Faraway Tom

from Mirror, Mirror by Jan Hauenstein

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Written by Dave Goulder

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Faraway Tom Dave Goulder

(Em) (Am) (D) (G) (Em) (C) (B7) (Em) (B7) (Em)
When the calendar (Em7)brings in the (Em)cuckoo
And the (C)summer comes following (B7)on,
Then the (Em)thin mists of (D)day
See him (Em)running (D)a(C)way
And they (Em)know him as (D) Faraway (Em)Tom. (D) (Em) (D)

The (Em)earth is his (Em7)bed and his (Em)pillow,
And his (C)sheets are the clothes he has (B7)on.
He sleeps (Em)all after(D)noon,
Then he's (Em)hunting (D)the (C)moon,
Til it (Em)rises for (D) Faraway (Em)Tom. (D) (Em) (D)

He (Em)sees the fox (Em7)leaving his (Em)hollow
And he (C)knows where the badger has (B7)gone,
And he (Em)watches the (D)fawn
In the (Em) shelte(D)ring (C)thorn,
But they (Em)don't see old (D) Faraway (Em)Tom. (D) (Em) (D)

He knows (Em)nothing of (Em7)letters and (Em)learning,
And of (C)manners and such, he has (B7)none,
Yet he (Em)numbers the (D)seasons
On (Em)fingers (D)and (C)toes,
As they (Em)pass over (D) Faraway (Em)Tom. (D) (Em)
(Am) (D) (G) (Em) (C) (B7) (Em) (B7) (Em)

But what of the (Em7)winters to (Em)follow?
Will (C)age and cold winds bring him (B7)down?
And (Em)where will he (D)lie
When the (Em)snows fill (D)the (C)sky,
And the (Em)years tells on (D) Faraway (Em)Tom? (D) (Em) (D)

When the (Em)calendar (Em7)brings in the (Em)cuckoo
And the (C)summer comes following (B7)on,
Through the (Em)thin mists of (D)day,
See him (Em)running (D)a(C)way,
And they (Em)know him as (D) Faraway (Em)Tom. (D) (Em)
(Am) (D) (G) (Em) (C) (B7) (Em) (B7) (Em)

© Dave Goulder, All Rights Reserved

The way I play it, some Dave Goulder, some Ann Mayo Muir, some JH.

janhauenstein@gmx.de

www.janhauenstein.com

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from Mirror, Mirror, released September 27, 2019

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Jan Hauenstein Göttingen, Germany

More than background music.
You'll hear folk, blues, jazzy songs, rock. Big voice. Albums recommended by Gordon Bok, Harvey Andrews, Jez Lowe and others.
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Why no free uploads? I cover songs. Register them with the German music rights agency GEMA. They hopefully reimburse the artists. The tax authorities demand that I make (not lose) a little money each year... ... more

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