Joy Of Living chords by Ewan Maccoll

Chords with lyrics

Ewan MacColl - Joy Of Living
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4mxCzgBaRA

Original starts on A augmentedA (ie 3 semitones below this) but
I've transposed it to make the chords easier.

Bb* = 3213 = Bbadd9Bbadd9 but sounds OK as Bb majorBb
[numbers indicate fingerings on a standard GCEA-tuned ukulele]

C majorC      FF          DmDm    G+G    C majorC
Farewell you northern hills, you mountains all goodbye
C majorC      FF       DmDm    G+G     C majorC
Moorland and stony ridges, crags and peaks goodbye
C majorC        FF         DmDm  C majorC   DmDm   G+G
Glyder Fach farewell, Cul Beag, Scafell, cloud bearing Suilven
A minorAm     E minorEm      FF    C majorC     Bb* C majorC  FF
Sun warmed rock and the cold of Bleaklow's frozen sea
  E minorEm      DmDm      E minorEm   A minorAm  DmDm G+G  C majorC
The snow and the wind and the rain of hills and mountains
A minorAm     E minorEm     FF    C majorC      Bb* C majorC  FF
Days in the sun and the tempered wind and the air like wine,
    E minorEm      DmDm        E minorEm
And you drink and you drink till you're drunk
    A minorAm DmDm G+G C majorC
On the joy of living

Farewell to you my love, my time is almost done
Lie in my arms once more until the darkness comes
You filled all my days, held the night at bay, dearest companion
Years pass by and are gone with the speed of birds in flight
Our life like the verse of a song heard in the mountains
Give me your hand then love and join your voice with mine
We'll sing of the hurt and pain
And the joy of living

Farewell to you my chicks, soon you must fly alone
Flesh of my flesh, my future life, bone of my bone
May your wings be strong, may your days be long, safe be your journey
Each of you bears inside of you the gift of love
May it bring you light and warmth and the pleasure of giving
Eagerly savour each new day and the taste of its mouth
Never lose sight of the thrill
And the joy of living

Take me to some high place of heather, rock and ling
Scatter my dust and ashes, feed me to the wind
So that I will be part of all you see, the air you are breathing
I'll be part of the curlew's cry and the soaring hawk
The blue Milkwort and the Sundew hung with diamonds
I'll be riding the gentle wind that blows through your hair
Reminding you how we shared
In the joy of living