Chords for Farewell to Nova Scotia
Tempo:
123.1 bpm
Chords used:
F#m
A
E
G#
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
How [A] farewell the Nova Scotia, the sea-bound [F#m] coast, With young fountains dark and grey, I be!
[A] From an island [E] far away, in the very ocean's crust, [F#m] Where you will ever hear the sky, or a wish, or a plea.
[A] The sun was setting in the west, [F#m] the birds were singing on every tree,
[A] Her nature [E] seemed to be at rest, [F#m] for her luster was no rest for thee.
So [A] farewell the Nova Scotia, the sea-bound coast, [F#m] With young fountains dark and grey, I be!
[A] From an island [E] far away, in the very ocean's crust, [F#m] Where you will ever hear the sky, or a wish, or a plea.
Well [A]
[F#m]
[A]
[E]
[F#m]
[A] I greet thee, my little home, [F#m] I greet thee, my comrades home,
[A] And my parents, [E] who my love so dear, [F#m] And the bonnie, bonnie rats that I do adore.
[A] So farewell the Nova Scotia, the sea-bound coast, [F#m] With young fountains dark and grey, I be!
[A] From an island [E] far away, in the very ocean's crust, [F#m] Where you will ever hear the sky, or a wish, or a plea.
[A] When the rungs do beat, the larks do alarm, [F#m] My path in call time must obey.
Fare thee well, [E] fare thee well, if Nova Scotia's charm, [F#m] It's early in the morning, and I'm bound far away.
[A] So farewell the Nova Scotia, the sea-bound coast, With [F#m] young fountains dark and grey, I be!
[A] From an island [E] far away, in the very ocean's crust, [F#m] Where you will ever hear the sky, or a wish, or a plea.
[A]
[F#m] [G#] [F#m]
[A]
[E]
[F#m]
[A] Well I have two brothers, and they are dressed, [F#m] Their arms are folded on their chests,
[A] But two poor [E] simple sailors, just like me, [F#m] Must be tossed and found in the near dark sea.
[A] So farewell the Nova Scotia, the sea-bound coast, With [F#m] young fountains dark and grey, I be!
[A] From an island [E] far away, in the very ocean's crust, Where [F#m] you will ever hear the sky, or a [F#] wish, or a plea.
[N]
[A] From an island [E] far away, in the very ocean's crust, [F#m] Where you will ever hear the sky, or a wish, or a plea.
[A] The sun was setting in the west, [F#m] the birds were singing on every tree,
[A] Her nature [E] seemed to be at rest, [F#m] for her luster was no rest for thee.
So [A] farewell the Nova Scotia, the sea-bound coast, [F#m] With young fountains dark and grey, I be!
[A] From an island [E] far away, in the very ocean's crust, [F#m] Where you will ever hear the sky, or a wish, or a plea.
Well [A]
[F#m]
[A]
[E]
[F#m]
[A] I greet thee, my little home, [F#m] I greet thee, my comrades home,
[A] And my parents, [E] who my love so dear, [F#m] And the bonnie, bonnie rats that I do adore.
[A] So farewell the Nova Scotia, the sea-bound coast, [F#m] With young fountains dark and grey, I be!
[A] From an island [E] far away, in the very ocean's crust, [F#m] Where you will ever hear the sky, or a wish, or a plea.
[A] When the rungs do beat, the larks do alarm, [F#m] My path in call time must obey.
Fare thee well, [E] fare thee well, if Nova Scotia's charm, [F#m] It's early in the morning, and I'm bound far away.
[A] So farewell the Nova Scotia, the sea-bound coast, With [F#m] young fountains dark and grey, I be!
[A] From an island [E] far away, in the very ocean's crust, [F#m] Where you will ever hear the sky, or a wish, or a plea.
[A]
[F#m] [G#] [F#m]
[A]
[E]
[F#m]
[A] Well I have two brothers, and they are dressed, [F#m] Their arms are folded on their chests,
[A] But two poor [E] simple sailors, just like me, [F#m] Must be tossed and found in the near dark sea.
[A] So farewell the Nova Scotia, the sea-bound coast, With [F#m] young fountains dark and grey, I be!
[A] From an island [E] far away, in the very ocean's crust, Where [F#m] you will ever hear the sky, or a [F#] wish, or a plea.
[N]
Key:
F#m
A
E
G#
F#
F#m
A
E
How [A] farewell the Nova Scotia, the sea-bound [F#m] coast, With young fountains dark and grey, I be!
[A] From an island [E] far away, in the very ocean's crust, [F#m] Where you will ever hear the sky, or a wish, or a plea.
[A] The sun was setting in the west, [F#m] the birds were singing on every tree,
_ [A] Her nature [E] seemed to be at rest, [F#m] for her luster was no rest for thee.
So [A] farewell the Nova Scotia, the sea-bound coast, [F#m] With young fountains dark and grey, I be!
_ [A] From an island [E] far away, in the very _ ocean's crust, [F#m] Where you will ever hear the sky, or a wish, or a plea.
Well [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] I greet thee, my little home, [F#m] I greet thee, my comrades _ home,
[A] And my parents, [E] who my love so dear, [F#m] And the bonnie, bonnie rats that I do _ adore.
[A] So farewell the Nova Scotia, the sea-bound coast, [F#m] With young fountains dark and grey, I _ be!
[A] From an island [E] far away, in the very _ ocean's crust, [F#m] Where you will ever hear the sky, or a wish, or a plea.
_ [A] When the rungs do beat, the larks do alarm, [F#m] My path in call time must _ obey.
Fare thee well, [E] fare thee well, if Nova Scotia's charm, [F#m] It's early in the morning, and I'm bound far away.
_ [A] So farewell the Nova Scotia, the sea-bound coast, With [F#m] young fountains dark and grey, I be!
_ [A] From an island [E] far away, in the very ocean's crust, [F#m] Where you will ever hear the sky, or a wish, or a plea.
_ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ [G#] _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] Well I have two brothers, and they are dressed, [F#m] Their arms are folded on their _ chests,
[A] But two poor [E] simple sailors, just like me, [F#m] Must be tossed and found in the near dark sea.
[A] So farewell the Nova Scotia, the sea-bound coast, With [F#m] young fountains dark and grey, I be!
[A] From an island [E] far away, in the very ocean's crust, Where [F#m] you will ever hear the sky, or a [F#] wish, or a plea. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _
[A] From an island [E] far away, in the very ocean's crust, [F#m] Where you will ever hear the sky, or a wish, or a plea.
[A] The sun was setting in the west, [F#m] the birds were singing on every tree,
_ [A] Her nature [E] seemed to be at rest, [F#m] for her luster was no rest for thee.
So [A] farewell the Nova Scotia, the sea-bound coast, [F#m] With young fountains dark and grey, I be!
_ [A] From an island [E] far away, in the very _ ocean's crust, [F#m] Where you will ever hear the sky, or a wish, or a plea.
Well [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] I greet thee, my little home, [F#m] I greet thee, my comrades _ home,
[A] And my parents, [E] who my love so dear, [F#m] And the bonnie, bonnie rats that I do _ adore.
[A] So farewell the Nova Scotia, the sea-bound coast, [F#m] With young fountains dark and grey, I _ be!
[A] From an island [E] far away, in the very _ ocean's crust, [F#m] Where you will ever hear the sky, or a wish, or a plea.
_ [A] When the rungs do beat, the larks do alarm, [F#m] My path in call time must _ obey.
Fare thee well, [E] fare thee well, if Nova Scotia's charm, [F#m] It's early in the morning, and I'm bound far away.
_ [A] So farewell the Nova Scotia, the sea-bound coast, With [F#m] young fountains dark and grey, I be!
_ [A] From an island [E] far away, in the very ocean's crust, [F#m] Where you will ever hear the sky, or a wish, or a plea.
_ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ [G#] _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] Well I have two brothers, and they are dressed, [F#m] Their arms are folded on their _ chests,
[A] But two poor [E] simple sailors, just like me, [F#m] Must be tossed and found in the near dark sea.
[A] So farewell the Nova Scotia, the sea-bound coast, With [F#m] young fountains dark and grey, I be!
[A] From an island [E] far away, in the very ocean's crust, Where [F#m] you will ever hear the sky, or a [F#] wish, or a plea. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _