Chords for the waterboys - girl from the north country

Tempo:
77.95 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

Bm

D

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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the waterboys - girl from the north country chords
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[G] [Bm] [C] [G]
[D] [C] [G]
[Bm] If [C] [G]
[C] [G]
[Bm] you're traveling [Em] in [C] the North [G] Country, where [Bm] the winds hit heavy [C] on the [G] border, [Bm] remember
me, [C] to the one who [G] lived there, she [Bm] once was [C] a true [G] love of mine.
If [Bm] [C]
[G] [Bm] [C]
[G] you're [Bm] traveling [C] in the [G] snowflake storm, where the [Bm] rivers freeze [C] and the summer [G] ends,
see for [Bm] me, and she's wearing [C] the coat that [G] is warm to [Bm] keep her from [C] the [G] howling.
[Bm] [C]
[G] [Bm] [C]
[G] [Bm] [C]
[G] [Bm] [C]
[G] See [Bm] for me, [C] where her hair is [G] hanging low, [Bm] every rose and [F#m] trembles fall [C] away [G] to her breast.
[Bm] See for me, [C] where her hair [G] is hanging low, [Bm] that's the way [C] I remember [G] her best.
[Bm] I'm [C]
[G] [Bm] [C]
[G] [Bm] [C]
[G] [Bm] [C]
[G] [Bm] wondering if she [C]
remembers me [G] at all.
I've been many [Bm] times away [C]
[G] from her, in [Bm] the stillness [C]
of [G] my night, in [Bm] the darkness [C] of
[G] my day.
So [Bm] if you're traveling [C] in the North [G] Country, where [Bm] the winds hit heavy [C] on the [G] border, remember
[Bm] me, [C] to the [G] one who lived there, [Bm] she once was [C] a true [G] love of mine.
She [Bm] once was [C] a true love [G] of mine.
She [Bm] once was [C] a [G] true love of mine.
She once [Bm] was [C] a true [G] love of mine.
[Bm] She once was.
[C] [G] [Bm] [C] [G]
[Bm] [C] [G]
[Bm] [C] [G]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
Bm
13421112
D
1321
Em
121
G
2131
C
3211
Bm
13421112
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To learn The Waterboys - (2013 Remaster, 1986-1988) Girl Of The North Country chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: G, C, G, Bm and C. Start with a comfortable 38 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 78. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: G Major.

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[G] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Bm] If _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _
_ _ [Bm] you're traveling [Em] in [C] the North [G] Country, where _ _ [Bm] the winds hit heavy [C] on the [G] border, _ _ _ [Bm] remember
me, [C] to the one who [G] lived there, _ she [Bm] once was [C] a true [G] love of mine.
If _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [C] _
[G] _ _ _ you're [Bm] traveling [C] in the [G] snowflake storm, _ where the [Bm] rivers freeze [C] and the summer [G] ends,
see for [Bm] me, and she's wearing [C] the coat that [G] is warm to [Bm] keep her from [C] the [G] howling.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ See [Bm] for me, [C] where her hair is [G] hanging low, _ [Bm] every rose and [F#m] trembles fall [C] away [G] to her breast.
_ [Bm] See for me, [C] where her hair [G] is hanging low, _ [Bm] that's the way [C] I remember [G] her best.
_ _ [Bm] I'm _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] wondering if she _ [C]
remembers me [G] at all.
I've been _ many [Bm] times away [C] _
[G] from her, _ in [Bm] the stillness [C]
of [G] my night, in [Bm] the darkness [C] of
[G] my day.
So [Bm] if you're traveling [C] in the North [G] Country, where [Bm] the winds hit heavy [C] on the [G] border, _ remember
[Bm] me, [C] to the [G] one who lived there, _ [Bm] she once was [C] a true [G] love of mine.
She [Bm] once was [C] a true love [G] of mine.
She [Bm] once was [C] a [G] true love of mine.
_ She once [Bm] was [C] a true [G] love of mine.
_ [Bm] She once was.
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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Among the compositions on the album Fishermans Box: The Complete Fishermans Blues Sessions, written by Bob Dylan, this one shines.

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