Flogging Molly – Far Away Boys (Ukulele)

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Chords

Play slowly. Very basic strum. Finger picking the chords can be used in the 'Solo' sections. Try this pattern:
A--0------|
E----0----|
C--------0|
G------0--|
(just repeat/play with as needed)
[Intro] G C Gm C Gm C7sus4 Cm G [Verse 1]
       Gm             C            G           C
Well I worked on a railroad, for tuppins a day.

  Gm        C         Cm         G
I drank down one penny, the other I'd save.

   Gm           C             G             C
I hammered my hammer, for God knows how long.

 G         C           Cm            Gm
Well into madness, with each setting sun.

  G           Cm           Gm              C
I put my head down, and I dreamt you were here,

    Gm         C7sus4              Cm            G
With me by the old tree, where no one could care.
[Chorus]
Gm              Cm            Gm         C7sus4
Far away boys, Far away boys. Away from you now.

G              C                Cm            Gm
I'm lying with my sweetheart; in her arm's I'll be found.
[Verse 2]
       Gm             C            G           C
Then the sun belched upon me, you were no longer here.

      Gm        C         Cm         G
Lying in your place was my hammer and my gear,

   Gm              C             G             C
So I stamped out the fire that kept us both warm.

 G         C             Cm            Gm
The ashes were falling, like the snowdrops of old.

 G            Cm           Gm              C
We came to a mountain, dynamite and she'll blow,

    Gm          C7sus4          Cm            G
A big hole in that rock, like the one in my soul.
[Solo] G Cm C7sus4 Gm Gm Cm G D [Verse 3]
       Gm             C            G           C
We buried four workmen, they dug themselves well.

  Gm        C         Cm         G
From four empty coffins, to four early graves.

   Gm              C             G             C
"They're only paddies just paddies, don't dig them too deep.

 G         C                Cm                Gm
You'll need all your strength boys, they're replaced easily."

 G         Cm           Gm              C
With the heat I was melting into your sweet lips,

Gm             C7sus4             Cm            G
Ah, your kiss takes me back, takes me back from all this.
[Chorus]
Gm              Cm            Gm         C7sus4
Far away boys, Far away boys. Away from you now.

G              C                Cm            Gm
I'm lying with my sweetheart; in her arm's I'll be found.
[Verse 4]
       Gm             C            G           C
Someone said it was Christmas; not a tree was in sight.

  Gm        C         Cm         G
The only thing growing was my will to die.

  Gm              C             G             C
'Till the gaffer said "Men, your work here is done."

 G         C                   Cm            Gm
He said "I'll see you in Hell, on that train we died for."

 G           Cm           Gm           C
Never again, will I smell your sweet drink,

Gm            C7sus4            Cm            G
But a piss-stained old gutter where, your lips used to be.
[Solo] G C Cm Gm [Chorus]
Gm              Cm            Gm         C7sus4
Far away boys, Far away boys. Away from you now.

G              C                Cm            Gm
I'm lying with my sweetheart; in her arm's I'll be found.

Gm              Cm            Gm         C7sus4
Far away boys, Far away boys. Away from you now.

G              C                Cm            Gm
I'm lying with my sweetheart; in her arm's I'll be found...