Chords for My Father's Boat (Sim & Friends)

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The sun climbed over the _ hilltops as he walked out to [A] the shed.
_ With his saw and chisel, a vision in [D] his head.
_ Father cut the timber and carved them [G] all by hand.
He [A]
said this is the finest fold in all of [D] Newfoundland.
The winter wind blew cold as he cut the [A] wood to size.
He worked for hours on every piece, a vision in [D] his eyes.
_ _ Sewing up the main suit and rigging out [G] the mast.
_ [A] Careful strokes from the paintbrush and she was [D] done at last.
She [A]
takes me home to those rocky coves [D] where people stare to me.
[E] Still leaving tiny boats to make [A] a living from the sea.
[D] Back to those simple times _ I knew so long [G] ago.
[A] My father's boat will take me when [D] I go. _ _ _
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I'm living in Alberta for almost half [A] my life.
I make a decent living for my children [D] and my wife.
_ My father's boat is with me sometimes when [G] life's too much.
_ [A] I slip across the gangway to keep myself [D] in touch.
I gauge them to _ represent her universe [A] of glass.
That little boat will _ always take me back to [D] the past.
Though she's trapped in a ball to my memory [G] she sails.
[A] Along the shores of Newfoundland in sunny [D] skies and gale.
She [A]
takes me home to the rocky coves [D] where people stare to me.
[E] Still leaving tiny boats to make [A] a living from the sea.
[D] Back to those simple times I knew so long [G] ago.
_ [A] My father's boat will take me [D] when I go. _ _ _
Yes, [A] my father's boat will take me when [D] I go. _ _ _ _ _ _
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