Chords with lyrics
Intro:
C majorC D MajorD C majorC D MajorD C majorC D MajorD C majorC D MajorD
Verse
G+G C majorC D MajorD G+G
The sun was setting in the west
E minorEm C majorC B minorBm E minorEm E minorEm
And the birds were singing on every tree
G+G D MajorD
All nature seemed inclined for a rest
E minorEm C majorC B minorBm C majorC D MajorD
But still there was no rest for me
C majorC
So Farewell to Nova Scotia
G+G
your sea-bound coast
E minorEm C majorC B minorBm E minorEm E minorEm
To your mountains dark to your hills and streams
G+G D MajorD
I am bound far away on the briny ocean tossed
E minorEm C majorC B minorBm C majorC D MajorD
Will you ever heave a sigh and a wish for me
Solo
C majorC C majorC G+G G+G
E minorEm C majorC B minorBm E minorEm E minorEm
G+G D MajorD D MajorD D MajorD
E minorEm C majorC B minorBm C majorC D MajorD
Verse
G+G C majorC D MajorD G+G
The drums they do beat to war the alarm
E minorEm C majorC B minorBm E minorEm E minorEm
The captain calls, we must obey
G+G D MajorD
So farewell, fare thee well To your Nova Scotian charms
E minorEm C majorC B minorBm C majorC D MajorD
It s early in the morning I am bound far away
Verse
G+G C majorC D MajorD G+G
I grieve to leave my native land
E minorEm C majorC B minorBm E minorEm E minorEm
I grieve to leave my comrades all
G+G D MajorD
And my parents whom I love so dear
E minorEm C majorC B minorBm C majorC D MajorD
And the bonny, bonny lass that I do adore
Solo
C majorC C majorC G+G G+G
E minorEm C majorC B minorBm E minorEm E minorEm
G+G D MajorD D MajorD D MajorD
E minorEm C majorC B minorBm C majorC D MajorD
C majorC
So Farewell to Nova Scotia
G+G
your sea-bound coast
E minorEm C majorC B minorBm E minorEm E minorEm
To your mountains dark to your hills and streams
G+G D MajorD
I am bound far away on the briny ocean tossed
E minorEm C majorC B minorBm C majorC D MajorD C majorC D MajorD G+G
Will you ever heave a sigh and a wish for me for me