Van Morrison & John Lee Hooker - I Cover The Waterfront Chords
Tempo:
57.9 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
G
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] I [F] cover [C] the water run, watching [F] the sea, sea, sea.
[G] I cover [C] [G] the [F] water run.
[C] [Am] [C] I can see the [F] ships coming [G] in to [C] the harbor, harbor.
I [Am]
see, see, see the [G] people getting on [C] board.
[F] [C] I could not [G] see, see the one that [F] got on board.
[Am]
I [G] cover the water [F] run.
After a while, [G] all the ships left [C] the harbor, [F] headed for the next [G] destination.
[C] I cover [F]
the [C] water run.
[G]
[C] I went [F] in the pouring rain, I did too, [G] searching for my baby.
I was [C] drinking black coffee from a paper cup.
[G] And smoking [F] forty cigarettes.
[C] [G] And when the sun [Am] in the sky came [F] up early in the morning,
I [G] said Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord, [F] Lord, Lord, bring my baby back.
[C] Bring my baby back.
[G] I still cover the [C] water run.
I [F]
cover the [G] [C] waterfront watching [F] for my baby [G] to come [C] down.
[F] And after [C] I saw [G]
a ship coming [F] down the ocean [G]
out of the fog,
[C] rolling [F] so, so, so slow.
[G] Must be, must be, must be [C] coming [F] down.
[C] I [G] cover the [F] waterfront.
I see my baby coming down, [C] coming down Gangway.
[F] [G] I said from the bottom of my [C] heart, [F] thank you Lord [G] for bringing [C] my baby back home to me.
[F]
I've [G] been so lonely, [Am] sitting in my room by my [F] telephone. Yeah.
[G]
I said baby, [C] welcome back home, [F]
welcome back home.
[C] [F]
Mmm, Lord.
[G] [C] After a while, [F] the ship pulled in [G] to the harbor.
And she [C] run, run, run [F] to my arms, to my arms.
[C] Look Johnny, [G] I've been waiting so [C] long, so long [F] to come down.
I [C] know, I know [G] you've been waiting for [Am] me.
[F]
Covering the [C] waterfront, covering [F] the waterfront.
Me, me, [C] me, me.
[G] I am.
[F]
[C]
[F] [G]
[G] I cover [C] [G] the [F] water run.
[C] [Am] [C] I can see the [F] ships coming [G] in to [C] the harbor, harbor.
I [Am]
see, see, see the [G] people getting on [C] board.
[F] [C] I could not [G] see, see the one that [F] got on board.
[Am]
I [G] cover the water [F] run.
After a while, [G] all the ships left [C] the harbor, [F] headed for the next [G] destination.
[C] I cover [F]
the [C] water run.
[G]
[C] I went [F] in the pouring rain, I did too, [G] searching for my baby.
I was [C] drinking black coffee from a paper cup.
[G] And smoking [F] forty cigarettes.
[C] [G] And when the sun [Am] in the sky came [F] up early in the morning,
I [G] said Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord, [F] Lord, Lord, bring my baby back.
[C] Bring my baby back.
[G] I still cover the [C] water run.
I [F]
cover the [G] [C] waterfront watching [F] for my baby [G] to come [C] down.
[F] And after [C] I saw [G]
a ship coming [F] down the ocean [G]
out of the fog,
[C] rolling [F] so, so, so slow.
[G] Must be, must be, must be [C] coming [F] down.
[C] I [G] cover the [F] waterfront.
I see my baby coming down, [C] coming down Gangway.
[F] [G] I said from the bottom of my [C] heart, [F] thank you Lord [G] for bringing [C] my baby back home to me.
[F]
I've [G] been so lonely, [Am] sitting in my room by my [F] telephone. Yeah.
[G]
I said baby, [C] welcome back home, [F]
welcome back home.
[C] [F]
Mmm, Lord.
[G] [C] After a while, [F] the ship pulled in [G] to the harbor.
And she [C] run, run, run [F] to my arms, to my arms.
[C] Look Johnny, [G] I've been waiting so [C] long, so long [F] to come down.
I [C] know, I know [G] you've been waiting for [Am] me.
[F]
Covering the [C] waterfront, covering [F] the waterfront.
Me, me, [C] me, me.
[G] I am.
[F]
[C]
[F] [G]
Key:
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_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ I _ [F] _ _ cover [C] the water run, _ watching [F] the _ sea, sea, sea.
_ [G] I cover [C] [G] the [F] water run.
[C] _ _ _ [Am] _ [C] I can see the _ [F] ships _ coming [G] in to [C] the harbor, harbor.
I [Am]
see, see, see the [G] people getting on [C] board.
_ [F] _ _ [C] I could not [G] see, see the one that [F] got _ on board.
[Am] _ _
I [G] cover the water [F] run. _
After a while, _ _ [G] all the ships left [C] the harbor, _ _ [F] headed for the next [G] destination.
_ _ [C] I cover [F]
the [C] water run.
[G] _ _ _ _
[C] I went _ _ [F] in the pouring rain, I did too, [G] searching for my baby.
I _ was [C] drinking black coffee from a paper cup.
[G] And smoking [F] forty cigarettes.
_ _ [C] _ [G] And when the sun [Am] in the sky came [F] up early in the morning,
I [G] said Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord, [F] Lord, Lord, bring my baby back. _
[C] Bring my baby back.
_ _ [G] I still cover the [C] water run.
I _ [F] _ _
cover the [G] _ [C] waterfront _ watching [F] for my baby [G] _ to come [C] down.
_ [F] And after [C] I saw [G]
a ship coming [F] down the ocean _ _ [G]
out of the fog,
_ _ [C] rolling [F] so, so, so slow. _
_ [G] Must be, must be, must be [C] coming [F] down.
_ [C] I [G] cover the [F] waterfront.
_ I see my baby coming down, [C] coming down Gangway.
_ [F] _ [G] I said from the bottom of my [C] heart, _ [F] thank you Lord [G] _ for bringing [C] my baby back home to me.
[F] _
_ I've [G] been so lonely, _ _ [Am] sitting in my room by my [F] telephone. Yeah.
_ _ [G] _
I said baby, [C] welcome back home, _ _ [F] _
welcome back home.
[C] _ _ _ _ [F]
Mmm, Lord.
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] After a while, [F] the ship pulled in [G] to the harbor.
And she [C] run, run, run [F] to my arms, to my arms.
[C] Look Johnny, [G] I've been waiting so [C] long, so long [F] to come down.
I [C] know, I know [G] you've been waiting for [Am] me.
_ [F]
Covering the [C] waterfront, _ covering [F] the waterfront.
Me, me, [C] me, me.
_ [G] I am.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [G] I cover [C] [G] the [F] water run.
[C] _ _ _ [Am] _ [C] I can see the _ [F] ships _ coming [G] in to [C] the harbor, harbor.
I [Am]
see, see, see the [G] people getting on [C] board.
_ [F] _ _ [C] I could not [G] see, see the one that [F] got _ on board.
[Am] _ _
I [G] cover the water [F] run. _
After a while, _ _ [G] all the ships left [C] the harbor, _ _ [F] headed for the next [G] destination.
_ _ [C] I cover [F]
the [C] water run.
[G] _ _ _ _
[C] I went _ _ [F] in the pouring rain, I did too, [G] searching for my baby.
I _ was [C] drinking black coffee from a paper cup.
[G] And smoking [F] forty cigarettes.
_ _ [C] _ [G] And when the sun [Am] in the sky came [F] up early in the morning,
I [G] said Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord, [F] Lord, Lord, bring my baby back. _
[C] Bring my baby back.
_ _ [G] I still cover the [C] water run.
I _ [F] _ _
cover the [G] _ [C] waterfront _ watching [F] for my baby [G] _ to come [C] down.
_ [F] And after [C] I saw [G]
a ship coming [F] down the ocean _ _ [G]
out of the fog,
_ _ [C] rolling [F] so, so, so slow. _
_ [G] Must be, must be, must be [C] coming [F] down.
_ [C] I [G] cover the [F] waterfront.
_ I see my baby coming down, [C] coming down Gangway.
_ [F] _ [G] I said from the bottom of my [C] heart, _ [F] thank you Lord [G] _ for bringing [C] my baby back home to me.
[F] _
_ I've [G] been so lonely, _ _ [Am] sitting in my room by my [F] telephone. Yeah.
_ _ [G] _
I said baby, [C] welcome back home, _ _ [F] _
welcome back home.
[C] _ _ _ _ [F]
Mmm, Lord.
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] After a while, [F] the ship pulled in [G] to the harbor.
And she [C] run, run, run [F] to my arms, to my arms.
[C] Look Johnny, [G] I've been waiting so [C] long, so long [F] to come down.
I [C] know, I know [G] you've been waiting for [Am] me.
_ [F]
Covering the [C] waterfront, _ covering [F] the waterfront.
Me, me, [C] me, me.
_ [G] I am.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _