I built my house beside the wood
So I could hear you singing
And it was sweet and it was good
And love was all beginning
So I could hear you singing
And it was sweet and it was good
And love was all beginning
Fare thee well my nightingale
‘Twas long ago I found you
Now all your songs of beauty fail
The forest closes ’round you
B | E | B/F# | F#7 B
B E
The sun goes down behind a veil
B F#
‘Tis now that you would call me
B E
So rest in peace my nightingale
B F# B
Beneath your branch of holly
B E B
Fare thee well my nightingale
B F#
‘Twas long ago I found you
B E
Now all your songs of beauty fail
B F# B
The forest closes ’round you
B | E | B | B F#
B | E | B | B F# B
Fare thee well my nightingale
I lived but to be near you
Tho’ you are singing somewhere still
I can no longer hear you
Outro: B | E | B | B F# B
