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Farewell by Rod Stewart
Farewell
The song sounds closer to the record if you play it with a capo on the fifth fret, as a commenter notes. However, I've tabbed the song without a capo.
Main riff:
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|-3-----3-3-3----|--3---3---0-0--|---------------|----------------|
B|-3-----3-3-3----|--2---2---2-2--|--------------2|--2-------------|
G|-0-----0-0-0----|--3---3---2-2--|--------------2|--2-------------|
D|-0-----0-0-0----|--0---0---2-2--|4-2-4-2-------2|--2-4-2-4-2-----|
A|-2-----2-2-2----|----------0-0--|0-0-0-0-------0|--0-0-0-0-0-----|
E|-3-----3-3-3----|---------------|---------------|----------------|
G D A
NOTES: The riff above is a suggestion. The way the guitarist plays it changes a lot during the song, so I suggest playing variations on the underlying chords.
Riff 1:
e|----------------------0---|
B|----------------------2---|
G|-0--------------------2---|
D|-----4---2---0--------2---|
A|-----------------0----0---|
E|--------------------------|
NOTES: Try playing either Riff 1 or the underlying chords and see which you prefer.
GENERAL NOTES:
All verses have the same chords.
Try throwing in the occasional A7 in place of an A to see if it sounds better.
The chords that are in parentheses are like that because I can't quite tell what's being played, though it sounds to me like the chords I listed.
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Intro: Main riff x5
Verse 1:
D Riff 1 (G)
Fare thee well my brother
(D) A
Please don't stand in my way
D A
I'm going down to that dirty town
G D A
no matter what you say
D (G)
You fooled me and you ruled me
(A) D
and you played in every part
G A D
I gotta go, it's no use me stayin' home
Verse 2
Verse 3
Chorus 1:
G D
Well I love you
G D G D
Shall I write or phone from Paris or Rome
G D
and I'll miss you all
G D A
even tho' you tried to hold me back
G D A
G D A7
Verse 4
Chorus 2:
G D
All I can say is I love you
G D G D
Shall I write or phone from Paris or Rome
G D
And I think I'm always gonna miss you
Main riff x1
G D
And I love you always
Main riff x1
G D
I think I'm always gonna miss ya
G D A
even tho' you tried to hold me back
G D A
G D A (whistling over chords)
Bridge/break:
Variation on main riff x3 (the A comes earlier than in the main riff; play the A very slowly last time through):
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|-3---3-3-3-3---3|----0----------|
B|-3---3-3-3-3---2|----2----------|
G|-0---0-0-0-0---3|----2----------|
D|-0---0-0-0-0---0|----2----------|
A|-2---2-2-2-2----|----0----------|
E|-3---3-3-3-3----|---------------|
G D A
Then play A for two measures
G D A until fade (similar to the main riff, but the A doesn't come 'til the 3rd measure)
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version 2
[Intro]
D A E
[Verse 1]
A D
Fare thee well my brother
E
please don't stand in my way
A E
I'm going down to that dirty town
A E
no matter what you say
A D
You fooled me and you ruled me
A E
and you played in every part
D E A
I gotta go,.... it's no use me stayin' home
[Verse 2]
A D
Goodbye my sister
E
please don't let me see you cry
A E
Gonna be a star some day
A E
no matter what they say
A D
And when you hear the crowds
A E
all callin' and shouting out my name
D E A
until then, my little friend, I'll be unsatisfied
[Verse 3]
A D
So long sweet Melinda
E
don't forget that you're my girl
A
Gonna dress you fine
E
and if you give me time
A E
make you proud like I said I would
A D
And if the Champs Elysee's no fallacy
A E
If I find the world looks like it should
D A
Candy cars, movie stars, street bars
E
then I could stay a while
[Chorus 1]
D A
Well I love you
D E A
Shall I write or phone from Paris or Rome
D A E
and I'll miss you all
D A E
even tho' you're tryin' to hold me back
[Verse 4]
A D
Farewell all my family
E
don't you know I mean you so well
A E
Please appreciate I must make a break
A E
just to see what I can do
A D
The stage is set so understand
A E
I can't hide in the wings no more
D E A
got to go now it's no use me staying home
[Chorus 2]
D A
All I can say is I love you
D A E
Shall I write or phone from Paris or Rome
D A E
And I think I'm always gonna miss you
D A E
And I love..... you always
D A E
I think I'm always gonna miss ya
D A E
even tho' you're tryin' to hold me back
D A E
And I love..... you and I miss you
D A E
If you don't get no mail you know I'm in jail
D A E
But I love.... you and I miss you
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