Chords for Shanneyganock - Great Harbour Deep
Tempo:
111 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
B
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
There's lumber and [A] rusty old [D] nails by the door We'll board up these houses [G] and live
here no more And even the gulls [D] won't come up from [B] the
shore Cos they know [A] all the people [D] are leaving
There's Tucker and Darcy and [A] Skipper [D] Tom Brown They've pulled up the boats [G] and have gotten
them down She's another soul here [D] that is stuck to
[Bm] the ground [A] Everything still has a [D] tombstone
[A] We'll move to the city, they'll pay for our homes
[D] If this town was a body, it would be skin and bones
[A] One of the men we left there in the ground [D] Had died breathing life [G] in that town
[Em]
[G] Their dreams of our [D] fathers all [Bm] died in their sleep
When they [A] put out the lights [G] in Great [D] Harbor [G] Deep
[Bm]
[A] [G]
[D] Things were much better when [A] [D] I was a lad When two working [Bm] hands were [G] all a man had
The sea was our [D] mother, she [Bm] called us from land
But now she [A] seems like [D] a stranger It's funny they say [A] there's no pot [D] anymore
But you'll find them in restaurants [G] and all the fine stores
It's like God just said [Bm] stay away from our shores
The [A] foreigners must [D] need the money
[A] We'll move to the city, they'll pay for our [F#m] homes
If this [D] town was a body, it would be skin and bones
[A] One of the men we left there in the ground [D] Had died breathing life in [G] that town
Their dreams of our fathers [D] all [Bm] died in their sleep
[A] When they put out the lights [G] in [D] Great Harbor Deep
[G]
[Bm] [D] [A]
[G] [A] [D] [F#m]
[E] They're down at the [B] powerhouse, they'll soon [E] throw the switch
That will send us to [A] darkness as black as the pitch
And some guy up in [E] Ottawa, the son of a [C#m] bitch
In his [B] own bed tonight [E] he'll be keeping
So I'll say [B] my goodbyes to the rocks and the [E] trees
And I'll walk through this [A] splendor whenever I please
Though the only way back here will [C#m] be in my dreams
You can't [B] stop a fella [E] from sleeping
[B] So we'll move to the city, they'll pay for our homes
If this [E] town was a body, it would be skin and bones
[Bm] One of the men we left there in the ground Had [E] died breathing life [A] in that town
Their dreams of our fathers [E] all died in their sleep
When they [B] put out the lights [A] in Great [E] Harbor Deep
Now there stands the city [B] with wide [E] open arms
And I'm sure now to [A] some world she does hold her charms
There's prostitutes, drug dealers, strip [C#m] joints and bars
What a great [B] place for raising [E] children
So [B] we moved to the city, they paid for our homes
[E] After all this old town was just skin and bones
[Bm] We left them old men that died in the ground
[E] They died giving life [A] to that town
Their dreams of our fathers [E] all died [C#m] in their sleep
[B] When they put out the lights [A] in Great [E] Harbor [B] Deep
We'll move to the city, they'll pay for our [F#m]
[E] homes
If this town was a body, it would be skin and [B] bones
One of the men we left there in the ground [E] Had died breathing [A] life in that town
Their dreams of our fathers [E] all [C#m] died in their sleep
[F#m] When they [B] put out the lights [A] in Great [E] Harbor Deep
[A] The ocean stands [B] watching [E] as the [C#m] jewels she'll keep
[B] She's the only one left [A] now in Great [E] Harbor Deep
J [A] [E] [F#m]
[C#m] [E] [B] [A]
[F#m] [E]
There's lumber and [A] rusty old [D] nails by the door We'll board up these houses [G] and live
here no more And even the gulls [D] won't come up from [B] the
shore Cos they know [A] all the people [D] are leaving
There's Tucker and Darcy and [A] Skipper [D] Tom Brown They've pulled up the boats [G] and have gotten
them down She's another soul here [D] that is stuck to
[Bm] the ground [A] Everything still has a [D] tombstone
[A] We'll move to the city, they'll pay for our homes
[D] If this town was a body, it would be skin and bones
[A] One of the men we left there in the ground [D] Had died breathing life [G] in that town
[Em]
[G] Their dreams of our [D] fathers all [Bm] died in their sleep
When they [A] put out the lights [G] in Great [D] Harbor [G] Deep
[Bm]
[A] [G]
[D] Things were much better when [A] [D] I was a lad When two working [Bm] hands were [G] all a man had
The sea was our [D] mother, she [Bm] called us from land
But now she [A] seems like [D] a stranger It's funny they say [A] there's no pot [D] anymore
But you'll find them in restaurants [G] and all the fine stores
It's like God just said [Bm] stay away from our shores
The [A] foreigners must [D] need the money
[A] We'll move to the city, they'll pay for our [F#m] homes
If this [D] town was a body, it would be skin and bones
[A] One of the men we left there in the ground [D] Had died breathing life in [G] that town
Their dreams of our fathers [D] all [Bm] died in their sleep
[A] When they put out the lights [G] in [D] Great Harbor Deep
[G]
[Bm] [D] [A]
[G] [A] [D] [F#m]
[E] They're down at the [B] powerhouse, they'll soon [E] throw the switch
That will send us to [A] darkness as black as the pitch
And some guy up in [E] Ottawa, the son of a [C#m] bitch
In his [B] own bed tonight [E] he'll be keeping
So I'll say [B] my goodbyes to the rocks and the [E] trees
And I'll walk through this [A] splendor whenever I please
Though the only way back here will [C#m] be in my dreams
You can't [B] stop a fella [E] from sleeping
[B] So we'll move to the city, they'll pay for our homes
If this [E] town was a body, it would be skin and bones
[Bm] One of the men we left there in the ground Had [E] died breathing life [A] in that town
Their dreams of our fathers [E] all died in their sleep
When they [B] put out the lights [A] in Great [E] Harbor Deep
Now there stands the city [B] with wide [E] open arms
And I'm sure now to [A] some world she does hold her charms
There's prostitutes, drug dealers, strip [C#m] joints and bars
What a great [B] place for raising [E] children
So [B] we moved to the city, they paid for our homes
[E] After all this old town was just skin and bones
[Bm] We left them old men that died in the ground
[E] They died giving life [A] to that town
Their dreams of our fathers [E] all died [C#m] in their sleep
[B] When they put out the lights [A] in Great [E] Harbor [B] Deep
We'll move to the city, they'll pay for our [F#m]
[E] homes
If this town was a body, it would be skin and [B] bones
One of the men we left there in the ground [E] Had died breathing [A] life in that town
Their dreams of our fathers [E] all [C#m] died in their sleep
[F#m] When they [B] put out the lights [A] in Great [E] Harbor Deep
[A] The ocean stands [B] watching [E] as the [C#m] jewels she'll keep
[B] She's the only one left [A] now in Great [E] Harbor Deep
J [A] [E] [F#m]
[C#m] [E] [B] [A]
[F#m] [E]
Key:
A
E
D
B
G
A
E
D
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ There's lumber and [A] rusty old [D] nails by the door We'll board up these houses [G] and live
here no more And even the gulls [D] won't come up from [B] the
shore Cos they know [A] all the people [D] are leaving
_ There's Tucker and Darcy and [A] Skipper [D] Tom Brown They've pulled up the boats [G] and have gotten
them down She's another soul here [D] that is stuck to
[Bm] the ground [A] Everything still has a [D] tombstone
_ [A] We'll move to the city, they'll pay for our homes
[D] If this town was a body, it would be skin and bones
[A] One of the men we left there in the ground [D] Had died breathing life [G] in that town
[Em]
[G] Their dreams of our [D] fathers all [Bm] died in their sleep
When they [A] put out the lights [G] in Great [D] Harbor _ _ [G] Deep
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[D] _ _ _ _ Things were much better when [A] [D] I was a lad When two working [Bm] hands were [G] all a man had
The sea was our [D] mother, she [Bm] called us from land
But now she [A] seems like [D] a stranger _ _ It's funny they say [A] there's no pot [D] anymore
But you'll find them in restaurants [G] and all the fine stores
It's like God just said [Bm] stay away from our shores
The [A] foreigners must [D] need the money
_ _ [A] We'll move to the city, they'll pay for our [F#m] homes
If this [D] town was a body, it would be skin and bones
[A] One of the men we left there in the ground [D] Had died breathing life in [G] that town
Their dreams of our fathers [D] all [Bm] died in their sleep
[A] When they put out the lights [G] in [D] Great Harbor _ Deep
[G] _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ _ [G] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ [F#m]
[E] They're down at the [B] powerhouse, they'll soon [E] throw the switch
That will send us to [A] darkness as black as the pitch
And some guy up in [E] Ottawa, the son of a [C#m] bitch
In his [B] own bed tonight [E] he'll be keeping
_ So I'll say [B] my goodbyes to the rocks and the [E] trees
And I'll walk through this [A] splendor whenever I please
Though the only way back here will [C#m] be in my dreams
You can't [B] stop a fella [E] from sleeping
_ [B] So we'll move to the city, they'll pay for our homes
If this [E] town was a body, it would be skin and bones
[Bm] One of the men we left there in the ground Had [E] died breathing life [A] in that town
Their dreams of our fathers [E] all died in their sleep
When they [B] put out the lights [A] in Great [E] Harbor Deep
Now there stands the city [B] with wide [E] open arms
And I'm sure now to [A] some world she does hold her charms
There's prostitutes, drug dealers, strip [C#m] joints and bars
What a great [B] place for raising [E] children
So [B] we moved to the city, they paid for our homes
[E] After all this old town was just skin and bones
[Bm] We left them old men that died in the ground
[E] They died giving life [A] to that town
Their dreams of our fathers [E] all died [C#m] in their sleep
[B] When they put out the lights [A] in Great [E] Harbor _ [B] Deep
We'll move to the city, they'll pay for our [F#m]
[E] homes
If this town was a body, it would be skin and [B] bones
One of the men we left there in the ground [E] Had died breathing [A] life in that town
Their dreams of our fathers [E] all [C#m] died in their sleep
[F#m] When they [B] put out the lights [A] in Great [E] Harbor Deep
_ _ [A] The ocean stands [B] watching _ [E] as the [C#m] jewels she'll keep _ _
_ _ [B] She's the only one left [A] now in Great [E] Harbor Deep
J _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [F#m] _
[C#m] _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _
[F#m] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ There's lumber and [A] rusty old [D] nails by the door We'll board up these houses [G] and live
here no more And even the gulls [D] won't come up from [B] the
shore Cos they know [A] all the people [D] are leaving
_ There's Tucker and Darcy and [A] Skipper [D] Tom Brown They've pulled up the boats [G] and have gotten
them down She's another soul here [D] that is stuck to
[Bm] the ground [A] Everything still has a [D] tombstone
_ [A] We'll move to the city, they'll pay for our homes
[D] If this town was a body, it would be skin and bones
[A] One of the men we left there in the ground [D] Had died breathing life [G] in that town
[Em]
[G] Their dreams of our [D] fathers all [Bm] died in their sleep
When they [A] put out the lights [G] in Great [D] Harbor _ _ [G] Deep
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[D] _ _ _ _ Things were much better when [A] [D] I was a lad When two working [Bm] hands were [G] all a man had
The sea was our [D] mother, she [Bm] called us from land
But now she [A] seems like [D] a stranger _ _ It's funny they say [A] there's no pot [D] anymore
But you'll find them in restaurants [G] and all the fine stores
It's like God just said [Bm] stay away from our shores
The [A] foreigners must [D] need the money
_ _ [A] We'll move to the city, they'll pay for our [F#m] homes
If this [D] town was a body, it would be skin and bones
[A] One of the men we left there in the ground [D] Had died breathing life in [G] that town
Their dreams of our fathers [D] all [Bm] died in their sleep
[A] When they put out the lights [G] in [D] Great Harbor _ Deep
[G] _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ _ [G] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ [F#m]
[E] They're down at the [B] powerhouse, they'll soon [E] throw the switch
That will send us to [A] darkness as black as the pitch
And some guy up in [E] Ottawa, the son of a [C#m] bitch
In his [B] own bed tonight [E] he'll be keeping
_ So I'll say [B] my goodbyes to the rocks and the [E] trees
And I'll walk through this [A] splendor whenever I please
Though the only way back here will [C#m] be in my dreams
You can't [B] stop a fella [E] from sleeping
_ [B] So we'll move to the city, they'll pay for our homes
If this [E] town was a body, it would be skin and bones
[Bm] One of the men we left there in the ground Had [E] died breathing life [A] in that town
Their dreams of our fathers [E] all died in their sleep
When they [B] put out the lights [A] in Great [E] Harbor Deep
Now there stands the city [B] with wide [E] open arms
And I'm sure now to [A] some world she does hold her charms
There's prostitutes, drug dealers, strip [C#m] joints and bars
What a great [B] place for raising [E] children
So [B] we moved to the city, they paid for our homes
[E] After all this old town was just skin and bones
[Bm] We left them old men that died in the ground
[E] They died giving life [A] to that town
Their dreams of our fathers [E] all died [C#m] in their sleep
[B] When they put out the lights [A] in Great [E] Harbor _ [B] Deep
We'll move to the city, they'll pay for our [F#m]
[E] homes
If this town was a body, it would be skin and [B] bones
One of the men we left there in the ground [E] Had died breathing [A] life in that town
Their dreams of our fathers [E] all [C#m] died in their sleep
[F#m] When they [B] put out the lights [A] in Great [E] Harbor Deep
_ _ [A] The ocean stands [B] watching _ [E] as the [C#m] jewels she'll keep _ _
_ _ [B] She's the only one left [A] now in Great [E] Harbor Deep
J _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [F#m] _
[C#m] _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _
[F#m] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _