Shores Of Newfoundland Chords by Bob Porter

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_ _ They came across from Ireland, [Bb] from England [F] and Scotland for promises of hope and [C] foreign land.
_ [F] After many weeks of sailing [Bb] through high seas [F] and bad weather, they landed [C] on the shore of the _
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Newfoundland_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
1497 no [Bb] man's in [F] Newstone John Cabot said it was the [C] place to _ be
The ocean was alive [Bb] there were cods, [F] sharks and a turtle
You could dip the [C] fish with basket from [F] the sea
So they landed on the shores of Newfoundland
_ [Bb] They landed on the shores of [F] Newfoundland
_ After many weeks of sail through high [F] seas and bad weather
They landed [C] on the shores of Newfoundland
They _ _ _ _ settled on the island, [Bb] the harbours [F] and mead
And faced a new life full of [C] ups and downs
_ [F] They fished abroad and then [Bb] again they hunted [F] on the inn
And thank [C] God for this new [F] land they had found
_ When they landed on the shores of Newfoundland
_ [Bb] They landed on the shores of [F]
Newfoundland
_ After many weeks of sail through high seas and bad [F] weather
They landed [C] on the shores of Newfoundland _ _ _ _ _ _
Passed down through the ages [Bb] are the stories [F] of their home
Hardship they faced there every day _
Survival of the fittest [Bb] is the way they [F] would describe it
In this new [C] land they were taught [F] a better way
When they landed on the shores of Newfoundland
_ [Bb] They landed on the shores of [F] Newfoundland
_ After many weeks of sail through high [Bb] seas and bad weather
[F] They landed on the shores of Newfoundland _ _ _
_ _ So now you've heard the stories [Bb] of the light [F] of our ends
They fought and stayed alive [C] here every day
_ [F] Their traditions and their music [Bb] is the history [F] we hang on
We fight [C] to find a new [F] and better way
Hey!
We landed on the shores of Newfoundland
_ [Bb] Hey!
We landed on the shores [F] of Newfoundland
_ After many weeks of sail through high [Bb] seas and bad weather
[F] We landed [C] on the shores [F] of Newfoundland
_ We landed on the shores of Newfoundland
_ We [Bb] landed on the shores [F] of Newfoundland
_ After many weeks of sail through high seas and bad weather
We landed [C] on the shores [F] of Newfoundland _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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