Chords for Jimmy Nail - Big River

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_ _ _ Walking on _ _ cobblestones, _ little [A] bits of skin and bones.
[C#m] _ _ _ [G#m] Jumping on a tram car for [F#m] a ride.
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_ [E] _ _ I can [A] remember _
[E] then, _ I was [A] just a boy of ten.
[C#m] _ _ Hanging [G#m] around the old [F#m] quayside.
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_ [A] _ _ Now all [E] the capstans and [C#m] the cargo boats and [A] _
stevedoes are gone.
To where all [E] the old ships go [B] but [F#] memories [E] just like [B] the seas [E] live on.
Cause that was when coal was key.
_ The river [A] was a living thing.
[C#m] _ And I was [G#m] just a boy but it [F#m] was my,
_ _ _ _ [B]
McCorry [E] _ time.
_ [A] _ [B] For this was [E] a big _ [A] river.
[B] _
[C#m] I want you all [G#m] to know that I [B] was [F#m] proud.
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This was [E] a big _ [A] river.
[B] _
[C#m] Well that was long [G#m] ago.
That's [F#m] not now.
_ _ [E] _ _ [B]
That's [E] not now. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ My father was a working [Am] _
[E] man.
He earned our [A] living with his hands.
[C#m] _ He had to [G#m] cross the river every [F#m] day.
_ [E] He _ [B] _
_ [E] _ _ picked up [A] a union _ [E] card.
_ Out of [A] the Neptune yard.
[C#m] _ _ Mouths [G#m] to feed and bills [F#m] to pay.
_ _ [E] _ _ [B] _
_ [A] _ _ There came [E] a time for him [C#m] to sail across the [A] seas and far away.
And finally [E] when that war [F#] was won.
You brought [B] him home and home [E] he stayed.
And when [A] his days [E] were done.
_ Under [A] a golden [C#m] sun.
_ You took him [G#m] back to where he [F#m] longed to be.
_ _ [E] _ [B] Back to [E] the sea.
_ _ [A] _ [B] For this was [E] a _ _ [A] big river.
[B]
[C#m] I want you all [G#m] to know that I [F#m] was proud.
_ _ _ [B] _
This was [E] a big _ [A] river. _
[E] [C#m] Well that was long [G#m] ago.
That's [F#m] not now.
_ _ [E] _ _ [B]
That's [E] not now. _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
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That's not [A] now.
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_ _ And Neptune [A] was the last to [E] go.
_ I heard it [A] on my radio.
_ [C#m] _ And then they [G#m] played the latest number [F#m] one.
_ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [E] _ But what do [Am] they do all day?
[E] _ _ What are [A] they supposed to say?
[C#m] _ _ What does [G#m] a father tell [F#m] his son?
_ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ If you [E] believe that there's [C#m] a bond.
Between [A] our future and our past.
Try to [E] hold on to what we [B] had.
[F#] Rebuild [E] what was strong [B] we built [E] to last.
Cause this is a mighty [A] _
[E] town.
_ Built [A] upon a solid ground.
[C#m] _ And everything [G#m] they tried so hard [F#m] to kill.
_ _ _ [B] We will [E] rebuild.
_ _ [A] _ [B] For this was [E] a big _ _ [A] river.
[B] _
[C#m] I want you all [G#m] to know I'm so [F#m] very proud.
_ _ [C#] _ _ [B]
This was [E] a big _ [A] river. _
[B] [C#m] But that was long [G#m] ago.
That's [F#m] not now.
_ _ [B] _ And this is [E] a big, [A] big river.
[B] _
[C#m] And in my heart [G#m] I know it will rise [A] again.
The [E] river [B] will rise [E] again. _ _ _ _ _
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