C F C
Sweetheart I'm bidding you a fond farewell
F G
Murmured the youth one day
Am G F C
I'm bound for new land my fortune to try
G C
And I'm ready to sail away
C Am G C G F
Far a--way in Aus-trali-a, soon will faith be kind
Am G F Am
And I will be ready to welcome the lass
C G C
The girl I left be-hind
C F C
Must we be parted this fair maid cried
F G
I cannot let you go
Am G F C
Still I must leave you,the young man replied
G C
But for only a while you know
C Am G C G F
Far a--way in Aus-trali-a, soon will faith be kind
Am G F Am
And I will be ready to welcome the lass
C G C
The girl I left be-hind
C F C
Wheather it's success or failure
F G
I will al-ways be true
Am G F C
Daily each day in a land far a-way
G C
I'll be building a home for you
C Am G C G F
Far a--way in Aus-trali-a, soon will faith be kind
Am G F Am
And I will be ready to welcome the lass
C G C
The girl I left be-hind
C F C
Daily she waits at the old cottage gates
F G
Watching the whole day through
Am G F C
Till a sweet message comes over the waves
G C
In a new world I'll join two
C Am G C G F
Far a--way in Aus-trali-a, soon will faith be kind
Am G F Am
And I will be ready to welcome the lass
C G C
The girl I left be-hind