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Faraway Places

Bing Crosby

OtherAdvanced for beginners16 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

E
B7Diagram coming soon
G#7Diagram coming soon
G7
F#m7Diagram coming soon
F7Diagram coming soon
E6Diagram coming soon
F#mDiagram coming soon
A9Diagram coming soon
A×
EdimDiagram coming soon
E7
A7×
C7×
F#7Diagram coming soon
D9Diagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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              Introdução: E B7 G#7 G7 F#m7 F7/9+ E6  B7/9+ 
 
E                            E6       E 
Faraway places with strange-sounding names, 
         F#m      B7 
Far away over the sea; 
       E        E+7              A9     A9   A    Am6 
Those far-away places with the strange-sound-ing names 
     E       B7       E     Edim   B7 
Are calling, calling me. 
E                     E6   E 
Goin' to China, or maybe Siam; 
           F#m        B7 
I want to see for myself 
       E         E7/9+             A9    A7/9- A   Am6 
Those far-away places I've been read - ing a - bout 
      E           B7            E 
In a book that I took from the shelf. 
Bridge: 
E7  A                       Bm5-/7    E 
I start getting restless whenever I hear 
C7  B7      Bm5-/7    E    E7 
The whistle  of  a train; 
   A           B7        E 
I pray for the day I can get underway 
 B7  F#7                        F#m7    B7 
And look for those castles in Spain. 
E                              E6      E 
They call me a dreamer  well, maybe I am, 
                    F#m        B7 
But I know that I'm burning to see 
      E         E+7             A       A7M  A7    D9 
Those far-away places with the strange-sound-ing names 
  E       B7     G#7    G7     F#m7     F7/9+     E6 
Calling, calling me. 
          
 

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Chord set

E · B7 · G#7 · G7 · F#m7 · F7 · E6 · F#m · A9 · A · Edim · E7 · A7 · C7 · F#7 · D9

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.