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Great Big Sea - Boston and St. John's
2/4 Time (2 Strokes per chord)
INTRO: (A) (D) (G) (A) (A) (D) (G) (G)
REPEAT INTRO
(D) Girl, don't (A)tell me that it's (G)morning (G)
(D) Can we (A)keep the cur(G)tains drawn?(A)
(D) I haven't (A)given you fair (G)warning (A)
(D) But our (A)ship she (G)sails at (G)dawn
CHORUS:
And it's (A)true I must be go(D)ing, but I (Em)swear it won't be long(A)
There (A)isn't that much (D)ocean between (Em)Boston and St. (A)John's
(A) But I'm a (D)rover, and I'm (G)bound to sail a(D)way
I'm a (D)rover, can you (A)love me anyway?
REPEAT INTRO
(D) And if some (A)suitor comes ap(G)proaching (G)
(D) Will you (A)let him (G)through your (A)door
(D) What if (A)I return half-(G)broken (A)
Will (D)you still (A)want me (G)anymore?(G)
CHORUS
REPEAT INTRO
BRIDGE:
(A) Close your (D)eyes and dream
And (G)tell me what you (D)see
(A) Tell me (D)what you want
Just (G)tell me that you'll (A)wait for me
(D) But oh, don't (A)tell me that it's (G)morning (G)
(D) Can we (A)keep the cur(G)tains drawn?(A)
(D) I haven't (A)given you fair (G)warning (A)
(D) But our (A)ship she (G)sails at (G)dawn
CHORUS
REPEAT INTRO (Until End)
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Here's My interpretation
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Boston and St. John's - Great Big Sea
Chord Shapes:
[Em7]= 0,2,2,0,3,x
[D/F#= 2,0,0,2,3,x
[G]= 3,2,0,0,3,x
[Asus4]= 0,0,2,2,4,x
[A]= 0,0,2,2,2,x
Barred:
[Em7]= 7,7,9,7,8,7
[D/F#]= x,9,0,9,10,10
[G]= x,10,12,12,12,10
[A]= x,12,14,14,14,12
Intro:[Em7] [D/F#] [G] x2 [Asus4]
[Em7] NO [D/F#] ouh, [G] No ouh [Em7] [D/F#] [G] oooOOooo.
[Em7] Girl, don't [D/F#] tell me that it's [G] morning.
[Em7] Can we [D/F#] keep, the [G] curtains [A] drawn?
[Em7] Haven't [D/F#] given you fare [G] warning.
[Em7] But our [D/F#] ship she [G] sails at [Asus4] dawn.
Chorus:
And it's [Em7] true I must be [D/F#] going, but I [G] swear it won't be [Abar] long.
There [Em7] isn't that much [D/F#] ocean between [G] Boston and St. [Asus4] John's.
[Em7] But I'm a [D/F#] rover and I'm [G] bound to [A] sail a- [Bm] way,
I'm a [G] rover, can you [Asus4] love me any- [Em7] way?
[D/F#] [G] [Em7] [D/F#] [G] [Asus4]
[Em7] And if some [D/F#] suitor comes ap- [G] proaching.
[Em7] Will you [D/F#] let him [G] through your [A] door?
[Em7] What if [D/F#] I return half [G] broken?
[Em7] Will you, still [D/F#] want me [G] any [Asus4] more?
Chorus (Use barred chord shapes on exit of chorus into bridge)
Bridge:
[Em7] Close your [D/F#] eyes and dream, and [G] tell me what you [A] see.
[Em7] You can tell me [D/F#] what you want just [G] tell me that you'll wait for me.
(Back to non-barred chord shapes)
But [Em7] Oh, don't [D/F#] tell me that it's [G] morning.
[Em7] Well can we [D/F#] keep the [G] curtains [Asus4] drawn?
[Em7] I haven't [D/F#] given you fair [G] warning.
[Em7] But our [D/F#] ship, she [G] sails at [A] dawn.
Chorus
Love me any- [Em7] way? [D/F#] [G] Love me any- [Em7] way? [D/F#]
No Ou [G] [Em7] No Ou [D/F#] [G] OooooooooOooooo,
No Ou [G] [Em7] No Ou [D/F#] [G] OooooooooOooooo. (fade out)
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-dQQm | 10/25/2005 | Uses an Asus #9, similiar to the Esus#7
hi to low e-- 008767
Mark has 3 guitar players, and not one uses a capo on it when they
play live. But good job on the progression. Thanks.
-eric_steinmetz | 2/15/2003 |
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