The Joy of Living Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[C][Em][C][G][D][G]

[Verse 1]
[G]Farewell, you northern [C]hills,
you mountains all [G]goodbye
Moorlands and [C]stony ridges,
crags and [D]peaks, good[G]bye
Glyder Fach [C]farewell, Cul Beig, [G]Scafell,
[C]clo[D]ud-bearing Suilven[Em]
Sun-warmed rocks [C]and the cold of
[G]Bleaklow's frozen sea[C]
[G]The snow [C]and the wind and the
rain of hills and [D]mountain[G]s
[Em]Days in the sun [C]and the tempered
[G]wind and the air like [C]wine
And you drink and you drink [Am]till you're [C]drunk
[Em]on the joy o[C]f livi[D]ng[G]

[Interlude 1]
[C][D][G][C][G][C]
[G]

[Verse 2]
Farewell to you, my [C]love,
my time is [D]almost [G]done
Lie in my arms once [C]more until
the [D]darkness [G]comes
You filled all [D]my [G]days, [C]held the night [D]at [C]bay,
[G]dearest [Am]comp[C]anion[D]
[Em]Years pass by [C]and they're gone
with the speed [G]of birds in [C]flight
Our [G]lives [D]like the [C]verse of a song
[Em]heard [Am]in t[C]he m[D]ountains[G]
[Em]Give me your [Am]hand and [C]love and
[G]join your voice with [C]mine
And we'll sing of the hurt and the [Em]pain
[C]and the joy of [D]living
[G][C][G][C][D]

[Verse 3]
[G]
Farewell to you, [C]my chicks,
soon you must [D]fly [G]alone
Flesh of [C]my flesh, my future life,
bone [D]of my [G]bone
May your wings [C]be strong may your days
be long safe [Am]be your j[D]ourney
[Em]Each of you bears [C]inside of
[G]you the gift of [C]love
May it [D]bring you [C]light and [G]warmth
[Em]and the plea[Am]sure of givi[D]ng[G]
[Em]Eagerly [Am]sa v[C]our each new d[G]ay
and the taste of its [C]mouth
Never lose sight of the [Em]thrill
[C]and the joy of [D]living
[G][C][D]

[Verse 4]
[G][C]
[G]Take me to some high [C]place of [Am]heather,
[D]rock and [G]ling
Scatter my dust and [C]ashes,
feed me [D]to the [G]wind
So that I may be [C]part of all you see,
the air [Am]you [C]are breath[Am] ing[C]
[D]I'l[Em]l be part of [C]the curlew's
[G]cry and the soaring [C]hawk,
The [D]blue [C]milkwort and the sundew
[Am]hung with [D]diamond[G]s
[Em]I'll be [C]riding the gentle [G]breeze as
it blows [C]through your hair
Re[G]mind[D]ing you [Am]how we
[C]shared [Em]in the joy [Am]of li[C]vin[D]g[G]