Chords for Where Have The Little Boats Gone (Eddie Coffey)

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[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ Oh, the harbor is empty, [A] there's salt in [F] the air, _
And now that the springtime [C] has come, _ _ _ [F] And the seagulls are playing [Bb] out there [F] on
the moor, But where [C] have the little [F] boats gone? _ _
[F] My father once told me [Bb] when I [F] was a boy, _ That I would grow old and [C] be strong,
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[F] And I'd fish on the grand [Bb] banks and be just [F] like him,
But where have [D] the little [F] boats gone? _ _ _
[Bb] And each night I pray to [F] the Lord up above, My children will know right [C] from [D] wrong, _ _
[F] And I pray that someday they [Bb] won't ask me [F] and say, _
Oh, where [C] have the little [F] boats gone? _ _
You know the strength of a seaman [Bb] is the [E] faith that he [F] holds,
And the courage his [Am] faith has [C] to give, _ _ _ But [F] now we'll all face the future [Bb] with calm
and clear [F] eyes, _ It will help us our [D] whole life [F] to live. _ _ _ _
Oh, the years have gone by, [Bb] I'm a father [F] myself,
And it's sad, cause my kids are [C] too young, _ _ To [F] find food for to eat,
And [Bb] put shoes on [F] their feet, But where have the [D] little [F] boats gone?
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[Bb] And each night I pray to [F] the Lord up above, My children will know right [C] from wrong,
_ And [F] I pray that someday they [Bb] won't ask me [F] and say,
Oh, where [C] have the little [F] boats gone? _ _
Oh, the boats and [Am] the trains, they [Bb] are only [F] remains,
Of the good things that once used to [C] be, _ _ _
[F] Oh, but God made the birds and [Bb] the flowers and [F] the trees,
And God put the fish in the sea,
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[Bb] And each night I pray to [F] the Lord up above, My children will know [G] right from wrong,
_ [D] _ And [F] I pray that [C] someday [Bb] they won't ask me [F] and say,
Oh, where have the [D] little [F] boats gone? _ _
We're the _ hardiest people [Bb] with the _ [F] hardiest laugh,
So we just pretend we [C] don't care,
_ _ [D] You [F] can break, you can shatter [Bb] the vase if [F] you will,
But the scent [D] of the rose is [F] still there, _ _
[Bb] And each night I [E] pray to [F] the Lord up above, My children will know right [C] from wrong,
_ [Em] _ And [F] I pray that someday [Bb] they won't ask me [F] and say,
Oh, where [C] have the little [F] boats gone?
_ Yes, I pray that someday they [E] won't ask me [F] and say,
Oh, where [C] have the [D] little [Am] boats gone?
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