| Song Name: | Farewell to Nova Scotia | By: | Unknown |
| Posted By: | gene | Difficulty: | Any |
| Key: | G | Genre: | General |
| Harp Type: | Diatonic | ||
| Created: | 2009-03-06 03:03:13 | Modified: | 2009-03-06 04:03:24 |
| Song: | VERSE
7 7 -8 7 5 -5 6 6 -5 6 The sun was set-ting in the west 7 -7 -6 -7 7 7 -8 -6 -6� -6 The birds were sing-ing in ev-�ry tree 7 -8 8 8 -8 -8 -7 6 6 -7 -8 All na-ture seemed in- clined for rest 7 -8 8 7 7 -7 -6 -6 -6 6 -4 -6 -6 But still there was no rest for me VERSE i grieve to leave my native land and i grieve to leave my comrades all and my parents whom i hold so dear and the bonnie, bonnie lass that i do adore. CHORUS -6 -7 7 -7 7 -7 -8 7 Fare- well to No-va Sco-tia 5 -5 6 5 6 The sea bound coast 7 -7 -6 -7 7 -7 8 -6 -6� -6 Let your moun-tains, dark and drear- y be 7 -8 8 8 8 -8 -8 For when I am far a-way -8 -7 6 6 6 -7 -8 On the bri-ny o-cean tossed 7 -8 8 -8 7 -7 -6 -7 Will you e-ver heave a sigh 6 -5 5 -7 -7 And a wish for me? VERSE the drums they do beat and the wars to alarm the captain cries, and we must obey so farewell, farewell to Nova Scotia's charms for it's early in the mornin' and i'm far, far away CHORUS VERSE i have three brothers and they are at rest their arms are crossed upon their breast but a poor simple sailor jest like me must be tossed and driven in the cold black sea CHORUS |
