Chords with lyrics
Standard Tuning, Capo III
There's a lot going on in this song, so I can't guarantee this is 100% perfect, but it's pretty close.
If you're half-decent at finger picking, you'll at least be able to BS your way through it and
sound pretty good.
Chords Used:
Am7Am7 G6G6 Fmaj7Fmaj7 C/GC/G
e|-0-----0-----0-----0--|
A augmentedA|-1-----1-----1-----1--|
D MajorD|-0-----0-----0-----0--|
G+G|-2-----0-----3-----2--|
BB|-0-----2-----0-----3--|
E MajorE|-0-----3-----1-----3--|
Intro:
Am7Am7 G6G6 Fmaj7Fmaj7 (x2)
Verse:
Am7Am7 G6G6 Fmaj7Fmaj7
Prepare them not for sunrise
Am7Am7 G6G6 Fmaj7Fmaj7
We'll watch them go
Am7Am7 G6G6 Fmaj7Fmaj7
I often see your small ghost
Am7Am7 G6G6 Fmaj7Fmaj7
In funeral clothes
Bridge:
Am7Am7 G6G6 Fmaj7Fmaj7 (x2)
Ahh…
Verse:
Am7Am7 G6G6 Fmaj7Fmaj7
Prepare them not for war time
Am7Am7 G6G6 Fmaj7Fmaj7
They'll sing its tune
Am7Am7 G6G6 Fmaj7Fmaj7
I left you on your own child
Am7Am7 G6G6 Fmaj7Fmaj7
10 years too soon
Chorus:
C/GC/G G6G6 Fmaj7Fmaj7
Fare thee well
C/GC/G G6G6 Fmaj7Fmaj7
Fare thee well
Verse:
Am7Am7 G6G6 Fmaj7Fmaj7
Prepare them not for long lives
Am7Am7 G6G6 Fmaj7Fmaj7
In soil immersed
Am7Am7 G6G6 Fmaj7Fmaj7
We speak by your small headstone
Am7Am7 G6G6 Fmaj7Fmaj7
You left me first
Chorus:
C/GC/G G6G6 Fmaj7Fmaj7
Fare thee well
C/GC/G G6G6 Fmaj7Fmaj7
Fare thee well
C/GC/G G6G6 Fmaj7Fmaj7
Fare thee well
C/GC/G G6G6 Fmaj7Fmaj7
Fare thee well
{Outro]
C/GC/G G6G6 Fmaj7Fmaj7