Portland Town Chords by Schooner Fare
Tempo:
98.8 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Db
Gb
Bbm
Ebm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I see the light [Db] across the bay.
I see the light not [Gb] far away.
[Db] And I hear music all [Ab] around.
I'm getting [Ebm] close to [Ab] Portland town.
So [Db] Mother, won't you [Ab] make my bed?
I [Db] see the light of [Gb] Portland head.
I see [Db] the light.
[Ab] I'm coming round.
[Bbm] I'm coming [Gb] home [Ab]
[Db] to Portland town.
[Gb] [Ab] Some [Db] years ago, [Gb]
[Ab] out on [Db] my own, I set [Gb] a [Ab] course [Db] of parts unknown.
Leaving [Ebm] behind [Ab]
old [Bbm] friend and foe.
[Gb] Needing to [Bbm] find what [Ebm] I've come to know.
[Ab] As [Db] I watched the [Gb]
island [Db] fade away.
[Gb] And did fare well to Casco [Ebm] Bay.
[Bbm] Though it's [Db] been years and [Ab] years since [Bbm] then, [Gb] my heart has [Db] brought [Ebm] me home [Bbm] again.
[Ab] And [Db] I see the light across [Ab] the bay.
I see [Db] the light not [Ebm] far away.
[Db] And I hear music [Ab] all around.
[Ebm] I'm getting [Gb]
close [Ab] to Portland [Ebm] town.
[Db] So Mother, won't you [Ab] make my bed?
I [Gb] see the [Db] light of [Gb] Portland head.
I [Db] see the light.
I'm [Ab] coming round.
[Bbm] I'm [Gb] coming [Ab] home [Db] to Portland town.
[Gb] [Ab] Of [Db] all the [Gb]
[Ab] places [Db] I could go, she's [Gb] still the [Ab]
[Db] fairest port I know.
She [Ebm] works the sea [Ab]
and [Db] tills the [Fm] farms [Bbm] and [Gb] holds her [Db]
children [Ebm] in her [Bbm] arms.
[Ab] No [Db] place could [Gb] know [Ab] a [Db] prouder nest.
Here [Gb] comes the beautiful at [Bbm] [Ebm] last.
Here [Db] comes that beacon [Ab] across the [Bbm] sky.
And when [Gb] I [Db] call,
[Ebm] [Ab] [Fm] I see the [Db] light [Cm] across the [Ab] bay.
[Gb] I see the light not far [Db] away.
And I hear music all [Ab] around.
[Ebm] I'm getting [Gb] close to Portland [Ab] [Bbm] town.
So Mother, [Db]
won't you [Ab] make my bed?
[Db] I see the light of [Gb] Portland head.
I [Db] see the light.
[Ab] I'm coming round.
[Bbm] I'm [Gb] coming home [Ab] [Db] to Portland town.
[Bb] I [Eb] see the light [Bb] across the bay.
I [Eb] see the light not [Ab] far away.
And [Eb] I hear music [Bb] all around.
I'm getting [Ab] close to Portland [Bb] [Ab] town.
So Mother, [Eb] won't you [Bb] make my bed?
I [Eb] see the light of [Ab] Portland head.
I see [Eb] the light.
I'm [Bb] coming [Ab] round.
I'm coming [Bbm] home [Bb] to Portland [Eb] town.
[Ab] I'm coming [Bb] home [Eb] to Portland town.
I see the light not [Gb] far away.
[Db] And I hear music all [Ab] around.
I'm getting [Ebm] close to [Ab] Portland town.
So [Db] Mother, won't you [Ab] make my bed?
I [Db] see the light of [Gb] Portland head.
I see [Db] the light.
[Ab] I'm coming round.
[Bbm] I'm coming [Gb] home [Ab]
[Db] to Portland town.
[Gb] [Ab] Some [Db] years ago, [Gb]
[Ab] out on [Db] my own, I set [Gb] a [Ab] course [Db] of parts unknown.
Leaving [Ebm] behind [Ab]
old [Bbm] friend and foe.
[Gb] Needing to [Bbm] find what [Ebm] I've come to know.
[Ab] As [Db] I watched the [Gb]
island [Db] fade away.
[Gb] And did fare well to Casco [Ebm] Bay.
[Bbm] Though it's [Db] been years and [Ab] years since [Bbm] then, [Gb] my heart has [Db] brought [Ebm] me home [Bbm] again.
[Ab] And [Db] I see the light across [Ab] the bay.
I see [Db] the light not [Ebm] far away.
[Db] And I hear music [Ab] all around.
[Ebm] I'm getting [Gb]
close [Ab] to Portland [Ebm] town.
[Db] So Mother, won't you [Ab] make my bed?
I [Gb] see the [Db] light of [Gb] Portland head.
I [Db] see the light.
I'm [Ab] coming round.
[Bbm] I'm [Gb] coming [Ab] home [Db] to Portland town.
[Gb] [Ab] Of [Db] all the [Gb]
[Ab] places [Db] I could go, she's [Gb] still the [Ab]
[Db] fairest port I know.
She [Ebm] works the sea [Ab]
and [Db] tills the [Fm] farms [Bbm] and [Gb] holds her [Db]
children [Ebm] in her [Bbm] arms.
[Ab] No [Db] place could [Gb] know [Ab] a [Db] prouder nest.
Here [Gb] comes the beautiful at [Bbm] [Ebm] last.
Here [Db] comes that beacon [Ab] across the [Bbm] sky.
And when [Gb] I [Db] call,
[Ebm] [Ab] [Fm] I see the [Db] light [Cm] across the [Ab] bay.
[Gb] I see the light not far [Db] away.
And I hear music all [Ab] around.
[Ebm] I'm getting [Gb] close to Portland [Ab] [Bbm] town.
So Mother, [Db]
won't you [Ab] make my bed?
[Db] I see the light of [Gb] Portland head.
I [Db] see the light.
[Ab] I'm coming round.
[Bbm] I'm [Gb] coming home [Ab] [Db] to Portland town.
[Bb] I [Eb] see the light [Bb] across the bay.
I [Eb] see the light not [Ab] far away.
And [Eb] I hear music [Bb] all around.
I'm getting [Ab] close to Portland [Bb] [Ab] town.
So Mother, [Eb] won't you [Bb] make my bed?
I [Eb] see the light of [Ab] Portland head.
I see [Eb] the light.
I'm [Bb] coming [Ab] round.
I'm coming [Bbm] home [Bb] to Portland [Eb] town.
[Ab] I'm coming [Bb] home [Eb] to Portland town.
Key:
Ab
Db
Gb
Bbm
Ebm
Ab
Db
Gb
_ I see the light _ [Db] across the bay.
I see the light not [Gb] far away.
_ [Db] And I hear music all [Ab] around.
I'm getting [Ebm] close to [Ab] Portland town.
So [Db] Mother, won't you [Ab] make my bed?
I [Db] see the light of [Gb] Portland head.
I see [Db] the light. _
[Ab] I'm coming round.
[Bbm] I'm coming [Gb] home [Ab]
[Db] to Portland town.
[Gb] [Ab] Some [Db] years ago, [Gb]
[Ab] out on [Db] my own, I set [Gb] a [Ab] course [Db] of parts unknown.
Leaving [Ebm] behind [Ab]
old [Bbm] friend and foe.
[Gb] Needing to [Bbm] find what [Ebm] I've come to know.
[Ab] As [Db] I watched the [Gb]
island [Db] fade away.
[Gb] And did fare well to Casco [Ebm] Bay.
[Bbm] Though it's [Db] been years and [Ab] years since [Bbm] then, [Gb] my heart has [Db] brought [Ebm] me home [Bbm] again.
[Ab] And [Db] I see the light _ across [Ab] the bay.
_ I see [Db] the light not [Ebm] far away.
[Db] And I hear music [Ab] all around.
[Ebm] I'm getting _ [Gb]
close [Ab] to Portland [Ebm] town.
[Db] So Mother, _ won't you [Ab] make my bed?
I [Gb] see the [Db] light of [Gb] Portland head.
I [Db] see the light.
I'm [Ab] coming round.
[Bbm] I'm [Gb] coming [Ab] home [Db] to Portland town.
[Gb] [Ab] Of [Db] all the _ [Gb]
[Ab] places [Db] I could go, she's [Gb] still the _ [Ab]
[Db] fairest port I know.
She [Ebm] works the sea [Ab]
and [Db] tills the [Fm] farms [Bbm] and [Gb] holds her [Db]
children [Ebm] in her [Bbm] arms.
[Ab] No [Db] place could [Gb] know [Ab] a [Db] prouder nest.
Here [Gb] comes the beautiful at [Bbm] [Ebm] last.
Here [Db] comes that _ beacon [Ab] across the [Bbm] sky.
And when [Gb] I [Db] call, _
_ [Ebm] _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Fm] I see the [Db] light _ [Cm] across the [Ab] bay.
[Gb] I see the light not far [Db] away.
And I hear _ music all [Ab] around.
[Ebm] I'm getting _ [Gb] close to Portland [Ab] [Bbm] town.
So Mother, [Db]
won't you [Ab] make my bed?
[Db] I see the light of [Gb] Portland head.
I [Db] see the light.
[Ab] I'm coming round.
[Bbm] I'm [Gb] coming home [Ab] [Db] to Portland town.
[Bb] I [Eb] see the light _ [Bb] across the bay.
I [Eb] see the light not [Ab] far away.
And [Eb] I hear _ music [Bb] all around.
I'm getting [Ab] close to Portland [Bb] [Ab] town.
So Mother, [Eb] _ won't you [Bb] make my bed?
I [Eb] see the light of [Ab] Portland head.
I see [Eb] the light.
I'm [Bb] coming [Ab] round.
I'm coming [Bbm] home [Bb] to Portland [Eb] town.
[Ab] I'm coming _ [Bb] home [Eb] to Portland town. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I see the light not [Gb] far away.
_ [Db] And I hear music all [Ab] around.
I'm getting [Ebm] close to [Ab] Portland town.
So [Db] Mother, won't you [Ab] make my bed?
I [Db] see the light of [Gb] Portland head.
I see [Db] the light. _
[Ab] I'm coming round.
[Bbm] I'm coming [Gb] home [Ab]
[Db] to Portland town.
[Gb] [Ab] Some [Db] years ago, [Gb]
[Ab] out on [Db] my own, I set [Gb] a [Ab] course [Db] of parts unknown.
Leaving [Ebm] behind [Ab]
old [Bbm] friend and foe.
[Gb] Needing to [Bbm] find what [Ebm] I've come to know.
[Ab] As [Db] I watched the [Gb]
island [Db] fade away.
[Gb] And did fare well to Casco [Ebm] Bay.
[Bbm] Though it's [Db] been years and [Ab] years since [Bbm] then, [Gb] my heart has [Db] brought [Ebm] me home [Bbm] again.
[Ab] And [Db] I see the light _ across [Ab] the bay.
_ I see [Db] the light not [Ebm] far away.
[Db] And I hear music [Ab] all around.
[Ebm] I'm getting _ [Gb]
close [Ab] to Portland [Ebm] town.
[Db] So Mother, _ won't you [Ab] make my bed?
I [Gb] see the [Db] light of [Gb] Portland head.
I [Db] see the light.
I'm [Ab] coming round.
[Bbm] I'm [Gb] coming [Ab] home [Db] to Portland town.
[Gb] [Ab] Of [Db] all the _ [Gb]
[Ab] places [Db] I could go, she's [Gb] still the _ [Ab]
[Db] fairest port I know.
She [Ebm] works the sea [Ab]
and [Db] tills the [Fm] farms [Bbm] and [Gb] holds her [Db]
children [Ebm] in her [Bbm] arms.
[Ab] No [Db] place could [Gb] know [Ab] a [Db] prouder nest.
Here [Gb] comes the beautiful at [Bbm] [Ebm] last.
Here [Db] comes that _ beacon [Ab] across the [Bbm] sky.
And when [Gb] I [Db] call, _
_ [Ebm] _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Fm] I see the [Db] light _ [Cm] across the [Ab] bay.
[Gb] I see the light not far [Db] away.
And I hear _ music all [Ab] around.
[Ebm] I'm getting _ [Gb] close to Portland [Ab] [Bbm] town.
So Mother, [Db]
won't you [Ab] make my bed?
[Db] I see the light of [Gb] Portland head.
I [Db] see the light.
[Ab] I'm coming round.
[Bbm] I'm [Gb] coming home [Ab] [Db] to Portland town.
[Bb] I [Eb] see the light _ [Bb] across the bay.
I [Eb] see the light not [Ab] far away.
And [Eb] I hear _ music [Bb] all around.
I'm getting [Ab] close to Portland [Bb] [Ab] town.
So Mother, [Eb] _ won't you [Bb] make my bed?
I [Eb] see the light of [Ab] Portland head.
I see [Eb] the light.
I'm [Bb] coming [Ab] round.
I'm coming [Bbm] home [Bb] to Portland [Eb] town.
[Ab] I'm coming _ [Bb] home [Eb] to Portland town. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _