The Last Farewell chords by Brier Folk

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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Dearest Mother,
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I am writing just to say I
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won't be home
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There is something that I have to do,
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and I  must do alone
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They took me, and they put me
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in this lonely prison cell
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Tonight my thoughts are with you
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as I say my last farewell
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So say goodbye to Margaret, Mary,
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Bridget and me all
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I have no words to tell you,
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how much I'll miss you all
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Although I   may not show it,
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you know I love you well
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So in my final letter,
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I will bid my last farewell
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Well, dearest brother,
won't you take good care
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of all the folks for me?
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Go home to Rathfarnham
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on the day they set you free.
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I was happy when you stood by me
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in all that we've been through
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No one has ever had so true
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a brother such as you
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So say goodbye to Margaret, Mary,
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Bridget and me all
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I have no words to tell you
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how much I'll miss you all
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Although I   may not show it,
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you know I love you well
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So in my final letter
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I will bid my last farewell
Dearest brother, it's so very sad
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that now we have to part
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To understand the reasons
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that trouble your poor heart
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I have told you since I was a boy,
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it was my destiny
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To die a true brave soldier,
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so that one day you'll be free
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So say goodbye to Margaret, Mary,
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Bridget and me all
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I have no words to tell you
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how much I'll miss you all
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Although I   may not show it,
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you know I love you well
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So in my final letter,
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I will bid my last farewell
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In my final letter,
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I will bid my last farewell.