Chords Great Big Sea - Wandering Ways
Lyrics Great Big Sea - Wandering Ways
– standard tuning –
– no capo –
– chords : –
D : xx0232
G : 320033
A : x0222
xem : 022000
[ chorus ]
D G A D
farewell to the whiskey , tobacco and smoke ,
D G Em A
farewell to the rum and occasional coke ,
D G Em A
farewell to the girls who came ready to play ,
D G A D
for this is the end of my wandering ways .
D , G , A , D
[ verse 1 ]
D G A D
woke up one morning to the slam of a door ,
D G Em A
my lady had left me , she could take it no more ,
D G Em A
the note on the table in black and white told ,
D G A D
my wandering ways had left her heart cold .
[ verse 2 ]
we met last december while out on the tear ,
the laughter it flowed with the wine and the beer ,
i promised her riches , i said i’d be true ,
she gave me a baby and the party was through .
[ chorus ]
farewell to the whiskey , tobacco and smoke ,
farewell to the rum and occasional coke ,
farewell to the girls who came ready to play ,
for this is the end of my wandering ways .
[ verse 3 ]
now i miss my lady , i miss her so much ,
the smell of her hair and her comforting touch ,
and i miss my boy and his ready smile ,
they needed a man but i was a child .
[ verse 4 ]
i hope this song finds her wherever she is ,
and if you see her , would you tell her this ,
for ramblin’ and rovin’ i don’t give a damn ,
the boy that she left has grown into a man .
[ chorus ]
farewell to the whiskey , tobacco and smoke ,
farewell to the rum and occasional coke ,
farewell to the girls who came ready to play ,
for this is the end of my wandering ways .
[ instrumental ] ( x6 )
D , G , A , D
G , D , A , D
[ verse 5 ]
there’s lots to be said for being out on the tear ,
as luck would have it the very next year ,
i met her again and she’d seen how i’d grown ,
now we still go a ramblin , but we do it at home .
[ verse 6 ]
come all you young ramblers wherever you are ,
beware of the ladies you meet at the bar ,
the promise of pleasure can change your whole life ,
you walk in with a wallet and walk out with a wife .
[ chorus ] ( x2 )
for this is the end of my wandering ways .
– standard tuning –
– no capo –
– chords : –
D : xx0232
G : 320033
A : x0222
xem : 022000
[ chorus ]
D G A D
farewell to the whiskey , tobacco and smoke ,
D G Em A
farewell to the rum and occasional coke ,
D G Em A
farewell to the girls who came ready to play ,
D G A D
for this is the end of my wandering ways .
D , G , A , D
[ verse 1 ]
D G A D
woke up one morning to the slam of a door ,
D G Em A
my lady had left me , she could take it no more ,
D G Em A
the note on the table in black and white told ,
D G A D
my wandering ways had left her heart cold .
[ verse 2 ]
we met last december while out on the tear ,
the laughter it flowed with the wine and the beer ,
i promised her riches , i said i’d be true ,
she gave me a baby and the party was through .
[ chorus ]
farewell to the whiskey , tobacco and smoke ,
farewell to the rum and occasional coke ,
farewell to the girls who came ready to play ,
for this is the end of my wandering ways .
[ verse 3 ]
now i miss my lady , i miss her so much ,
the smell of her hair and her comforting touch ,
and i miss my boy and his ready smile ,
they needed a man but i was a child .
[ verse 4 ]
i hope this song finds her wherever she is ,
and if you see her , would you tell her this ,
for ramblin’ and rovin’ i don’t give a damn ,
the boy that she left has grown into a man .
[ chorus ]
farewell to the whiskey , tobacco and smoke ,
farewell to the rum and occasional coke ,
farewell to the girls who came ready to play ,
for this is the end of my wandering ways .
[ instrumental ] ( x6 )
D , G , A , D
G , D , A , D
[ verse 5 ]
there’s lots to be said for being out on the tear ,
as luck would have it the very next year ,
i met her again and she’d seen how i’d grown ,
now we still go a ramblin , but we do it at home .
[ verse 6 ]
come all you young ramblers wherever you are ,
beware of the ladies you meet at the bar ,
the promise of pleasure can change your whole life ,
you walk in with a wallet and walk out with a wife .
[ chorus ] ( x2 )
for this is the end of my wandering ways .