The Farewell Ball
Mark Erelli
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C Am F G [Verse 1]C The government manAm Started building that damF And he told us it was all for theG bestC 'Cause they were tearing it downAm They were drowning our townF G In the name of progress, I guess [Verse 2]C We held our heads proudAm Until the state bought us outF And there wasn't much else we couldG doC But go down to Town HallAm To the last firemen's ballFm It was decked out in red, white andC G blue [Chorus]Am F Come, come take my handC Twirl to the band 'round the oldG Town HallAm Em Come, come take my handDm This is our last chanceFm G Down at the Farewell Ball [Instrumental]Continúa después del anuncioC Am F G [Verse 3]C The Downings and GibsonsAm The Farleys and DickinsonsF G Everyone dressed to the ninesC And they piled into townAm Came from miles aroundF G To pay their respects one last time [Verse 4]C But a hush filled the roomAm And the band stopped the tuneF G As the midnight bell slowly chimedC I saw grown men break downAm At the death of the townFm As the orchestra played 'Auld LangC G Syne' [Chorus]Am F Come, come take my handC Twirl to the band 'round the oldG Town HallAm Em Come, come take my handDm They've called the last danceFm G Down at the Farewell Ball [Instrumental]Am F C GAm Em Dm Fm G [Verse 5]C Even now I recallAm How the waters claimed allF And made islands of the tallest ofG hillsC And the families and neighboursAm Though scattered like paperF G All etched in my memory still [Bridge]Am Through the reservoir pinesF G To listen to the wind on the wavesC And it's like nothing has changedAm I can still hear the strainsFm Of the last song the orchestraC G played [Chorus]Am F Come, come take my handC Twirl to the band 'round the oldG Town HallAm Em Come, come take my handDm They've called the last danceFm G Down at the Farewell Ball