Great Big Sea - Boston and st johns
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My first chording effort - apologies for errors, etc! Done from listening to the
album version, so no idea if this actually looks like the official version...
Note: the melody starts on a D, while the guitar is playing E minor. This feels
very wrong til you get used to it. I think it sounds better if you sit heavily on
the low end: you really want that underlying E - F - G on the low E string.
Chords used:
Em 022000
D/F 200230
G 320033
A x02220
Intro:
Em - D/F - G - (G)
Emx2
Verse 1:
-
D/F-
G-
A [Oohs]Em Girl don't D/Ftell me that it's Gmorning
Em D/F G (A)
Can we keep the curtains drawn?
Em I haven't D/Fgiven you fair Gwarning
Em But our D/Fship, it sGails at dawnA
Chorus:
And it's D/Ftrue I must be Agoing, but I Gswear it won't be Along
There D/Fisn't that much Aocean between GBoston and St. AJohns
Em D/F A D/F (?)
I'm a rover, and I'm bound to sail away
G A (->Em...)
I'm a rover can you love me anyway?
[1x intro passage]
Verse 2:
Em And if some D/Fsuitor comes apGproaching
Em D/F G (A)
Will you let him through your door?
Em What if D/FI return half-Gbroken?
Will Emyou still D/Flove me aGny morAe?
Chorus:
And it's D/Ftrue I must be Agoing, but I Gswear it won't be Along
There D/Fisn't that much Aocean between GBoston and St. AJohns
Em D/F A D/F (?)
I'm a rover, and I'm bound to sail away
G A (->Em...)
I'm a rover can you love me anyway?
[1x intro passage]
Bridge:
Em Close your D/Feyes and dream
And Gtell me what you see A
D/F You can tell me Awhat you want
Just Gtell me that you'll Await for me
Em D/F G...
But oh... Don't tell me that it's morning... [repeat verse 1 & chorus]
[Outro - loop intro and get quieter. Last chord the Em?]