The Last Farewell Roger Whittaker
INTRO: in G
Verse#1:
[G]There's a s[C]hip lies rigged and r[G]eady in the h[C]arbor[G]
[C]tomorrow for ol' [C7]England she s[F]ails
far a[Dm]way from your l[F]and of endless s[Dm]unshine[F]
to my l[Dm]and full of [F]rainy skies and g[G]ales
and [C]I shall be on [G]board that ship t[C]omorrow[G]
[C]though my heart is full of t[C7]ears at this far[F]ewell
Chorus:
[Dm]For y[G]ou are [C]beauti[Am]ful and I [Dm]have loved you [G7]dearly
more d[Dm]early than the s[G7]poken word can t[C]ell
[Dm]for y[G]ou are [C]beauti[Am]ful and I [Dm]have loved you [G7]dearly
more d[Dm]early than the s[G7]poken word can t[C]ell
Verse#2
[G]I h[C]eard there's a w[G]icked war a b[C]lazing[G]
and the t[C]aste of war I [C7]know so very [F]well
Eve[Dm]n no I see that[F] foreign flag a [Dm]raising[F]
their g[Dm]uns on fire [F]as we sailed into[G] hell
I ha[C]ve no fear of [G]death it brings no s[C]orrow[G]
[C]but how bitter will be this [C7]last f[F]arewell
Chorus:
[Dm]For y[G]ou are [C]beauti[Am]ful and I [Dm]have loved you [G7]dearly
more d[Dm]early than the s[G7]poken word can t[C]ell
[Dm]for y[G]ou are [C]beaut[Am]iful and I h[Dm]ave loved you [G7]dearly
more d[Dm]early than the s[G7]poken word can t[C]ell
Verse#3:
[G]Though [C]death and darkness [G]gather all [C]about me[G]
and my sh[C]ip be torn a[C7]part upon the [F]sea
I shall [Dm]smell again the f[F]ragrance of these [Dm]islands[F]
in the [Dm]heaving waves that [F]brought me once to [G]thee
and s[C]hould I return safe [G]home again to E[C]ngland[G]
[C]I shall watch the English [C7]mist roll through the [F]dale
Chorus:
[Dm]For y[G]ou are [C]beauti[Am]ful and I [Dm]have loved you [G7]dearly
more d[Dm]early than the s[G7]poken word can t[C]ell
[Dm]for y[G]ou are [C]beaut[Am]iful and I h[Dm]ave loved you [G7]dearly
more d[Dm]early than the s[G7]poken word can t[C]ell
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