England - Great Big Sea - lyrics - Chords

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We were far from the shores of England, _ far [Bb] from our [Fm] children and wives
To play our [F] hand in the newfound land where the wind cuts like a knife
We [Bb] were far from the shores of [F] England
_ We _ _ _ _ shipped on board the _ Marianne to find [Bb] a better [F] life
And we walked across the water when she broke up on the ice
We came ashore in carbon air with [Bb] nothing but [F] our rights
And I wondered if I, Eragon, would see my London [C] lights
We were [F] far from the shores of England, _ far [Bb] from our children [F] and [C] wives
[F] To play our [C] hand in the [F] newfound land where the wind [Bb] cuts [F] like a [C] knife
We [Bb] were far from the [F] shores of England _ _
We _ _ _ spend our days amid the waves working [Bb] water, hook [F] and twine
_ We go for weeks with blistered cheeks waiting for the sun to shine
_ But as long as the sky hold over us, we will [Bb] not taste [F] the brine
And we'll curse the cod with the fear of God as we haul in every [C] line
_ [F] We were far from the shores of _ England, far [Bb] from our children [F] and [C] wives
[F] To play our hand in the newfound land where the wind cuts like [C] a knife
[F] We were far from the [C] shores of [F] England, _ far [Bb] from our [F] native soil
To chase a wish and to hunt the fish and on [Bb] the [F] rocks to toil
_ [Bb] We were far from the [F] shores of England
_ [Bb] Should _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
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we find _ [C] fortune's [F] favour and be spared from [C] the gale
[Bb] We will [C] live off honest [F] _ labour with our hearts as [C] big as sails
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If I should die, don't bury me or leave [Bb] me to [C] the sea
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Send [C] my bones back to [F] my home where my spirit can be [C] free
We were [F] far [Bb] from the [C] shores of [F] England, far [Bb] from our [F] children and wives
To play our hand in the newfound land where the wind cuts like a [C] knife
[F] We were far [Bb] from the [C] shores of [F] England, far from our native [C] soil
[Bb] To [C] chase a wish and to [F] hunt the fish and on the rocks to [C] toil
We [Bb] were far from the shores [F] of England _
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