Great Big Sea - Boston and st johns
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Tuning: D A D G A D
************************************The tuning is celtic tuning: DADGAD
Everything I've done here is by ear and based off a video on CBC Music that Alan Doyle was on teaching the
song. He is very brief and doesn't go in much depth so it's a work in progress...
Em: 220000
F#m: 440000
G: 550000
A: x02002
G(2): x20000
D: x00200
Bm: x24400
Dmin/maj7: x40200
Bmin7: x20200
F#sus2: xx4004
Gsus2: xx5005
A(2): xx7007
[Intro] Em F#m G G
[Verse 1]
Em Girl, don't F#mtell me that it's Gmorning G
Em Can we F#mkeep the Gcurtains Gdrawn
Em I haven't F#mgiven you fair Gwarning G
Em But our F#mship, she Gsails at dawGn
[Chorus]
And it's Emtrue I must be goF#ming but I Gswear, I won't be Along
There Disn't that much Bmocean between G(2)Boston and St. AJohn's
G(2) A D Dmin/maj7 Bm7
But I'm a rover and I'm bound to sail away
I'm a Emrover can you Alove me anyway?
Em F#m G G
Em F#m G G
[Verse 2]
Em And if some F#msuitor comes Gapproaching G
Em Will you F#mlet him thrGough your dGoor
Em And what if F#mI return half Gbroken G
Will Emyou still F#mwant me GanymoreG?
And it's Emtrue I must be F#mgoing but I Gswear, I won't be Along
There Disn't that much Bmocean between G(2)Boston and St. AJohn's
G(2) A D Dmin/maj7 Bm7
But I'm a rover and I'm bound to sail away
I'm a Emrover, can you Alove me anyway?
[Bridge]
A F#sus2 Gsus2 Gsus2
A F#sus2 Gsus2 Gsus2
A Close your F#sus2eyes and dream and Gsus2tell me what you A(2)see
A You can tell me F#sus2what you want just Gsus2tell me that you'll A(2)wait for me
[Verse 3]
But Emoh don't F#mtell me that it's Gmorning G
Em Can we F#mkeep the cGurtains dGrawn
Em I haven't F#mgiven you fair GwarninGg
Em But our F#mship, she saGils at Gdawn
[Chorus]
And it's Emtrue I must be goiF#mng but I sGwear it won't beA long
There Disn't that much Bmocean between G(2)Boston and St. AJohn's
G(2) A D Dmin/maj7 Bm7
But I'm a rover and I'm bound to sail away
I'm a Emrover, can you Alove me anyway...
[Outro]:
Em F#M G cGan you love me anyway?
Em F#m G LovGe me anyway
Em Oh F#m ooo G oh G ooo
Repeat in fade out