Faraway Tom Chords & Lyrics - Gordon Bok

[INTRO]
[Em] [B7] [Em] [Em7] [C] [Em]

[VERSE]
When the calendar [G]brings in the [Em]cuckoo
And the [Am]summer comes following [B7]on
The [Em]thin mists of [Am]day see him [Em]running a[Am]way
And they [C]know him as [D]Faraway [Em]Tom [B7] [Em]

[VERSE]
The earth is his [G]bed and his [Em]pillow [Am]
And his sheets are the clothes he has [B7]on
He sleeps [Em]all after[Am]noon, then he's [Em]hunting the [Am]moon
Till it [C]rises for [D]Faraway [Em]Tom [B7] [Em]

[VERSE]
He sees the fox [G]leaving his [Em]hollow
And he [Am]knows where the badger has [B7]gone
He [Em]watches the [Am]fawn in the [Em]sheltering [Am]thorn
But they [C]don't see old [D]Faraway [Em]Tom [B7] [Em]

[VERSE]
He knows nothing of [G]letters and [Em]learning
And of [Am]manners and such he has [B7]none
But he [Em]numbers the [Am]seasons on [Em]fingers and [Am]toes
As they [C]pass over [D]Faraway [Em]Tom [B7] [Em]

[VERSE]
But what of the [G]winters to [Em]follow
Will [Am]age and cold winds bring him [B7]down?
For [Em]where can he [Am]lie when the [Em]snow fills the [Am]sky
And the [C]years tell on [D]Faraway [Em]Tom? [B7] [Em]

[VERSE]
When the calendar [G]brings in the [Em]cuckoo
And the [Am]summer comes following [B7]on
The [Em]thin mists of [Am]day see him [Em]running a[Am]way
And they [C]know him as [D]Faraway [Em]Tom [B7] [Em]