White Lies - Farewell to the Fairground: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Farewell to the Fairground" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

    C#m
The lights still in our eyes,
                                     E
We're leaving this old fairground behind,
        F#
It's a dream that's growing cold.
     C#m
The circus never dies,
                               E
The act forever haunts these skies,
   F#
I know we cannot stay.

Chorus:
A         B     C#m
Farewell to the fairground,
G#m                 B
these rides aren't working any more.
A        B       C#m
Goodbye to this dead town,
G#m       B
until the ice begins to thaw.

This place used to gleam
I see it in my hopeful dreams
Now I have to get away
We move towards the stars
And all that we touch becomes ours
Let's keep warm 'til it's day

Chorus

A           B          C#m
We'll head south just hold my hand now,
G#m              B
I feel like I'm casting off my clothes,
         A                          B         C#m
And I'm running through the snow towards the sunset,
        G#m          B
And I'm always with you

E
Keep on running, keep keep on running
         B
There's no place like home,
        C#m
there's no place like home. - x4

E
Keep on running, keep keep on running
        F#m
There's no place like home,
        G#m
there's no place like home. - x2

Chorus

We'll head south, just hold my hand now
I feel like I'm casting off my clothes
And I'm running through the snow towards the sunset
And I'm always with you


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

E

Guitar chord E

F#

Guitar chord F#

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

B

Guitar chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Farewell to the Fairground" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Farewell to the Fairground" by White Lies.