Canadee-I-O Chords by Nic Jones

Tempo:
117.2 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

F

Eb

G

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Nic Jones Canadee-I-O chords
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[C] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[Eb]
[Bb] [Bb]
[Eb] [F]
[Bb]
[F] [Eb]
[Bb]
[G] [Bb] [Cm]
[F] [Eb] [F]
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Dm]
[Bb] [F] [Eb] [F]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[C] [Bb]
It's [Gm] from a fair [Bb] and [A] handsome [Bb] girl, [F] she's all in [Eb] her tender [Bb] years.
[G] She fell in [Gm] love with a [G] sailor boy, [Bb] but [F] it's true that she loved him well.
Bought to [Dm] go off to [Cm] sea with [Bb]
him, like [F] she did not know how.
[Cm] She longed to [Bb] see that [Eb]
seaport [F] town [Eb] called Cannady Isle.
[Bb] [Eb] [F]
[Eb] [F]
[Bb] So she bargained with a young [Cm] sailor [Bb] boy, [F] it's [Gm] all for a piece of [F] gold.
[Bb] Straightway then he led [A]
[Bb] her, all [G] down into the hole.
Saying I'll dress you up [Cm] in sailors [Bb] clothes, your [G] jacket shall be blue.
[Bb] [Cm] You'll [Bb] see that seaport town [F] [Eb] called Cannady [Bb]
Isle.
[F] [Eb]
[Bb] [G] [Eb]
[Bb] Now when the [G] other sailors heard the [Bb] news, [F] well they fell into [Bb] a rage.
[G] And with all the whole ship's company, [Bb] [F] they were willing to engage.
Saying [G] we'll tie her hands and [Bb] feed me boys, [F] overboard we'll throw [Bb] her and [Cm] she'll never [Bb] see.
That [Eb] seaport [F] town [Eb] called Cannady [C] Isle.
[Bb]
[Bb] [F]
[Eb]
[Bb] [G] Now [Bb] when the captain he's [Cm] heard the [Bb] news, [F] well he too [Bb] fell in a rage.
[F] And [Bb] with all of his [Eb] whole ship's [Bb] company, he was willing [G] to [F] engage.
Saying she'll stay [Eb] all in sailors clothes, her collar shall be blue.
[Bb] [Cm]
She'll [Bb] see that [Eb] seaport [F] town called Cannady [Bb] Isle.
[Eb] [Bb] [F]
[Gm] [Bb] [F] Now [Gm] when they came [Eb] down to [Bb] Canada, [F]
scarcely above half a year.
She's married [Gm] this bold captain, [Bb] who [F] called her his dear.
She's [Bb] dressed in [Gm] silks and satins [Bb] now, and she [G] cuts a gallon show.
[Bb]
[Cm] She's the [Bb] finest [Eb] of the ladies [F]
down on [Gm] Cannady [Bb] Isle.
[C]
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Eb] [Bb]
[Gm] Come all you [Bb] fair and tender girls, [F] where so [Bb] ever you may be.
[G] I'd [Bb] have you to follow your own [Gm] true [Bb]
love, when he goes [F] out on the sea.
[Bb] [F] For if [Gm] the sailors prove [G] false to [Bb] you, well the [G] captain he might prove [Bb] true.
[Cm] See [Bb] the honour [Eb] that I have [F] gained, by [Gm] the wearing [Bb] of the blue.
[Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[Gm]
[Bb] [F] [Bb]
[F] [Eb] [F]
[Bb]
[G] [Bb] [Cm]
[F] [Eb]
[F] [Eb] [G]
[Gm] [Eb]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Eb
12341116
G
2131
Gm
123111113
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Eb
12341116
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Let's start jamming Nic Jones - Canadee-I-O chords, practice the chord sequence Eb, Bb, Eb, F and Bb. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 57 BPM and then match the original tempo of 114 BPM. With Bb Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [F] _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _
[F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
It's [Gm] from a fair [Bb] and [A] handsome [Bb] girl, [F] she's all in [Eb] her tender [Bb] _ years.
_ [G] She fell in [Gm] love with a [G] sailor boy, [Bb] but [F] it's true that she loved him _ well.
_ Bought to [Dm] go off to [Cm] sea with [Bb]
him, like [F] she did not know how.
_ _ [Cm] She longed to [Bb] see that [Eb]
seaport [F] town _ [Eb] called Cannady _ Isle.
[Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] So she bargained with a young [Cm] sailor [Bb] boy, _ [F] it's [Gm] all for a piece of [F] gold.
_ _ _ [Bb] Straightway then he led [A] _
[Bb] her, all [G] down into the hole.
_ _ Saying I'll dress you up [Cm] in sailors [Bb] clothes, _ your [G] jacket shall be blue.
[Bb] _ _ [Cm] You'll [Bb] see that seaport town [F] _ [Eb] called Cannady [Bb] _
Isle.
_ [F] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ Now when the [G] other sailors heard the [Bb] news, [F] well they fell into [Bb] a rage.
_ _ [G] And with all the whole ship's company, _ [Bb] _ [F] they were willing to engage.
_ _ Saying [G] we'll tie her hands and [Bb] feed me boys, [F] overboard we'll throw [Bb] her and [Cm] she'll never [Bb] see.
That [Eb] seaport [F] town _ [Eb] called Cannady [C] _ Isle.
_ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [G] Now [Bb] when the captain he's [Cm] heard the _ [Bb] news, [F] well he too [Bb] fell in a rage.
_ [F] _ And [Bb] with all of his [Eb] whole ship's [Bb] company, _ he was willing [G] to [F] engage. _ _
Saying she'll stay [Eb] all in sailors clothes, her collar shall be blue.
_ [Bb] _ _ [Cm]
She'll [Bb] see that [Eb] seaport [F] town called Cannady _ [Bb] Isle. _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ Now [Gm] when they came [Eb] down to [Bb] Canada, _ _ [F]
scarcely above half a year. _ _
She's married [Gm] this bold captain, [Bb] _ _ who [F] called her his dear. _ _
She's [Bb] dressed in [Gm] silks and satins [Bb] now, and she [G] cuts a gallon show.
[Bb] _ _ _
[Cm] She's the [Bb] finest [Eb] of the ladies [F] _
down on [Gm] Cannady _ [Bb] Isle.
[C] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Gm] Come all you [Bb] fair and tender girls, [F] where so [Bb] ever you may be.
_ [G] I'd [Bb] have you to follow your own [Gm] true [Bb]
love, when he goes [F] out on the sea.
[Bb] _ _ [F] For if [Gm] the sailors prove [G] false to [Bb] you, well the [G] captain he might prove [Bb] true.
_ [Cm] See [Bb] the honour [Eb] that I have [F] gained, by [Gm] the wearing [Bb] of the blue.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ [F] _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
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This song was featured on the Penguin Eggs album.

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