Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Key: C Difficulty: Novice Intro: C G F C Verse 1: C G F C We lost it all in one fierce affray. F C F G It hurt to fight so I didn’t stay. C G F C Now I regret, I did not delay F C G C Acting on feelings I held for a day.
Chorus: C G F C Fancy me, so fancy free. F C F G So far from home, I'm way out at sea. C G F C That's not the way I want it to be. F C G C So far from home and too far from she. Verse 2: C G F C We sail with a crew of one hundred and more. F C F G So many good men, with humour in store. C G F C We drink in a crowd when we go ashore, F C G C But I've never been so lonely before. Chorus: C G F C Fancy me, so fancy free. F C F G So far from home, I'm way out at sea. C G F C That's not the way I want it to be. F C G C So far from home and too far from she. Verse 3: C G F C Six months have past since I let her go. F C F G Time will not stand the wind shall still blow. C G F C The waves must ever fall and grow. F C G C My world will still turn but ever so slow. Chorus: C G F C Fancy me, so fancy free. F C F G So far from home, I'm way out at sea. C G F C That's not the way I want it to be. F C G C So far from home and too far from she. Chorus: C G F C Fancy me, so fancy free. F C F G So far from home, I'm way out at sea. C G F C That's not the way I want it to be. F C G C So far from home and too far from she. Verse 4: C G F C Living this lie is a foolish game. F C F G I've written to say she's not to blame. C G F C It crossed in the post with a letter that came. F C G C She'd written to say she felt the same. Chorus: C G F C Fancy me, so fancy free. F C F G So far from home, I'm way out at sea. C G F C That's not the way I want it to be. F C G C So far from home and too far from she.