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Farewell Blues
Words and Music by Elmer Schoebel, Paul Mares, Leon Roppolo - 1922
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G D7 G -
G D7 G Em7
E7 - Am Eb7
G D7 G -
G - - -
- - - -              Dm
E7 - Am Eb7
G - - -               D7
G D7 G -
G D7 G Em7
E7   Am Eb7
G D7 G -  (D7 repeat)
8-beat intro.  Play 4-beats for each cell, reading from left to right.
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Sadness just makes me sigh,
I've come to say goodbye,
Altho' I go,
I've got those farewell blues.
Those farewell blues make me yearn,
That parting kiss seems to burn.
Farewell, dearie,
Someday I will return.
Dreaming of you is sweet,
Someday again we'll meet.
My fears for years
Were those sad farewell blues.
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Listen to Earle Scruggs play "Farewell Blues" (mp3)
 
Listen to Roy Smeck play "Farewell Blues" (youtube)
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Arranged by Jim Bottorff
 
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