Farewell My Green Valleys Lyrics And -Chords

Written by Glen Reid. The tin whistle sheet music is included.
I have given the guitar chords in a couple of keys including the one that Susan McCann sings the song in which is the youtube video. I first heard the Wolfe Tones doing this, but it has been recorded by many ballad singers including Susan McCann, great song. I believe Glen wrote this when he was in the studio with his group (I think Brannigan's Boys, at the time). They needed one more song to fill out the recording. I hate people who can write that well pretty much on demand. additional information on the writing of the song is bt Jeremiah MaCaw Budnark. Also recorded by The Dublin City Ramblers along with The Wolfe Tones and Gavin Hayes.

The [D]seagulls are [G]calling,and the [D]wind is in the [Bm]sails,
        And she's [D]fast moving [G]out over the [A]sea,
        On a [D]ship bound for [G]St. Johns three [D]thousand miles a-[Bm]way,
        A human [D]cargo; my com-[G]rades and [D]me.[Bm] 
 [2]    It hurts me to think of the things I left behind,
        And the famine has blackened our land
        And to look now for something, that I may never find,
        It's a problem that's now close at hand.
 
 chorus Fare-[D]well my Green [G]Valleys, God [D]keep you the [A]same,        If [D]only in my [G]mind you will [A]be,
        I'm [D] sailing dark [G]waters,to [D]far Ameri-[Bm]kay,
        Never [D]more my Green [G]valleys to [D]see.

 
 [3]    There's a fever a-raging, and the wind has died away,
        And our journey may no longer be,
        'Though the plague is a shadow, that lingers night and day,
        Warmer thoughts of Green Valleys I'll see.
 
 repeat chorus

Here are the guitar chords in the key of B and is the same
key as used in the youtube video of Susan McCann.


The [B]seagulls are [E]calling,and the [B]wind is in the [G#m]sails,
        And she's [B]fast moving [E]out over the [F#]sea,
        On a [B]ship bound for [E]St. Johns three [B]thousand miles a-[G#m]way,
        A human [B]cargo; my com-[E]rades and [B]me.[G#m]
 
 
 chorus Fare-[B]well my Green [E]Valleys, God [B]keep you the [F#]same,
        If [B]only in my [E]mind you will [F#]be,
        I'm [B] sailing dark [E]waters,to [B]far Ameri-[G#m]kay,
        Never [B]more my Green [E]valleys to [B]see.

Here are the guitar chords in the key of G

The [G]seagulls are [C]calling,and the [G]wind is in the [Em]sails,
        And she's [G]fast moving [C]out over the [D]sea,
        On a [G]ship bound for [C]St. Johns three [G]thousand miles a-[Em]way,
        A human [G]cargo; my com-[C]rades and [G]me.[Em]
 
 
 chorus Fare-[G]well my Green [C]Valleys, God [G]keep you the [D]same,
        If [G]only in my [C]mind you will [D]be,
        I'm [G] sailing dark [C]waters,to [G]far Ameri-[Em]kay,
        Never [G]more my Green [C]valleys to [G]see.