[Intro]
Em B7 Em Em7 C Em
[Verse]
G Em
When the calendar brings in the cuckoo
Am B7
And the summer comes following on
Em Am Em Am
The thin mists of day see him running away
C D Em B7 Em
And they know him as Faraway Tom
[Verse]
G Em Am
The earth is his bed and his pillow
B7
And his sheets are the clothes he has on
Em Am Em Am
He sleeps all afternoon, then he's hunting the moon
C D Em B7 Em
Till it rises for Faraway Tom
[Verse]
G Em
He sees the fox leaving his hollow
Am B7
And he knows where the badger has gone
Em Am Em Am
He watches the fawn in the sheltering thorn
C D Em B7 Em
But they don't see old Faraway Tom
[Verse]
G Em
He knows nothing of letters and learning
Am B7
And of manners and such he has none
Em Am Em Am
But he numbers the seasons on fingers and toes
C D Em B7 Em
As they pass over Faraway Tom
[Verse]
G Em
But what of the winters to follow
Am B7
Will age and cold winds bring him down?
Em Am Em Am
For where can he lie when the snow fills the sky
C D Em B7 Em
And the years tell on Faraway Tom?
[Verse]
G Em
When the calendar brings in the cuckoo
Am B7
And the summer comes following on
Em Am Em Am
The thin mists of day see him running away
C D Em B7 Em
And they know him as Faraway Tom