Farewell To The Rhonda lyrics and chords

Farewell To The Rhonda Folk Song Lyrics And Easy Guitar Chords. Recorded by Paddy Reilly, Written by Frank Hennessy, The Bards. Included here are the 5 string and tenor banjo chords to be played. The New Barleycorn and Slainte. I have given the guitar chords in two keys including The New Barleycorn version. The ukulele chords are in the key of G. The sheet music notes are included. Paddy Reilly has recorded all the really goo folk songs regardless of their origins. His most famous hit is probably The Fields Of Athenry Song which he was one of the first folk singers to record that song. Guitar chords in Chordpro.

Easy version of the guitar chords.
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[G]Farewell the colliery workers, the [D]muffler and the [G]cap
Fare[C]well the Rhondda valley girls, we (G)never will come back
The mines they are a-(C)closin', the (Amin)valleys they're all (D)doomed
There's (G)no work in the (C)Rhondda boys, we'll (D)be in London (G)soon
(G)My father was a miner, and his (C)father was before him,
And they (D)always had been proud to work be(G)low.
Since they fell 'neath Roben's axe, 
All the (C)lads have had the sack
So a(D)way to work in England we must (G)go!

Farewell the colliery workers, the muffler and the cap
Farewell the Rhondda valley girls, we never will come back
The mines they are a-closin', the valleys they're all doomed
There's no work in the Rhondda boys, we'll be in London soon

No more the chapel singin', for that long ago has left us
In the public house no more the miner's songs
Oh, the population's droppin'
For the pit wheels they are stoppin', 
And I can't afford to stay here very long

Farewell the colliery workers, the muffler and the cap
Farewell the Rhondda valley girls, we never will come back
The mines they are a-closin', the valleys they're all doomed
There's no work in the Rhondda boys, we'll be in London soon

Treherbert and Treorchy, Tonypandy and Tynewydd
Ystradrhondda and Tonpentre, all adeiu
For I can no longer wait
While Parliament debates
So a fond farewell I bid to all of you!

Farewell the colliery workers, the muffler and the cap
Farewell the Rhondda valley girls, we never will come back
The mines they are a-closin', the valleys they're all doomed
There's no work in the Rhondda boys, we'll be in London

Here are the guitar chords as played by The New Barleycorn

(B)My father was a miner, and his (E)father was before him,
they (F#)always had been proud to work be(B)low[F#].
Since [B]they fell 'neath Roben's axe, 
All [E]the lads have had the sack
So a(F#)way to work in England we must (B)go[C]!


Fare[B]well the colliery workers, the muffler and the cap
Fare[E]well the Rhondda valley girls, we (B)never will come [F#]back
The [B]mines they are a-(E)closin', the valleys they're [F#]all doomed
There's (B)no work in the (F#)Rhondda boys, we'll be in London (B)soon.
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Farewell to the Rhonda lyrics

Below are the 4 string tenor banjo chords.