[[This song is my dad's favorite lullaby, because my mom sang it to him when they 
were dating. I don't know what key it's in originally, but I worked out suitable 
chords for myself in key of D. I also like to play it with a 3/4 finger-picking 
pattern of: p-i-m-a-m-i. I love its gentle prettiness. :) ]]

(v.1)
DFar (xx0232@1)away places with strange-sounding names
D (xx0232@1)                A7Far (x02020@1)away over the sea
       D (xx0232@1)                        GThose (320003@1)far away places with their strange-sounding names
    D (xx0232@1)       A7 (x02020@1)   DAre (xx0232@1)callin', callin' me.

(v.2)
DGoin' (xx0232@1)to China, or maybe Siam
D (xx0232@1)                  A7I (x02020@1)want to see for myself
       D (xx0232@1)                      GThose (320003@1)far away places I've been reading about
     D (xx0232@1)          A7 (x02020@1)          DIn (xx0232@1)a book that I took from the shelf.

(Bridge:)
   G (320003@1)                      DI (xx0232@1)start gettin' restless whenever I hear
     A7 (x02020@1)         DThe (xx0232@1)whistle of a train.
   G (320003@1)                   DI (xx0232@1)pray for the day I can get underway
    E (022100@1)                        AAnd (x02220@1)look for those castles in Spain.

(v.3)
      DThey (xx0232@1)call me a dreamer, well maybe I am
D (xx0232@1)                A7But (x02020@1)I know that I'm yearnin' to see
       D (xx0232@1)                        GThose (320003@1)far away places with their strange-sounding names
          D (xx0232@1)      A7 (x02020@1)   DThat (xx0232@1)are callin', callin' me.

(Repeat entire.)

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