Helmethead Chords by Great Big Sea

[F] _ _ _ I was just 17 [C] when I made [F] the AHL
I couldn't skate in junior but [G] my fist [F] rang like a bell
[Bb] I'll never [F] win a title and [C] I'll never win [Dm] a cup
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But when it comes to ladies I've had the best of luck
My first girl was a sly [C] one, she's hanging [F] around the rink
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And she sent [F] me off with the cornwall [C] as fast as you can blink
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And [F] Mushai was right in love with [C] the [Dm] daughter of the [F] coach
He traded me for a knot [C] that didn't take [F] my approach
[C] So goodbye, farewell, [F] there's no time for [C] [Bb] delay
You'll see [F] me after the [C] faceoff, forget the way I play
So goodbye, farewell, [F] I'm glad you shared [C] my [Bb] bed
But I'll never [F] cross a [C] bow with a helmet [Dm] on his _ head
_ _ [F] _ _ Chateau was someone [C] that I'd chewed [F] out and claw
[Bb] A tongue that [F] was sharp as razor [G] but she had a fancy [C] [Bb] car
Her husband [F] was a [C] bruiser, a play senior [Dm] in Quebec
[F] And if he had the right to bed [C] it would [F] have been my neck
[C] So goodbye, farewell, [F] there's no [C] time for [Bb] delay
You'll see [F] me after the [C] faceoff, forget the way I play
So goodbye, farewell, [F] I'm glad you [C] shared my bed
[Bb] But I'll never cross [C] a bow with a helmet [Dm] on his head _ _
_ _ [F] _ And if she couldn't watch me [C] fight she'd always [F] be in [Bb] tears
Waving [F] from the [G] bleachers and screaming [C] in my ears
[Bb] And she I [F] could have married
[C] Had _ [Dm] _ _ [F] a one-way contract, [C] would have money [F] for the ring
[C] So goodbye, farewell, [F] there's no time [C] for delay
[Bb] You'll see me [F] after the [C] faceoff, forget the way I play
So goodbye, farewell, [F] I'm glad you [C] shared my bed
[Bb] But [F] I'll never cross a bow [C] with a helmet [Dm] on his head _ _ _
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I should have sent the letter [C] and it would have [F] been polite
[Bb] I'm clearing [F] out my locker [G] and time is [C] getting tight
[Bb] I'm calling [F] from the station [C] for that's [Dm] another day
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They're calling up a rookie [C] and her trade [F] P.O..A. [C] So goodbye, farewell, [F] there's no time [C] for delay [Bb] You'll see me [F] after the [C] faceoff, forget the way I play So goodbye, farewell, [F] I'm glad you [C] shared my bed [Bb] I'll never [F] cross a bow [C] with a helmet [Dm] on his head [Bb] No, never cross [C] a bow with a helmet [Dm] on his head [Bb] Don't ever [F] cross a bow with a helmet on his head Very well! _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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