Far Away Boys
Flogging MollyVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Well I worked on the railroad for two pence a day
Drank down one penny, the other Id save
I hammered and I hammered, for God knows how long
Well into madness with each setting sun
I put my head down and I dreamt you were here
With me by the ol tree where no one could care
Far away boys, far away boys, away from ya now
Im lyin with my sweetheart, in her arms Ill be found
Then the sun belched upon me, you were no longer here
Lyin in your place was my hammer and my gear
So I stamped out the fire that kept us both warm
The ashes were fallin like the snow drops of old
We came to a mountain, dynamite and shell blow
A big hole in that rock like the one in my soul
(play this solo as shown OR an octave up on the 1st string)
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D--2-4-6---4-6-4-2---4-6---9---2-4-6---4-6-4-2------4-2--
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We buried four workmen; they dug themselves well
From four empty coffins to four early graves
Theyre only paddies, just paddies; dont dig them too deep
Youll need all your strength, boys, and theyre replaced easily
With the heat I was melting into your sweet lips
Ah, your kiss takes me back, takes me back from all this
Someone said it was Christmas but not a tree was in sight
The only thing growin was my will to die
Till the gaffer said Men, your work here is done
I said Ill see you in Hell, on that train we died for
Never again will I smell your sweet dream
But a pissed stained old gutter where your lips used to be
Quite simple, as all their songs tend to be. That's it for now. Enjoy it!
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Readable chord sheet for Far Away Boys by Flogging Molly
[C] [E] [A] [E] [B] [E] [A] [Am] [E] Well I w[E]orked on the r[A]ailroad for t[E]wo pence a d[A]ay Dr[E]ank down one p[A]enny, the [Am]other Id s[E]ave I h[E]ammered and I h[A]ammered, for G[E]od knows how l[A]ong W[E]ell into m[A]adness with [Am]each setting s[E]un I p[E]ut my head d[A]own and I dr[E]eamt you were h[B]ere With [E]me by the [A]ol tree where [Am]no one could c[E]are Far aw[E]ay boys, far aw[A]ay boys, aw[E]ay from ya n[A]ow Im l[E]yin with my sw[A]eetheart, in her [Am]arms Ill be f[E]ound Then the s[E]un belched up[A]on me, you were [E]no longer h[A]ere L[E]yin in your pl[A]ace was my h[Am]ammer and my g[E]ear So I st[E]amped out the f[A]ire that k[E]ept us both w[A]arm The [E]ashes were f[A]allin like the s[Am]now drops of [E]old We c[E]ame to a m[A]ountain, dynam[E]ite and shell b[B]low A big h[E]ole in that r[A]ock like the [Am]one in my s[E]oul (play this solo as shown OR an octave up on the 1st string) e-------------------------------------------------------- B-------------------------------------------------------- G-------------------------------------------------------- D--2-4-6---4-6-4-2---4-6---9---2-4-6---4-6-4-2------4-2-- A-------------------------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------------------------- We buried four workmen; they dug themselves well From four empty coffins to four early graves Theyre only paddies, just paddies; dont dig them too deep Youll need all your strength, boys, and theyre replaced easily With the heat I was melting into your sweet lips Ah, your kiss takes me back, takes me back from all this Someone said it was Christmas but not a tree was in sight The only thing growin was my will to die Till the gaffer said Men, your work here is done I said Ill see you in Hell, on that train we died for Never again will I smell your sweet dream But a pissed stained old gutter where your lips used to be Quite simple, as all their songs tend to be. That's it for now. Enjoy it!