Stompin' Tom Connors - The Coal Boat Song Chords
Tempo:
154.55 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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I left Cape Britain on the coal boat for St.
John's [A] Newfoundland.
And I met a little girl named Sally, and I took her by the little [D] white hand.
She shook her little head and said,
No way, Fred, I won't go along with [G] your plan.
You've been [D] working on the coal boat way, and you're nothing but a dirty old man.
[G] You've been working on the coal boat way, and you're nothing but a dirty old man.
Well, I had to think of something real fast, you know.
Yeah, well, I'm gonna quit the dirty coal boat.
I wanna live in [A]
Newfoundland.
I'll buy a suit and get married.
Put a ring up on your [D] little white hand.
She nodded her head and said,
Okay, Fred, Sally went along [G] with the plan.
But I'm still working [D] on the coal boat way, and I'm nothing [A] but a dirty [D] old man.
I'm [G] still working on [D] the coal boat way, and I'm nothing but [A] a dirty [D] old man.
It was some time later on the coal boat, I got a little letter [A] from home.
Sally said Freddy was a good boy, but the little beggar [D] wanted to roam.
She said it's too bad that he's got you for a dad, and I hope that you feel [G] real grand.
He's gone working on the coal boat way to be just [A] like his dirty [D] old man.
He's gone working on the coal boat way to be just like [A] his dirty [D] old man.
Well, I left Cape Breton on the coal boat for St.
John's, [A]
Newfoundland.
And good old Sally was a-waiting, and I took her by the little [D] white hand.
She shook her little head and said,
No way, Fred, I won't go along [G] with your plan.
You ain't gonna [D] quit the coal boat way, cause I [A] loves you, you [D] dirty old man.
You [G] ain't gonna quit the coal boat way, cause I loves [A] you, you dirty [D] old man.
So come all young fellers on the coal boat, I hope you're gonna [A] understand.
If you got a pretty little girlfriend, and you take her by the little white hand,
If she turns her back and says,
No way, Jack, I won't go along with [G] your plan.
Just keep working [D] on the coal boat way, if you wants to [A] be a [D] dirty old man.
[G] Just keep working on the coal boat way, and you'll be nothing [A] but a dirty [D] old man.
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John's [A] Newfoundland.
And I met a little girl named Sally, and I took her by the little [D] white hand.
She shook her little head and said,
No way, Fred, I won't go along with [G] your plan.
You've been [D] working on the coal boat way, and you're nothing but a dirty old man.
[G] You've been working on the coal boat way, and you're nothing but a dirty old man.
Well, I had to think of something real fast, you know.
Yeah, well, I'm gonna quit the dirty coal boat.
I wanna live in [A]
Newfoundland.
I'll buy a suit and get married.
Put a ring up on your [D] little white hand.
She nodded her head and said,
Okay, Fred, Sally went along [G] with the plan.
But I'm still working [D] on the coal boat way, and I'm nothing [A] but a dirty [D] old man.
I'm [G] still working on [D] the coal boat way, and I'm nothing but [A] a dirty [D] old man.
It was some time later on the coal boat, I got a little letter [A] from home.
Sally said Freddy was a good boy, but the little beggar [D] wanted to roam.
She said it's too bad that he's got you for a dad, and I hope that you feel [G] real grand.
He's gone working on the coal boat way to be just [A] like his dirty [D] old man.
He's gone working on the coal boat way to be just like [A] his dirty [D] old man.
Well, I left Cape Breton on the coal boat for St.
John's, [A]
Newfoundland.
And good old Sally was a-waiting, and I took her by the little [D] white hand.
She shook her little head and said,
No way, Fred, I won't go along [G] with your plan.
You ain't gonna [D] quit the coal boat way, cause I [A] loves you, you [D] dirty old man.
You [G] ain't gonna quit the coal boat way, cause I loves [A] you, you dirty [D] old man.
So come all young fellers on the coal boat, I hope you're gonna [A] understand.
If you got a pretty little girlfriend, and you take her by the little white hand,
If she turns her back and says,
No way, Jack, I won't go along with [G] your plan.
Just keep working [D] on the coal boat way, if you wants to [A] be a [D] dirty old man.
[G] Just keep working on the coal boat way, and you'll be nothing [A] but a dirty [D] old man.
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_ _ _ I left Cape Britain on the coal boat for St.
John's [A] Newfoundland.
_ And I met a little girl named Sally, and I took her by the little [D] white hand.
_ She shook her little head and said,
No way, Fred, I won't go along with [G] your plan. _
_ You've been [D] working on the coal boat way, and you're nothing but a dirty old man. _
[G] You've been working on the coal boat way, and you're nothing but a dirty old man. _
_ Well, I had to think of something real fast, you know.
_ Yeah, well, I'm gonna quit the dirty coal boat.
I wanna live in _ [A]
Newfoundland.
_ I'll buy a suit and get married.
_ Put a ring up on your [D] little white hand.
She nodded her head and said,
Okay, Fred, Sally went along [G] with the plan. _
But I'm still working [D] on the coal boat way, and I'm nothing [A] but a dirty [D] old man.
I'm [G] still working on [D] the coal boat way, and I'm nothing but [A] a dirty [D] old man. _
_ _ It was some time later on the coal boat, I got a little letter [A] from home.
_ Sally said Freddy was a good boy, but the little beggar [D] wanted to roam.
She said it's too bad that he's got you for a dad, and I hope that you feel [G] real grand. _
He's gone working on the coal boat way to be just [A] like his dirty [D] old man. _
He's gone working on the coal boat way to be just like [A] his dirty [D] old man. _
_ _ Well, I left Cape Breton on the coal boat for St.
John's, [A] _
Newfoundland.
_ And good old Sally was a-waiting, and I took her by the little [D] white hand.
She shook her little head and said,
No way, Fred, I won't go along [G] with your plan. _
_ You ain't gonna [D] quit the coal boat way, cause I [A] loves you, you [D] dirty old man.
You [G] ain't gonna quit the coal boat way, cause I loves [A] you, you dirty [D] old man.
_ _ So come all young fellers on the coal boat, I hope you're gonna _ [A] understand.
_ If you got a pretty little girlfriend, and you take her by the little white hand,
If she turns her back and says,
No way, Jack, I won't go along with [G] your plan. _
Just keep working [D] on the coal boat way, if you wants to [A] be a [D] dirty old man. _
[G] Just keep working on the coal boat way, and you'll be nothing [A] but a dirty _ [D] old man. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
John's [A] Newfoundland.
_ And I met a little girl named Sally, and I took her by the little [D] white hand.
_ She shook her little head and said,
No way, Fred, I won't go along with [G] your plan. _
_ You've been [D] working on the coal boat way, and you're nothing but a dirty old man. _
[G] You've been working on the coal boat way, and you're nothing but a dirty old man. _
_ Well, I had to think of something real fast, you know.
_ Yeah, well, I'm gonna quit the dirty coal boat.
I wanna live in _ [A]
Newfoundland.
_ I'll buy a suit and get married.
_ Put a ring up on your [D] little white hand.
She nodded her head and said,
Okay, Fred, Sally went along [G] with the plan. _
But I'm still working [D] on the coal boat way, and I'm nothing [A] but a dirty [D] old man.
I'm [G] still working on [D] the coal boat way, and I'm nothing but [A] a dirty [D] old man. _
_ _ It was some time later on the coal boat, I got a little letter [A] from home.
_ Sally said Freddy was a good boy, but the little beggar [D] wanted to roam.
She said it's too bad that he's got you for a dad, and I hope that you feel [G] real grand. _
He's gone working on the coal boat way to be just [A] like his dirty [D] old man. _
He's gone working on the coal boat way to be just like [A] his dirty [D] old man. _
_ _ Well, I left Cape Breton on the coal boat for St.
John's, [A] _
Newfoundland.
_ And good old Sally was a-waiting, and I took her by the little [D] white hand.
She shook her little head and said,
No way, Fred, I won't go along [G] with your plan. _
_ You ain't gonna [D] quit the coal boat way, cause I [A] loves you, you [D] dirty old man.
You [G] ain't gonna quit the coal boat way, cause I loves [A] you, you dirty [D] old man.
_ _ So come all young fellers on the coal boat, I hope you're gonna _ [A] understand.
_ If you got a pretty little girlfriend, and you take her by the little white hand,
If she turns her back and says,
No way, Jack, I won't go along with [G] your plan. _
Just keep working [D] on the coal boat way, if you wants to [A] be a [D] dirty old man. _
[G] Just keep working on the coal boat way, and you'll be nothing [A] but a dirty _ [D] old man. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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