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Artist: Stan Rogers Title: Free in the Harbour Note: The guitar in the original recording is played in DADGAD tuning capoed on the 5th fret. The chords below match the original key when played open (i.e. capo 0) in standard tuning. I tabbed out the introduction and break to give some sense of the chord fingering and melody during these portions of the song. Listen to the recording to get a sense of the rhythm (3/4 (waltz) time signature: 1-2-3, 1-2-3). The melody is meant to be played while strumming, not picked out note for note. [Chords] G/F#: 220033 Em/D: xx0000 C/B: x22010 G7: 320001 [Intro] G C D C D e|-3---3-3-3--0—--0-0--2-2p0--0-2-| B|-3---3-3-3--1---1-1--3-3----1-3-| G|-0---0-0-0--0---0-2--2-2----0-2-| D|-0---0-2-0--0h2-0-0--0-0----2-0-| A|-0h2--------3---------------3---| E|-3------------------------------| [Verse 1]

Well it's bl^Gackfish at p^G/F#lay in H^Cermitage Bay From P^Dushthrough across to B^Gois Isl^Can^Dd They br^Goach and they s^G/F#pout and they l^Cift their flukes out And they w^Amave to a town that is d^Dying Now it's ^Emmany's the b^Em/Doats that have p^Clied on the foam H^Amauling ^C/Baway, h^Cauling aw^Day! But there's m^Gany more f^G7ellows been l^Ceaving their h^Amomes Where the wh^Dales make free in the h^Garbour ^C ^G

[Verse 2]

It's at P^Gortage and M^G/F#ain, you'll ^Csee them again On their w^Day to the hills of Alb^Gerta ^C ^D With l^Gop-sided gr^G/F#ins, they w^Caggle their chins And they b^Amrag of the wage they'll be ^Dearning Then it’s, “^EmQuick, pull the st^Em/Drings boys, and g^Cet the tool out! H^Amaul it a^C/Bway, h^Caul it aw^Day!" But just t^Gwo years a^G7go, you could h^Cear the same sh^Amout Where the wh^Dales make free in the h^Garbour

[Chorus]

F^Amree in the h^Darbour The bl^Cackfish are s^C/Bporting ag^Gain Fr^Emee ^Em/D in the h^Carbour Unt^Amroubled by c^C/Bomings and g^Coings of m^Den Who ^Gonce did pursue them as ^G7oil from the sea H^Cauling away, h^A7auling away! Now they're C^Galgary roughnecks from H^Amermitage Bay Where the wh^Dales make free in the h^Garbour

[Break] G C D C e|-3---3-3-3--0—--0-0---2----2--2--0---------------| B|-3---3-3-3--1---1-1---3----3--3--3-------------3-| G|-0---0-0-0--0---0-2–0h2--2p0--2--0-------------0-| D|-0---0-2-0--0h2-0-0---0----0--4--2-------------2-| A|-0h2--------3----------------------------------3-| E|-3-----------------------------------------------| [Verse 3]

Well, it's a l^Giving they've ^G/F#found, d^Ceep in the ground And if there's d^Doubts, it's best they ^Gignore them ^C ^D Nor th^Gink on the b^G/F#ones, the cr^Cosses and stones Of their f^Amathers that came there b^Defore them In the t^Emaverns of^Em/D Edmonton, f^Cishermen shout "H^Amaul it aw^C/Bay! H^Caul it awa^Dy!" They left thr^Gee hundred y^G7ears buried ^Cup by the ^AmBay Where the wh^Dales make free in the h^Garbour

[Chorus]

[Outro]

^AmFree in the h^Darbour.^C.. ^C/B ^Am7 ag^Gain

G C D C G e|-3---3-3-3--0—--0-0---2----2--2-------0----3-| B|-3---3-3-3--1---1-1---3----3--3---3---3----3-| G|-0---0-0-0--0---0-2–0h2--2p0--2---0---0----0-| D|-0---0-2-0--0h2-0-0---0----0--4---2---0----0-| A|-0h2--------3---------------------3------0-2-| E|-3-----------------------------------------3-|

Stan Rogers - Free in the harbour