Far Away Boys Flogging Molly
Hello, everyone. This is Flogging Molly's signature "sad song," so play it
slowly with a proper amount of wistfulness. On the album version there's an
acoustic guitar strumming chords and a banjo picking out a slow arpeggio
throughout the whole song. They play the solo on an accordion, but it sounds all
right on guitar as long as you've got another guitar playing the chords.
Flogging Molly - Far Away Boys
Intro:
C... (the closing chord of the previous song, Sentimental Johnny)
[E] [A] [E] [B]
[E] [A] [Am] [E]
Well I w[E]orked on the r[A]ailroad for t[E]wo pence a d[A]ay
Dr[E]ank down one p[A]enny, the [Am]other Iâ??d[E] save
I h[E]ammered and I h[A]ammered, for G[E]od knows how l[A]ong
W[E]ell into m[A]adness with [Am]each setting s[E]un
I p[E]ut my head d[A]own and I dr[E]eamt you were h[B]ere
With [E]me by the [A]olâ?? tree wher[Am]e no one could[E] care
Chorus:
Far aw[E]ay boys, far aw[A]ay boys, aw[E]ay from ya n[A]ow
Iâ??m[E] lyinâ?? with m[A]y sweetheart, in [Am]her arms Iâ??l[E]l be found
Then the s[E]un belched up[A]on me, you were [E]no longer h[A]ere
L[E]yinâ?? in your [A]place was my[Am] hammer and my[E] gear
So I st[E]amped out the f[A]ire that k[E]ept us both w[A]arm
The [E]ashes were f[A]allinâ?? like the[Am] snow drops o[E]f old
We c[E]ame to a m[A]ountain, dynam[E]ite and sheâ??ll[B] blow
A big h[E]ole in that r[A]ock like the [Am]one in my s[E]oul
(play this solo as shown OR an octave up on the 1st string)
e-------------------------------------------------------- B-------------------------------------------------------- G-------------------------------------------------------- D--2-4-6---4-6-4-2---4-6---9---2-4-6---4-6-4-2------4-2-- A-------------------------------------------------------- E--------------------------------------------------------
CHORUS
We buried four workmen; they dug themselves well
Theyâ??re only paddies, just paddies; donâ??t dig them too deep
Youâ??ll need all your strength, boys, and theyâ??re replaced easily
With the heat I was melting into your sweet lips
Ah, your kiss takes me back, takes me back from all this
CHORUS
Someone said it was Christmas but not a tree was in sight
The only thing growinâ?? was my will to die
Till the gaffer said â??Men, your work here is doneâ??
I said â??Iâ??ll see you in Hell, on that train we died forâ??
Never again will I smell your sweet dream
But a p**sed stained old gutter where your lips used to be
CHORUS
Quite simple, as all their songs tend to be. That's it for now. Enjoy it!
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