Away But Never Gone Uke tab by The Wailin Jennys

7 Chords used in the song: F, A7aug, Dm, Gm, Fsus2, G, A

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Album:  unknown
Difficulty: 
3.5
(Intermediate)
Key: unknownChords and Tablature
I believe they are playing this with the A A 
string dropped down 1 step to G G. I'll give
the proper chord names where I know them,
but some are just weird, so I'll decorate
those according to the notation below.

Chords in alternate tuning:

F F A7aug A7aug Dm Dm* Gm Gm Fsus2 Fsus2* F F^
G--2-----0-----0-----3-----0------3--- <---A string tuned down 1 step
E--1-----1-----1-----3-----1------1---
C--0-----1-----2-----2-----0------0---
G--2-----0-----0-----3-----2------2---

The song is played on some variation of this pattern:

G--^------v----v--^--
E--^--------^-----^--
C--^--------------^--
G--^--------------^-- <-- often skipped/muted

The strums are very arpagiated and there
are lots of rests thrown in. It takes getting
a feel for it. She plays with a pick so the
high G G (A A) string really rings.


Verse 1
F F A7aug A7aug
The moon's on its way to its nightly shift.
Dm Dm* A7aug A7aug
The frogs fill the creek below.
F F A7aug A7aug
The tall grass waves a farewell to the day.
Dm Dm* A7aug A7aug
The wind moans sweet and low.
Dm Dm* A7aug A7aug
A A heron tucks his head in his wing.
F F Gm Gm
The fish in the lake float along.
F F F F Fsus2 Fsus2 F F F F^ F F
The sun sinks from sight, away, but never gone.

Verse 2
F F A7aug A7aug
The dawn brings the dew like a thousand jewels.
Dm Dm* A7aug A7aug
A A nest rustles high on a bough.
F F A7aug A7aug
The blue egg stays warm in the cool of the morn.
Dm Dm* A7aug A7aug
under a red breast of down.
Dm Dm* A7aug A7aug
The clouds turn and stretch, the moon checks its wrist
F F Gm Gm
and gathers itself with a yawn,
F F F F Fsus2 Fsus2 F F F F^ F F
And winks to the sun, away, but never gone.

Verse 3 (*Whistling and humming*)
F F A7aug A7aug
Dm Dm* A7aug A7aug
F F A7aug A7aug
Dm Dm* A7aug A7aug

Coda
Dm Dm* A7aug A7aug
And over the world, as it turns and it turns,
F F Gm Gm
the stars twinkle off and on,
F F F F Fsus2 Fsus2 F F F F^ F F
And we come and go, away, but never gone.

Uke tab by , 24 Apr 2022

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