The Last Farewell

D# D#sus D# D#sus 2x N.C. D# A# D# A# There's a ship lies rigged and ready in the harbour D# D#7 G# tomorrow for ol' England she sails Fm G# Fm G# far away from your land of endless sunshine Fm A# to my land full of rainy skies and gales D# A# D# A# and I shall be on board that ship tomorrow D# D#7 G# though my heart is full of tears at this farewell Fm A# D# Cm Fm A#7 For you are beautiful and I have loved you dearly Fm A#7 D# more dearly than the spoken word can tell Fm A# D# Cm Fm A#7 for you are beautiful and I have loved you dearly Fm A#7 D# more dearly than the spoken word can tell A# D# A# D# A# I heard there's a wicked war a-blazing D# D#7 G# and the taste of war I know so very well Fm G# Fm G# Even now I see that foreign flag a-raising Fm A# their guns on fire as we sailed into hell D# A# D# A# I have no fear of death it brings no sorrow D# D#7 G# but how bitter will be this last farewell Fm A# D# Cm Fm A#7 For you are beautiful and I have loved you dearly Fm A#7 D# more dearly than the spoken word can tell Fm A# D# Cm Fm A#7 for you are beautiful and I have loved you dearly Fm A#7 D# more dearly than the spoken word can tell A# D# A# D# A# Though death and darkness gather all about me D# D#7 G# and my ship be torn apart upon the sea Fm G# Fm G# I shall smell again the fragrance of these islands Fm A# in the heaving waves that brought me once to thee D# A# D# A# and should I return safe home again to England D# D#7 G# I shall watch the English mist roll through the dale Fm A# D# Cm Fm A#7 For you are beautiful and I have loved you dearly Fm A#7 D# more dearly than the spoken word can tell Fm A# D# Cm Fm A#7 for you are beautiful and I have loved you dearly Fm A#7 D# more dearly than the spoken word can tell