Biography:
The Rankin Family is a Canadian folk music family group from Mabou, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.
The Rankins come from a family of 12, all of whom would entertain the neighbours musically every third weekend as part of a ceilidh.
Five of the siblings began performing professionally in 1989. The Rankins released their own independent cassettes The Rankin Family (1989) and Fare Thee Well Love (1990) featuring original songs and a combination of traditional jigs, reels and Celtic folk songs.
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[Verse]
A7 D
Fare thee well love, Fare thee well love
G D
Far away, you must go
A7 D
Take your heart love, Take your heart love
G D A7 D G D A7
Will we never meet, again no more
[Verse]
A7 D
Far across love, Far across love
G D
Over the mountains and country wide
A7 D
Take my heart love, Take my heart love
G D A7 D G D A7
No one knows, the tears I've cried
[Chorus]
D A7 D A
So I'll drink today love, I'll sing to you love
F#m Bm G D
In paupers glo-ry my time I'll bide
G A7 F# Bm G
No home or ties love, a restless rover
G D A7 D G D A7
If I can't have you, by my side
[Verse]
A7 D
Oh come back love, Oh come back love
G D
The sun and moon refuse to shine
A7 D
Since I've gone love, gone away love
G D A7 D
This lonely girl has had no peace of mind
[Chorus]
D A7 D A
So I'll drink today love, I'll sing to you love
F#m Bm G D
In paupers glo-ry my time I'll bide
G A7 F# Bm G
No home or ties love, a restless rover
G D A7 D G D A7
If I can't have you, by my side
[Verse]
A7 D
Fare thee well love, Fare thee well love
G D
Far away, you must go
A7 D
Take your heart love, Take your heart love
G D A7 D G D A7
Will we never meet, again no more
A7 D
Fare thee well love, Fare thee well love
G D
Far away, you must go
A7 D
Take your heart love, Take your heart love
G D A7 D G D A7
Will we never meet, again no more
[Verse]
A7 D
Far across love, Far across love
G D
Over the mountains and country wide
A7 D
Take my heart love, Take my heart love
G D A7 D G D A7
No one knows, the tears I've cried
[Chorus]
D A7 D A
So I'll drink today love, I'll sing to you love
F#m Bm G D
In paupers glo-ry my time I'll bide
G A7 F# Bm G
No home or ties love, a restless rover
G D A7 D G D A7
If I can't have you, by my side
[Verse]
A7 D
Oh come back love, Oh come back love
G D
The sun and moon refuse to shine
A7 D
Since I've gone love, gone away love
G D A7 D
This lonely girl has had no peace of mind
[Chorus]
D A7 D A
So I'll drink today love, I'll sing to you love
F#m Bm G D
In paupers glo-ry my time I'll bide
G A7 F# Bm G
No home or ties love, a restless rover
G D A7 D G D A7
If I can't have you, by my side
[Verse]
A7 D
Fare thee well love, Fare thee well love
G D
Far away, you must go
A7 D
Take your heart love, Take your heart love
G D A7 D G D A7
Will we never meet, again no more
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