amaj7

In another life.

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