Flogging Molly – Far Away Boys (Guitar)

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Hello, everyone. This is Flogging Molly's signature "sad song," so play it slowly with a proper amount of wistfulness. On the album version there's an acoustic guitar strumming chords and a banjo picking out a slow arpeggio throughout the whole song. They play the solo on an accordion, but it sounds all right on guitar as long as you've got another guitar playing the chords. [Intro]
C ...
(the closing chord of the previous song, Sentimental Johnny)
E A E B7 E A Am E [Verse 1]
         E             A            E          A
Well, I worked on the railroad for tuppence a day

 E              A         Am         E
Drank down one penny, the other I'd save

   E              A             E             A
I hammered and I hammered, for God knows how long

 E         A           Am            E
Well into madness with each setting sun

   E           A          E               B7
I put my head down and I dreamt you were here

     E         A              Am            E
With me by the ol' tree where no one could care
[Chorus]
      E              A          E           A
Far away boys, far away boys, away from ya now

     E              A                Am            E
I'm lyin' with my sweetheart, in her arms I'll be found
[Verse 2]
          E            A               E          A
Then the sun belched upon me, you were no longer here

 E              A           Am            E
Lyin' in your place was my hammer and my gear

      E               A         E            A
So I stamped out the fire that kept us both warm

    E           A                Am           E
The ashes were fallin' like the snow drops of old

    E         A            E                B7
We came to a mountain, dynamite and she'll blow

       E              A          Am         E
A big hole in that rock like the one in my soul
[Interlude] E A E B7 E A Am E
[Solo Part] (with interlude chords above)
(play this solo as shown OR an octave up on the 1st string)
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G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-4-6---4-6-4-2---4-6---9---2-4-6---4-6-4-2------4-2--|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 3]
    E           A            E              A
We buried four workmen; they dug themselves well

     E           A         Am          E
From four empty coffins to four early graves

             E             A              E             A
They're only paddies, just paddies; don't dig them too deep

       E               A                           Am          E
You'll need all your strength, boys, and they're replaced easily

         E           A        E              B7
With the heat I was melting into your sweet lips

          E            A              Am             E
Ah, your kiss takes me back, takes me back from all this
[Chorus]
      E              A          E           A
Far away boys, far away boys, away from ya now

     E              A                Am            E
I'm lyin' with my sweetheart, in her arms I'll be found
[Verse 4]
        E            A                   E           A
Someone said it was Christmas but not a tree was in sight

     E          A          Am          E
The only thing growin' was my will to die

         E            A          E           A
Till the gaffer said "Men, your work here is done"

             E           A             Am            E
I said "I'll see you in Hell, on that train we died for"

E       A           E                B7
Never again will I smell your sweet dream

       E                  A                Am           E
But a pissed stained old gutter where your lips used to be
[Instrumental] E A E B7 E A Am E E A E B7 E A Am E [Chorus]
      E              A          E           A
Far away boys, far away boys, away from ya now

     E              A                Am            E
I'm lyin' with my sweetheart, in her arms I'll be found

      E              A          E           A
Far away boys, far away boys, away from ya now

     E              A                Am           E
I'm lyin' with my sweetheart, in her arms I'll be found