Lukey Great Big Sea
This is mostly just the same chords repeated until the end, with the only
exception being the bridge.
I recommend coming into the song on an upstroke.
Intro:
G|C D|G|C D
G|C D|G|C D
Well old [G]Lukey's boat is [C]painted [D]green,
[G]Ha, me boys![C] [D]
[G]Lukey's boat is [C]painted [D]green,
The [Em]prettiest boat that you've [C]ever [D]seen,
A-[G]ha, me [C]boys A-[D]riddle-i[G]-day![C] [D]
G|C D
Well oh, [G]Lukey's boat's got a [C]fine fore [D]cutty,
[G]Ha, me boys![C] [D]
[G]Lukey's boat's got a [C]fine fore [D]cutty,
And [Em]every seam is [C]chinked with [D]putty,
A-[G]ha, me [C]boys A-[D]riddle-i[G]-day!
Alto[C]gether,[D] A-[G]ha, me [C]boys a-[D]riddle-i[G]-day![C] [D]
G|C D
Well [G]I says "Lukey the [C]blinds are [D]down"
[G]Ha, me boys![C] [D]
[G]I says "Lukey the [C]blinds are [D]down"
"Me [Em]wife is dead and she's [C]under[D]ground"
A-[G]ha, me [C]boys A-[D]riddle-i[G]-day![C] [D]
A-[G]ha, me [C]boys A-[D]riddle-i[G]-day![C] [D]
G|C D
Well [G]I says Lukey "[C]I don't [D]care"
[G]Ha, me boys![C] [D]
[G]I says Lukey "[C]I don't [D]care"
"I'll [Em]get me another in the [C]spring of the [D]year"
A-[G]ha, me [C]boys A-[D]riddle-i[G]-day![C] [D]
A-[G]ha, me [C]boys A-[D]riddle-i[G]-day![C] [D]
Bridge:
G|G|C C/Bm|A/D D|
G|G|C C/Bm|A/D G|
G|G|C C/Bm|A/D D|
G|G|C C/Bm|A/D G|
G|G|F|F|
G|G|C C/Bm|A/D G|
G|G|F|F|
G|G|C C/Bm|A/D G|
Well old Lukey's rolling [C]out his [D]grub,
[G]Ha, me boys![C] [D]
[G]Lukey's rolling [C]out his [D]grub,
[Em]One split pea in a [C]ten pound [D]tub,
A-[G]ha, me [C]boys A-[D]riddle-i[G]-day![C] [D]
A-[G]ha, me [C]boys A-[D]riddle-i[G]-day![C] [D]
Well, [G]Lukey's boat's got [C]high-topped [D]sails,
[G]Ha, me boys![C] [D]
[G]Lukey's boat's got [C]high-topped [D]sails,
The [G]sheet was planched with [C]copper na[D]ils,
A-[G]ha, me [C]boys A-[D]riddle-i[G]-day![C] [D]
A-[G]ha, me [C]boys A-[D]riddle-i[G]-day![C] [D]
[G]Lukey's boat is [C]painted [D]green,
[G]Ha, me boys![C] [D]
[G]Lukey's boat is [C]painted [D]green,
The [Em]prettiest boat that you've [C]ever [D]seen,
A-[G]ha, me [C]boys A-[D]riddle-i[G]-day!
Alto[C]gether,[D] A-[G]ha, me [C]boys a-[D]riddle-i[G]-day!
A-[G]ha, me [C]boys A-[D]riddle-i[G]-day!
C D G (hold)
One more, A-ha, me boys a riddle-i-day!
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