Barque In The Harbour
Great Big SeaVersion1
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From a barque in the harbour I went roaming on shore
And stepped into a pub where I was oft times before
And as I was sitting and enjoying my glass
Who chanced to walk in but a young Spanish lass
She sat down beside me and kept squeezing my hand
Saying Sir you're a stranger not long to this land
Will you roam, Johnny Sailor, would you roam along with me
To some lonesome spot where nobody can see
Don't you leave me Johnny Sailor were the words she did cry
Waving and weeping and wiping her eyes
When you reach home in your own Newfoundland
Think of the young Spaniard who kept squeezing your hand
I quickly consented with her for to roam
She lived by herself in a neat little home
She was brisk, plump and jolly and her age scare nineteen
And the name of that maiden I think was Irene
One fine summer's morning our ship, she set sail
And down by the seashore lovely Irene she came
Waving her pocket hankerchief and wiping her eyes
Don't leave me Johnny Sailor were the words she did cry
I'll give you farewell love on a fine summer's breeze
But love don't forget me when you're crossing the sea
And when you are married and enjoying your bride
Think on the young maiden who lay by your side
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Readable chord sheet for Barque In The Harbour by Great Big Sea
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From a b[Dm]arque in the harbo[C]ur I went r[C]oaming on sh[Dm]ore
And stepped [F]into a p[C]ub where I was [Dm]oft times bef[C]ore
And [F]as I was s[Dm]itting and enj[C]oying my gl[Dm]ass
Who ch[Dm]anced to walk in b[C]ut a y[C]oung Spanish l[Dm]ass [C] [Dm] [C]
She s[Dm]at down beside m[C]e and kept squ[C]eezing my h[Dm]and
Saying S[F]ir you're a str[C]anger not l[Dm]ong to this l[C]and
Will you r[F]oam, Johnny S[Dm]ailor, would you r[C]oam along with m[Dm]e
To s[Dm]ome lonesome spot wh[C]ere nob[C]ody can s[Dm]ee [C]
Don't you l[F]eave me Johnny S[C]ailor were the w[Dm]ords she did cr[C]y
W[Dm]aving and weep[C]ing and w[F]iping her [C]eyes
Wh[F]en you reach h[C]ome in your [Dm]own Newfoundl[C]and
Think [Dm]of the young Span[C]iard who kept squ[C]eezing your h[Dm]and [C] [Dm] [C]
I qu[Dm]ickly consent[C]ed with h[C]er for to r[Dm]oam
She l[F]ived by hers[C]elf in a n[Dm]eat little h[C]ome
She was br[F]isk, plump and j[Dm]olly and her [C]age scare ninet[Dm]een
And the n[Dm]ame of that maid[C]en I th[C]ink was Ir[Dm]ene [C] [Dm] [C]
One f[Dm]ine summer's morn[C]ing our sh[C]ip, she set s[Dm]ail
And d[F]own by the s[C]eashore lovely [Dm]Irene she c[C]ame
Waving h[F]er pocket h[Dm]ankerchief and w[C]iping her [Dm]eyes
Don't l[Dm]eave me Johnny Sail[C]or were the w[C]ords she did cr[Dm]y [C]
I'll g[Dm]ive you farewell l[C]ove on a f[C]ine summer's br[Dm]eeze
But l[F]ove don't forg[C]et me when you're cr[Dm]ossing the s[C]ea
And wh[F]en you are m[Dm]arried and enj[C]oying your br[Dm]ide
Think [Dm]on the young maid[C]en who l[C]ay by your s[Dm]ide