England Great Big Sea
[Cbords, relative to capo 5tb fret]
C G A B A2 A3 (substitue for A)
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[Intro] Picking pattern (Open C)
[C] [C] [C] [C]
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[Cborus]
We were far from the shores of England
[C] [G] [A3] [C]
e|------0--------1------3--------0------------------------| C|--------0--------0------2--------0----------------------| G|----0--------2-------4--------0-------------------------| C|--0--------0--------0------0----------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------| C|--------------------------------------------------------|
Far from our children and wives
[C] [G] [A] [A]
e|------0-------1--------3-------3------------------------| C|--------0-------0--------0-------0----------------------| G|----0-------2--------4-------4--------------------------| C|--0-------0--------0-------0----------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------| C|--------------------------------------------------------|
To play our hand in the new found land, Where the wind cuts like a knife
[B] [A] [C] [C] [G] [A3] [A3]
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We were far from the shores of England
[G] [G] [A] [C] [C] [C] [C]
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[Verse 1]
We shipped on board the Maryanne
[C] [C] [A2] [C]
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To find a better life
[C] [G] [A] [A]
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And we walked across the water When she broke up on the ice
[B] [A] [C] [C] [G] [A3] [A3]
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We came ashore in Carbonear
[C] [C] [A2] [C]
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With nothing but our rights
[C] [G] [A] [A]
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And I wondered if I e'er again Would see my London lights
[B] [A] [C] [C] [G] [A3] [A3]
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[Cborus]
We were far from the shores of England
[C] [G] [A2] [C]
e|------0--------1------3--------0------------------------| C|--------0--------0------2--------0----------------------| G|----0--------2------ 0--------0-------------------------| C|--0--------0--------0------0----------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------| C|--------------------------------------------------------|
Far from our children and wives
[C] [G] [A] [A]
e|------0-------1--------3-------3------------------------| C|--------0-------0--------2-------2----------------------| G|----0-------2--------4-------4--------------------------| C|--0-------0--------0-------0----------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------| C|--------------------------------------------------------|
To play our hand in the new found land, Where the wind cuts like a knife
[B] [A] [C] [C] [G] [A3] [A3]
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We were far from the shores of England
[G] [G] [A] [C] [C] [C] [C]
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[Verse 2]
We spend our days amid the waves
[C] [C] [A2] [C]
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Working water, hook and twine
[C] [G] [A] [A]
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We would go for weeks with blistered cheeks Waiting for the sun to shine
[B] [A] [C] [C] [G] [A3] [A3]
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But as long as the sky hold over us
[C] [C] [A2] [C]
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We will not taste the brine
[C] [G] [A] [A]
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And we'll curse the cod With the fear of God As we haul in every line
[B] [A] [C] [C] [G] [A3] [A3]
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[Cborus]
We were far from the shores of England
[C] [G] [A3] [C]
e|------0--------1------3--------0------------------------| C|--------0--------0------2--------0----------------------| G|----0--------2-------4--------0-------------------------| C|--0--------0--------0------0----------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------| C|--------------------------------------------------------|
Far from our children and wives
[C] [G] [A] [A]
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To play our hand in the new found land, Where the wind cuts like a knife
[B] [A] [C] [C] [G] [A3] [A3]
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We were far from the shores of England
[C] [G] [A3] [C]
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Far from our native soil
[C] [G] [A] [A]
e|------0-------1--------3-------3------------------------| C|--------0-------0--------0-------0----------------------| G|----0-------2--------4-------4--------------------------| C|--0-------0--------0-------0----------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------| C|--------------------------------------------------------|
To chase a wish and hunt the Fish And on the rocks to toil
[B] [A] [C] [C] [G] [A3] [A3]
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We were far from the shores of England
[G] [G] [A] [C] [C]
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[Bebind tbe Solo]
[C] [C] [G] [G]
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[C/G] [A3] [A3]
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[C] [C/G]
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[C/G] [A3] [C] [C] [C] [C]
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[Verse 3]
Should we find fortune's favor
[C] [C] [A2] [C]
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And be spared from the gale
[C] [G] [A] [A]
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We will live off honest labour With our hearts as big as sails
[B] [A] [C] [C] [G] [A3] [A3]
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But if I should die don't bury me
[C] [C] [A2] [C]
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Or leave me to the sea
[C] [G] [A] [A]
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Send my bones back to my home Where my spirit can be free
[B] [A] [C] [C] [G] [A3] [A3]
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[Cborus]
We were far from the shores of England
[C] [G] [A3] [C]
e|------0--------1------3--------0------------------------| C|--------0--------0------2--------0----------------------| G|----0--------2-------4--------0-------------------------| C|--0--------0--------0------0----------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------| C|--------------------------------------------------------|
Far from our children and wives
[C] [G] [A] [A]
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To play our hand in the Newfoundland, Where the wind cuts like a knife
[B] [A] [C] [C] [G] [A3] [A3]
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We were far from the shores of England
[C] [G] [A3] [C]
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Far from our native soil
[C] [G] [A3] [A3]
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To chase a wish and hunt the Fish And on the rocks to toil
[B] [A] [C] [C] [G] [A3] [A3]
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We were far from the shores of England
[G] [G] [A] [C] [C]
e|------1--------1---------3-------0----0----------------| C|--------0--------0---------2-------0--0----------------| G|----2--------2---------4-------0------0----------------| C|--0--------0---------0-------0--------0----------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------------------------|
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