Heading For Halifax Lyrics

            Heading for Halifax                             
 
G    D          G                  C    
Late spring the leaves have turned green,
            G               Em             D 
And there's sheep on the hill side, there's birds on the wing.
G        D             C           G 
Over my shoulder the last time I'm seeing,
D                C             G    
The old home all weathered and grey 



G              D         G          C 
We talked till three, my father and me,
G                    Em              D 
And the fiddle tunes flowed like the pure Margaree,
G      D              C              G 
"Never forget who you are,son", said he.
     D            C       G    
As I followed my brothers away. 

 
CHORUS: 
 
Em
And I'm heading for Halifax to see what's to spare, 
       D
In the way of some work and if there's nothing there, 
     Em
It's Toronto, Out west, to God only knows where, 
            C             G               D
But there's bound to be friends from back home. 
 


G           D         G        C
One thing I know, wherever I go,
G                  Em                 D  
My heart's in Cape Breton it will always be so.
G             D         C           G 
Whenever the fiddler he rosens his bow,
D                 C               G 
My first and last thoughts are of home. 
 


Cho.