The Cats - Vaya Con Dios

vaya con dios : the cats ( russell/james/pepper – 1953 ) 4/4 – 51
the song was recorded by the cats in 1969 , and released on
single in 1972 . it peaked on nr . 3 in the dutch top – 40 ,
and it charted for 14 weeks .
| % | : repeat the previous chord and measure of 4 – counts .
/ / / ( downbeats )
intro : B A# |
chorus :

A | E |
vaya con dios my darling ,
B | E B7
vaya con dios , vaya con dios my love .
verse 1 :

| E
now the ha – cienda’s so dark ,
| B
the town is sleeping .
| B B7
now the time has come to part ,
| E E7 |
the time’s for weeping .
chorus :

A | E |
vaya con dios my darling ,
B | E B7
vaya con dios , vaya con dios my love .
verse 2 :

| E
now the village mission bells ,
| B
are softly ringing .
| B B7
and if you listen with your heart ,
| E E7 |
you’ll hear them singing .
chorus :

A | E |
vaya con dios my darling ,
B | E
vaya con dios , vaya con dios my love .
bridge :

| E7
wher – ever you may be ,
| A
i’ll be be – side you , oh yes i will .
| E7 | A
al – though you’re many , many dreams A – way .
| F#
each night i say a prayer ,
| B
a prayer to guide you , oh yes , i will .
| F# F#7
to hasten ev’ry lonely hour ,
| B B7 |
of ev’ry lonely day , o – h .
verse 3 :

| E
now the dawn is breakin’ ,
| B
through a grey to – morrow .
| B B7
let the memories that we share ,
| E E7 |
are still there to – morrow , yeah .
chorus/outro :

A | E |
vaya con dios my darling ,
B | E E7 |
vaya con dios , vaya con dios my love , oh , oh , oh .

A | E |
vaya con dios my darling , oh ,
B | E E7 |
vaya con dios , vaya con dios my love , oh , oh , oh .
( in fade out : )

A | E |
vaya con dios my darling , oh ,
B | E
vaya con dios , vaya con dios my love .