Chords for You Can't Fool A Newfoundlander (Ben Weatherby)
Tempo:
138.7 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
B
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [A]
Here's the finish of the story [D] I think that I should tell
About [A] the boys in Carmandale [B] who ended [E] up in jail
[A] They went out on a caper [D] as they went to [A] steal a calf
[D] And thought they [A] fooled a Mountie but [E] the Mountie got [A] the laugh
[D]
[A] [C#m] [A]
As they told you in the story the Mountie joined right in
[D] He had a [A] feed of mutton [B] and he thanked them [E] with a grin
[A] If I wasn't still on duty well [D] I'd stay and [A] have a beer
[Dm] For a finer [A] bunch of boys I know [E] I'll never find [A] like here
[D] [A]
Now when he left they thought that they had seen the last of he
[D] They didn't know [A] that in a while [B] back to the house [E] he'd be
[A] And that he wouldn't be alone [D] a friend would be [A] with him
And this time at the party well [E] he'd wear a bigger [A] grin
[D] Now [A] [C#m] [A]
as they watched him drive away [D] they all began [A] to boast
[D] To think they gave [A] him mutton [B] and he thought that it [E] was moose
[A] A Mountie from the mainland [D] they knew they told [A] him lies
[D] And drank a [A] toast to the wool [E] they pulled over [A] his eyes
[D] They [A]
were drinking and were talking about [D] the sheep that they [A] had took
[D] When above the [A] songs and laughter [B] they heard another [E] knock
They [A] said come right in and join us cause [D] we're having quite [A] a night
[D] But when the door [A] came open [E] well they got an [A] awful fright
[D]
[A] [E] [A]
In the doorway stood Aunt Martha [D] who had come to [A] claim her sheep
[D] And the man who [A] stood beside her [F#m] he had boots [E] upon his feet
[A] With stripes upon his trousers [D] and a grin [A] upon his face
[D] The Mountie [A] from the mainland [E] was the man from [A] Harper Grace
[D] So [A] [E]
[A] now they wish the mutton [D] had come from [A] other means
[D] For now instead [A] of mutton [B] they're eating [E] pork and beans
[A] So if you see a man and [D] on his hat's a [A] yellow band
[D] Don't think that [A] you can fool him [E] he might be from [A] Newfoundland
[D] [A] [E] [A]
Here's the finish of the story [D] I think that I should tell
About [A] the boys in Carmandale [B] who ended [E] up in jail
[A] They went out on a caper [D] as they went to [A] steal a calf
[D] And thought they [A] fooled a Mountie but [E] the Mountie got [A] the laugh
[D]
[A] [C#m] [A]
As they told you in the story the Mountie joined right in
[D] He had a [A] feed of mutton [B] and he thanked them [E] with a grin
[A] If I wasn't still on duty well [D] I'd stay and [A] have a beer
[Dm] For a finer [A] bunch of boys I know [E] I'll never find [A] like here
[D] [A]
Now when he left they thought that they had seen the last of he
[D] They didn't know [A] that in a while [B] back to the house [E] he'd be
[A] And that he wouldn't be alone [D] a friend would be [A] with him
And this time at the party well [E] he'd wear a bigger [A] grin
[D] Now [A] [C#m] [A]
as they watched him drive away [D] they all began [A] to boast
[D] To think they gave [A] him mutton [B] and he thought that it [E] was moose
[A] A Mountie from the mainland [D] they knew they told [A] him lies
[D] And drank a [A] toast to the wool [E] they pulled over [A] his eyes
[D] They [A]
were drinking and were talking about [D] the sheep that they [A] had took
[D] When above the [A] songs and laughter [B] they heard another [E] knock
They [A] said come right in and join us cause [D] we're having quite [A] a night
[D] But when the door [A] came open [E] well they got an [A] awful fright
[D]
[A] [E] [A]
In the doorway stood Aunt Martha [D] who had come to [A] claim her sheep
[D] And the man who [A] stood beside her [F#m] he had boots [E] upon his feet
[A] With stripes upon his trousers [D] and a grin [A] upon his face
[D] The Mountie [A] from the mainland [E] was the man from [A] Harper Grace
[D] So [A] [E]
[A] now they wish the mutton [D] had come from [A] other means
[D] For now instead [A] of mutton [B] they're eating [E] pork and beans
[A] So if you see a man and [D] on his hat's a [A] yellow band
[D] Don't think that [A] you can fool him [E] he might be from [A] Newfoundland
[D] [A] [E] [A]
Key:
A
D
E
B
C#m
A
D
E
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Here's the finish of the story [D] I think that I should tell
About [A] the boys in Carmandale [B] who ended [E] up in jail
[A] They went out on a caper [D] as they went to [A] steal a calf
[D] And thought they [A] fooled a Mountie but [E] the Mountie got [A] the laugh
[D] _ _
[A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
As they told you in the story the Mountie joined right in
[D] He had a [A] feed of mutton [B] and he thanked them [E] with a grin
[A] If I wasn't still on duty well [D] I'd stay and [A] have a beer
[Dm] For a finer [A] bunch of boys I know [E] I'll never find [A] like here
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Now when he left they thought that they had seen the last of he
[D] They didn't know [A] that in a while [B] back to the house [E] he'd be
[A] And that he wouldn't be alone [D] a friend would be [A] with him
And this time at the party well [E] he'd wear a bigger [A] grin
_ [D] Now [A] _ _ [C#m] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ as they watched him drive away [D] they all began [A] to boast
[D] To think they gave [A] him mutton [B] and he thought that it [E] was moose
[A] A Mountie from the mainland [D] they knew they told [A] him lies
[D] And drank a [A] toast to the wool [E] they pulled over [A] his eyes
[D] They [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ were drinking and were talking about [D] the sheep that they [A] had took
[D] When above the [A] songs and laughter [B] they heard another [E] knock
They [A] said come right in and join us cause [D] we're having quite [A] a night
[D] But when the door [A] came open [E] well they got an [A] awful fright
[D] _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ In the doorway stood Aunt Martha [D] who had come to [A] claim her sheep
[D] And the man who [A] stood beside her [F#m] he had boots [E] upon his feet
[A] With stripes upon his trousers [D] and a grin [A] upon his face
[D] The Mountie [A] from the mainland [E] was the man from [A] Harper Grace
[D] So [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ now they wish the mutton [D] had come from [A] other means
[D] For now instead [A] of mutton [B] they're eating [E] pork and beans
[A] So if you see a man and [D] on his hat's a [A] yellow band
[D] Don't think that [A] you can fool him [E] he might be from [A] Newfoundland
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Here's the finish of the story [D] I think that I should tell
About [A] the boys in Carmandale [B] who ended [E] up in jail
[A] They went out on a caper [D] as they went to [A] steal a calf
[D] And thought they [A] fooled a Mountie but [E] the Mountie got [A] the laugh
[D] _ _
[A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
As they told you in the story the Mountie joined right in
[D] He had a [A] feed of mutton [B] and he thanked them [E] with a grin
[A] If I wasn't still on duty well [D] I'd stay and [A] have a beer
[Dm] For a finer [A] bunch of boys I know [E] I'll never find [A] like here
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Now when he left they thought that they had seen the last of he
[D] They didn't know [A] that in a while [B] back to the house [E] he'd be
[A] And that he wouldn't be alone [D] a friend would be [A] with him
And this time at the party well [E] he'd wear a bigger [A] grin
_ [D] Now [A] _ _ [C#m] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ as they watched him drive away [D] they all began [A] to boast
[D] To think they gave [A] him mutton [B] and he thought that it [E] was moose
[A] A Mountie from the mainland [D] they knew they told [A] him lies
[D] And drank a [A] toast to the wool [E] they pulled over [A] his eyes
[D] They [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ were drinking and were talking about [D] the sheep that they [A] had took
[D] When above the [A] songs and laughter [B] they heard another [E] knock
They [A] said come right in and join us cause [D] we're having quite [A] a night
[D] But when the door [A] came open [E] well they got an [A] awful fright
[D] _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ In the doorway stood Aunt Martha [D] who had come to [A] claim her sheep
[D] And the man who [A] stood beside her [F#m] he had boots [E] upon his feet
[A] With stripes upon his trousers [D] and a grin [A] upon his face
[D] The Mountie [A] from the mainland [E] was the man from [A] Harper Grace
[D] So [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ now they wish the mutton [D] had come from [A] other means
[D] For now instead [A] of mutton [B] they're eating [E] pork and beans
[A] So if you see a man and [D] on his hat's a [A] yellow band
[D] Don't think that [A] you can fool him [E] he might be from [A] Newfoundland
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _