Chords for Det Norske Sjømannskor - Gå til Onkel (Erik Bye / trad)

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Yes, [Eb] it's painful to [Bb] be pale [Eb] when you're cold [Bb] in the ground,
but [Eb] it's time [Gm] to be [Eb] in peace.
[Bb]
And [Eb] if you become a guard [Bb] and sail [Eb] down to the sea,
[Bb]
then you'll [Eb] think that the [Bb] life of a sailor is a [Eb] sad song. _
_ [Cm] _ [Gm] Oi, [Ab] oi, [Eb] oi, oi, oi, oi!
The [Gm] life of a sailor [G] is a [Eb] sad song.
[Bb] _
_ [Eb] Go to the uncle, [Ab] _ [Eb] go to the uncle,
just go to the uncle, [Bb] my dear.
[Eb] _
_ Go to the [Ab] uncle, [Eb] kind uncle,
[Cm] just go to the uncle, [Bb] from the hook [Eb] to the hook.
[Cm] _ [Gm] Oi, oi, oi, [Eb] oi, oi, oi!
There you can stamp your feet, and your shorts, and your shoes,
but [Bb] don't believe the uncle [Eb] too close.
[Ab] No, no, [Eb] don't believe [Bb] the uncle [Eb] too close.
[Bb] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] I [Eb] went ashore [Gm] like a [Eb] goldfish in the fresh [Bb] woods.
I [Eb] had some [Gm] rags and stupid [Eb] books and [Gm] rags,
[D] but [Eb] the one who dances [Gm] on the bank [Eb] of a fresh [Bb] wood,
he [Eb] usually [Bb] wakes up with [Eb] nothing.
_ _ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] Oi, [Ab] oi, [Eb] oi, oi, oi, oi!
Usually [Bb] wakes up with [Eb] nothing.
_ [Bb] Then [Eb] go to the uncle, [Ab] _ [Eb] go to the uncle,
just go to the uncle, [Bb] my dear.
[Eb] _ _ Go to the uncle, [Ab] _ [Eb] kind uncle,
just go [Cm] to the uncle, [Bb] from the hook [Eb] to the hook.
[Cm] _ [Gm] Oi, [Bb] oi, oi, [Eb] oi, oi, oi!
There you can [Bb] stamp your feet, [Eb] and your shorts, [Gm] and your shoes,
[Eb] but [Bb] don't believe the uncle [Eb] too close.
[Ab] No, no, [Bb] don't believe the uncle [Eb] too close.
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb]
I [Eb] went ashore with [Gm] my strapless [Eb] man, [Bb] Oli.
[E] I [Eb] went ashore with [Bb] my old [Eb] busser.
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And [Eb] then I saw the shirt, [Gm] and the slipper, [Eb] and the janky [Bb] hat of mine,
and here [Eb] for one day I lit up the fire. _
_ [Cm] Oi, [Bb] oi, [Ab] _ [Eb] oi, oi, oi!
For one [Bb] day I lit up [Eb] the fire.
[Dm]
Then [Eb] you have to go to the uncle, [Ab] _ [Eb] go to the uncle,
just go to the [Bb] uncle, my dear.
[Eb] _
_ Go to the uncle, [Ab] _ [Eb] kind uncle,
just go [Cm] to the uncle, [Bb] from the hook [Eb] to the hook.
[Cm] Oi, [Gm] _ [Bb] oi, oi, [Eb] oi, oi, oi!
There you can stamp your feet, and your shorts, [Bb] and your shoes,
[Eb] but [Bb] don't believe the uncle [Ebm] too close.
[Ab] No, no, [Eb] don't believe the uncle too close.
[Ab] No, [Bb] no, [Eb] you [Bb] interrupt [Eb] the order!
[Ab] No, no, [Eb] you [Bb] interrupt [Ebm] the order!
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