Biography:
For group credited work see Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three
Pokey LaFarge is a musician, songwriter, bandleader, entertainer, innovator and preservationist, whose arsenal of talents has placed him at the forefront of American music. Over the last decade, Pokey has won the hearts of music lovers across the globe with his creative mix of early jazz, string ragtime, country blues and western swing. After signing with Jack White’s Third Man Records to release his fifth full-length album (Pokey LaFarge) in 2013
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Other songs:
- Something In The Water
- Drinking Whiskey Tonight
- Far Away
- Goodbye Barcelona
- Hard Times Come And Go
- In The Graveyard Now
- Josephine
- Knockin The Dust Off The Rust Belt Tonight
- La La Blues
- Lets Get Lost
- Must Be A Reason
- Pack It Up
- Raindrops
- So Long Honeybee Goodbye
- Something In The Water By Pokey Lafarge
- Sunny Side Of The Street
- What The Rain Will Bring
- Wont Make Love At All
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"Far Away" by Pokey Lafarge
From "Something in the Water" (2015)
Intro:
D -> A
Verse 1:
D G D
Where have all the good girls gone?
D A A7
Was there ever one?
D
They will win you with their eyes,
G D
Then trap you in their thighs
A D Bm
Stay away from love, stay away, boys
D A D Bm
Far away, far away, far away
D A D
Far away, far away, far away
Verse 2:
D G D
As the lights of home draw near
D A A7
There’s a black cat at my door
D
And he spoke to me
G D
In a manner low and mean
A D Bm
She ain’t here, she ain’t here, she ain’t here, oh no
D A D Bm
Far away, far away, far away
D A D
Far away, far away, far away
Bridge:
G -> D -> A -> D
(Ooh's)
G -> D
(Ooh's)
D -> A -> D
Verse 3:
D G D
Mother and my sisters three
D A A7
Forgive these words I speak
D
For all them pretty, pretty girls
G D
With their lips and their curls
A D Bm
Have robbed my pride from me, dear mom
D A D Bm
Far away, far away, far away
D A D
Far away, far away, far away
Verse 4:
D G D
Where have all the good girls gone?
(N.C.) A A7
Was there ever one?
D
They will win you with their eyes
G D
Then they’ll trap you in their thighs
A D Bm
Stay away from love, stay away, boys
D A D Bm
Far away, far away, far away
D A D Bm
Far away, far away, far away
D A D
(Ooh's)
End with quick
A -> D
From "Something in the Water" (2015)
Intro:
D -> A
Verse 1:
D G D
Where have all the good girls gone?
D A A7
Was there ever one?
D
They will win you with their eyes,
G D
Then trap you in their thighs
A D Bm
Stay away from love, stay away, boys
D A D Bm
Far away, far away, far away
D A D
Far away, far away, far away
Verse 2:
D G D
As the lights of home draw near
D A A7
There’s a black cat at my door
D
And he spoke to me
G D
In a manner low and mean
A D Bm
She ain’t here, she ain’t here, she ain’t here, oh no
D A D Bm
Far away, far away, far away
D A D
Far away, far away, far away
Bridge:
G -> D -> A -> D
(Ooh's)
G -> D
(Ooh's)
D -> A -> D
Verse 3:
D G D
Mother and my sisters three
D A A7
Forgive these words I speak
D
For all them pretty, pretty girls
G D
With their lips and their curls
A D Bm
Have robbed my pride from me, dear mom
D A D Bm
Far away, far away, far away
D A D
Far away, far away, far away
Verse 4:
D G D
Where have all the good girls gone?
(N.C.) A A7
Was there ever one?
D
They will win you with their eyes
G D
Then they’ll trap you in their thighs
A D Bm
Stay away from love, stay away, boys
D A D Bm
Far away, far away, far away
D A D Bm
Far away, far away, far away
D A D
(Ooh's)
End with quick
A -> D
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