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Ron Hynes - Cape Spear ## NOTE: ~ = Walk-Down from F to Dm ## INTRO: C Em F ~ Dm G C G C Em F ~ Dm Me and Margaret grew up on the Southside

Our house was ^Gtwo doors down ^Em ^D ^A ^Dm Across the bay, the ^Gcity lay a ^Fstone's throw a^Emway Though we weren't ^Dmwanted over there in ^Gtown

C Em F ~ When the summer turned, we'd hike the dusty highway

Out to ^Dmwhere the sun would ^Gsplit the rocks, I sw^Emear ^D ^A ^DmStand with our ^Gbacks to the ^Focean ^Emspray Playing ^Dmdangerous games of courage or ^Gdare

CHORUS:

^CCape Spear, ^EmCape Spear ^FThese would be ^Emmoments we would ^Dmsav^Gour ^CCape Spear, at ^EmCape Spear ^FTime is but a ^Emface upon^Dm the wa-wa-^Gwa-wa^Fter ^Em ^Dm ^G ^C

Standing here, I ^Emstill recall the ^Fmorning ^Dm We awoke, ^GMargaret was ^Emgone ^D ^A ^Dm She hadn't run a^Gway, she wasn't ^Ftaken by a ^Emwave, no, no, ^Dmno It's not that ^Gkind of song ^C

Em F ~ There's enough of sad stories passed on down

Where ^Dmold men weep and ^Gfishers' widows ^Emwail ^D ^A But ^DmMargaret and her ^Gmaiden aunt ^Fonly went to ^Emtown ^DmTides turn, the world turns '^Ground

CHORUS:

^CCape Spear, at ^EmCape Spear ^FStill I ply the ^Emdusty highway,^Dm year on ^Gyear Out to ^CCape Spear, out to ^EmCape Spear ^FTime is but a ^Emface upon^Dm the water ^FTime is but a ^Emface upon^Dm the wa-wa-^Gwa-wa^Fter ^Em ^Dm ^G ^F ^C ^Dm ^G ^C

Em F ~ Dm These eyes hardly recognize the Southside

Margaret's house is ^Ggone, so is ^Emmine ^D ^A ^Dm From where I'd watch the ^Gcity glow, there's a ^Fseafood ^Embistro And ^DmMargaret's house is a school of hair de^Gsign

C Em F ~ Dm I say let the winds rush, let the waves wash away

One's bound to ^Gget ya one ^Emfine day ^D ^A For we are ^Dmall only ^Gdreaming, I ^Emswear Playing ^Dmdangerous games of courage or ^Gdare

CHORUS:

Playing at ^CCape Spear, at ^EmCape Spear ^FThese would be ^Emmoments we would ^Dmsavour ^G ^CCape Spear, ^EmCape Spear ^FWe plied the ^Emdusty highway^Dm year on ^Gyear Out to Cape ^FSpear, to ^EmCape Spear ^FTime is but a ^Emface upon the ^Dmwater ^G ^FTime is but a ^Emface upon^Dm the wa-wa-^Gwa-wa^Fter ^Em ^Dm ^G ^F ^C ^Dm ^G ^C

Ron Hynes - Cape spear