Farewell To The Life Of The Rover Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
The [G]old
ways are changing,
you can[C]not deny
[D]The day[G] of the traveller's ove[C]r
[D]There's [G]nowhere to go
[D]and there's now[G]here to bid[C]e
So farewell [G]to the life of [C]the rover[G]
Farewell to the tent and the [C]old caravan
[D]To the [G]tinker, [C]the gypsy, the trav[G]elling man
[D]Far[G]ewell to the life of the rov[C]er[G]
Farewell to the count and
the trav[C]elling [D]tongue
[G]Farewell to the Romany [C]token
[D]The buy[G]ing and selling,
[D]the out[G]barching telling
[C]The kno[G]ck at the door and the haw[C]king
[G]Farewell to the tent and the old[C] caravan
[D]To the tin[G]ker, the[C] gypsy,
[G]the travelin' [D]man
[G]Farewell to the life of [C]the Roman[G]
Farewell to the pheasants
of [C]heather and broom
[D]Far[G]ewell to the creel and the[C] basket
[D]The [G]folks of [D]today,
they [G]would far sooner pay
[C]For a thi[G]ng that's been made
out of [C]plastic[G]
Farewell to the tent and the [C]old caravan
[D]To the tin[G]ker, the[C] gypsy,
[G]the travelin' [D]man
[G]Farewell to the life of the [C]rover
[G]You've got to move fast
to keep [C]up with [D]the times
For [G]these days a man cannot [C]donder
[D]There's a [G]bylaw to say
[D]you must be [G]on you[C]r way
And an[G]other to say you can't
[C]wander[G]
Farewell to the tent and the [C]old caravan
[D]To the [G]tinker, [C]the gypsy, the trav[G]elling man
[D]Far[G]ewell to the life of the rov[C]er[G]
Farewell to the pony, the [C]cub and the mare
[D]The reins[G] and the harness are idl[C]e
[D]You [G]don't need a strap
[D]when you're breaking up [G]scrap
[C]So farewell [G]to the bit and
[C]the bradle[G]
Farewell to the tent and the [C]old caravan
[D]To the Tin[G]ker, the[C] Gypsy,
[G]the Travelin' [D]Man
[G]Farewell to the life of the [C]Rover
[G]Farewell to the Tent and the Old[C] Caravan
[D]To the Tin[G]ker, the[C] Gypsy,
[G]the Travelin' [D]Man
[G]Farewell to the life of the [C]Rover [G]you