Faraway Tom

Em B7 Em Em7 C Em G Em When the calendar brings in the cuckoo Am B7 And the summer comes following on Em Am Em Am The thin mists of day see him running away C D Em B7 Em And they know him as Faraway Tom G Em Am The earth is his bed and his pillow B7 And his sheets are the clothes he has on Em Am Em Am He sleeps all afternoon, then he's hunting the moon C D Em B7 Em Till it rises for Faraway Tom G Em He sees the fox leaving his hollow Am B7 And he knows where the badger has gone Em Am Em Am He watches the fawn in the sheltering thorn C D Em B7 Em But they don't see old Faraway Tom G Em He knows nothing of letters and learning Am B7 And of manners and such he has none Em Am Em Am But he numbers the seasons on fingers and toes C D Em B7 Em As they pass over Faraway Tom G Em But what of the winters to follow Am B7 Will age and cold winds bring him down? Em Am Em Am For where can he lie when the snow fills the sky C D Em B7 Em And the years tell on Faraway Tom? G Em When the calendar brings in the cuckoo Am B7 And the summer comes following on Em Am Em Am The thin mists of day see him running away C D Em B7 Em And they know him as Faraway Tom