Buddy Wasisname & The Other Fellers - On The Government Wharf Chords

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There are little brown bottles [F] that used to [Em] hold beer
[C] Floating in the water [F] and sailing through [G] the air
[C] All the boys got their pokey and [F] their songs [C] everywhere
_ [A] It's [C] Saturday night [G] and they're all on [C] the tear _
There are several good reasons [F] why Ralphie [G] gets drunk
[C] He's bored with the soaps and [F] his girl [G] dumps the scum
[C] As he sits on a six-pack, [F] one liner's [C] flow-free
[Am] He sucks [C] back another [G] and it's tossed [C] to the sea
_ _ [G] Will the sun come up?
[F] Will the wind [Am] still blow?
[C] Will the _ tides carry [G] out the bottles?
_ _ _ [F] Will tomorrow [A] bring sunshine [C] or will it [Em] bring pain? _ _
[C] Who cares, [G] cause tonight [C] there's a party _ _
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Now Eddie helps Johnny [F] play a four-string [G] guitar
[C] They've been drinking since Friday, [F] don't know where [G] they are
[C] And if the money keeps coming, [F] they won't [C] change a thing
[Am] They'll look to [C] the good [G] times and party [C] till spring
_ _ Bob will work for twelve weeks [F] on the asphalt [G] machine
[C] And Tim shingles houses [F] at three [G]-fifteen
[C] And Sam needs four stamps as [F] he's going to cut [C] some mutt
But [Am] tonight he's [C] okay [G] in this comfortable [C] rut _ _
[G] Will the sun come up?
Will [F] the wind [Am] still blow?
[C] Will the _ tides carry [G] out the bottles? _ _
Will tomorrow [Am] bring [C] sunshine or will it [Em] bring _ pain?
_ _ [C] Who [G] cares, cause tonight [C] there's a party
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_ _ _ _ Now Ivan got a headache, [F] but he [G] doesn't care
[C] He can easily sit [F] with a half [G] dozen beer
[C] As he sits on a tailgate [F] with a dirty [C] big grin
[Am] He's patiently [C] _ waiting [G] for his luck to [C] cut in _ _
Ah, this once was a place where [F] it was work to [G] be done
_ [C] No time for parties, [F] for amorty [G] and fun
[C] But tonight there is singing [F] and joke of [C] all sort
[Am] It's _ [C] Saturday night [G] on the [C] government _ wharf
_ [G] Will the sun come up?
[F] Will the wind [Am] still blow?
[C] Will the _ tides carry [G] out the bottles?
_ _ Will [F]
tomorrow [Am] bring [C] sunshine or will it [Em] bring pain? _
_ [C] Who cares, [G] cause tonight [C] there's a party _
_ [G] Will the sun come up?
Will [F] the wind [Am]
still blow?
[C] Will the _ tides carry [G] out the bottles?
_ _ [F] Will tomorrow [Am] bring sunshine [C] or will [Em] it bring pain? _ _ _
[C] Who cares, [G] cause tonight [C] there's a party _ _
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