Chord Wandering Ways by Great Big Sea

- standard tuning - - no capo - - chords : - D : xx0232 G : 320033 A : x0222 xem : 022000 chorus D G A D farewell to the whiskey , tobacco and smoke , D G Em A farewell to the rum and occasional coke , D G Em A farewell to the girls who came ready to play , D G A D for this is the end of my wandering ways . D , G , A , D verse 1 D G A D woke up one morning to the slam of a door , D G Em A my lady had left me , she could take it no more , D G Em A the note on the table in black and white told , D G A D my wandering ways had left her heart cold . verse 2 we met last december while out on the tear , the laughter it flowed with the wine and the beer , i promised her riches , i said i’d be true , she gave me a baby and the party was through . chorus farewell to the whiskey , tobacco and smoke , farewell to the rum and occasional coke , farewell to the girls who came ready to play , for this is the end of my wandering ways . verse 3 now i miss my lady , i miss her so much , the smell of her hair and her comforting touch , and i miss my boy and his ready smile , they needed a man but i was a child . verse 4 i hope this song finds her wherever she is , and if you see her , would you tell her this , for ramblin’ and rovin’ i don’t give a damn , the boy that she left has grown into a man . chorus farewell to the whiskey , tobacco and smoke , farewell to the rum and occasional coke , farewell to the girls who came ready to play , for this is the end of my wandering ways . instrumental x6 D , G , A , D G , D , A , D verse 5 there’s lots to be said for being out on the tear , as luck would have it the very next year , i met her again and she’d seen how i’d grown , now we still go a ramblin , but we do it at home . verse 6 come all you young ramblers wherever you are , beware of the ladies you meet at the bar , the promise of pleasure can change your whole life , you walk in with a wallet and walk out with a wife . chorus x2 for this is the end of my wandering ways .