{t:Farewell to Nova Scotia}
{st:As collected by Helen Creighton (published 1950)}
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      Fast
4/4 | d - D u d u d u |
{eot}

[/] [F#m]  [/] [F#m]  [/] [F#m]  [/] [F#m]

The [A] sun was setting in the west
The [F#m] birds were singing on ev’ry tree [F#m] 
All [A] nature [E7] seemed inclined for rest
But [F#m] still there [D] was no [F#m] rest for me [F#m]

{soc}
Fare- [A] well to Nova Scotia, the sea-bound coast
Let your [F#m] mountains dark and dreary be [F#m] 
For when [A] I am far a- [E7] way on the briny oceans tossed
Will you [F#m] ever heave a [D] sigh and a [F#m] wish for me? [F#m] 
{eoc}


I [A] grieve to leave my native land
I [F#m] grieve to leave my comrades all [F#m] 
And my [A] aged [E7] parents whom I always held so dear
And the [F#m] bonnie, bonnie [D] lass that I [F#m] do adore [F#m]


{soc}
Fare-[A] well to Nova Scotia, the sea-bound coast
Let your [F#m] mountains dark and dreary be [F#m] 
For when [A] I am far a- [E7] way on the briny oceans tossed
Will you [F#m] ever heave a [D] sigh and a [F#m] wish for me? [F#m] 
{eoc}


The [A] drums do beat, and the wars do alarm
The [F#m] captain calls, we must obey [F#m] 
So fare- [A] well, fare- [E7] well to Nova Scotia's charms
For it's [F#m] early in the [D] morning, I am [F#m] far, far away [F#m]


{soc}
Fare- [A] well to Nova Scotia, the sea-bound coast
Let your [F#m] mountains dark and dreary be [F#m] 
For when [A] I am far a- [E7] way on the briny oceans tossed
Will you [F#m] ever heave a [D] sigh and a [F#m] wish for me? [F#m] 
{eoc}


I [A] have three brothers and they are at rest
Their [F#m] arms are folded on their breast [F#m] 
But a [A] poor simple [E7] sailor, just like me
Must be [F#m] tossed and [D] driven on the [F#m] dark, blue sea [F#m]


{soc}
Fare- [A] well to Nova Scotia, the sea-bound coast
Let your [F#m] mountains dark and dreary be [F#m] 
For when [A] I am far a- [E7] way on the briny oceans tossed
Will you [F#m] ever heave a [D] sigh and a [F#m] wish for me? [F#m] 
{c:Slower}
Will you [F#m↓] ever heave a [D↓] sigh and a [F#m↓] wish for me?
{eoc}

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