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Ise The By

Great Big Sea
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 (No chord)
  I'se the b'y that builds the boat and
 I'se the b'y that sails her and
 I'se the b'y that catches the fish and
 Brings 'em home to Liza
Hip-yer-partner Sally  Tibbo
Hip-yer-partner Sally Brown
Fogo,  Twillingate, Morton's  Harbour
All  around  the circle
Sods  and rinds to cover  your flake
Cake  and tea for supper
Cod  fish in the spring  of the year
Fried  in maggoty butter
Hip-yer-partner Sally  Tibbo
Hip-yer-partner Sally Brown
Fogo,  Twillingate, Morton's  Harbour
All  around  the circle
I  don't want your maggoty  fish
They're  no good for winter
 Well I  can buy as good  as that
 Way down  in Bonavista!
Hip-yer-partner Sally  Tibbo
Hip-yer-partner Sally Brown
Fogo,  Twillingate, Morton's  Harbour
All  around  the circle
I  took Liza to  a dance
 As fast  as she can travel
 And every  step that she  could take
 Was up  to her knees  in gravel
Hip-yer-partner Sally  Tibbo
Hip-yer-partner Sally Brown
Fogo,  Twillingate, Morton's  Harbour
All  around  the circle
Susan  White she's outta  sight
 Her petticoat  wants a border
 Well old  Sam Oliver in  the dark
  (No chord)
 He kissed her in the corner!
Hip-yer-partner Sally  Tibbo
Hip-yer-partner Sally Brown
Fogo,  Twillingate, Morton's  Harbour
All  around  the circle
I'se  the b'y that builds  the boat and
I'se  the b'y that sails her  and
I'se  the b'y that catches  the fish and
Brings  'em home  to Liza
Hip-yer-partner Sally  Tibbo
Hip-yer-partner Sally Brown
Fogo,  Twillingate, Morton's  Harbour
All  around  the circle

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Readable chord sheet for Ise The By by Great Big Sea

[G] [D]
[G] [C] [D]
[G] [D]
[C] [D] [G] [G]

(No chord)
 I'se the b'y that builds the boat and
I'se the b'y that sails her and
I'se the b'y that catches the fish and
Brings 'em home to Liza

[G]Hip-yer-partner [D]Sally Tibbo
[G]Hip-yer-partner [C]Sally [D]Brown
[G]Fogo, Twillingate, [D]Morton's Harbour
[C]All a[D]round the [G]cir[G]cle

[G]Sods and rinds to [D]cover your flake
[G]Cake and tea for [C]sup[D]per
[G]Cod fish in the [D]spring of the year
[C]Fried in [D]maggoty [G]but[G]ter

[G]Hip-yer-partner [D]Sally Tibbo
[G]Hip-yer-partner [C]Sally [D]Brown
[G]Fogo, Twillingate, [D]Morton's Harbour
[C]All a[D]round the [G]cir[G]cle

[G]I don't want your [D]maggoty fish
[G]They're no good for [C]win[D]ter
Well [G]I can buy as [D]good as that
Way [C]down in [D]Bona[G]vis[G]ta!

[G]Hip-yer-partner [D]Sally Tibbo
[G]Hip-yer-partner [C]Sally [D]Brown
[G]Fogo, Twillingate, [D]Morton's Harbour
[C]All a[D]round the [G]cir[G]cle

[G]I took Liza [D]to a dance
As [G]fast as she can [C]tra[D]vel
And [G]every step that [D]she could take
Was [C]up to her [D]knees in [G]gra[G]vel

[Em] [D] [Em] [G] [A] [Em]
[Em] [D] [Em] [G] [A] [Em]
[Em] [D] [Em] [G] [A] [Em]
[Em] [D] [Em] [G] [A] [Em]

[G]Hip-yer-partner [D]Sally Tibbo
[G]Hip-yer-partner [C]Sally [D]Brown
[G]Fogo, Twillingate, [D]Morton's Harbour
[C]All a[D]round the [G]cir[G]cle

[G]Susan White she's [D]outta sight
Her [G]petticoat wants a [C]bor[D]der
Well [G]old Sam Oliver [D]in the dark
  (No chord)
He kissed her in the corner!

[G]Hip-yer-partner [D]Sally Tibbo
[G]Hip-yer-partner [C]Sally [D]Brown
[G]Fogo, Twillingate, [D]Morton's Harbour
[C]All a[D]round the [G]cir[G]cle

[G]I'se the b'y that [D]builds the boat and
[G]I'se the b'y that [C]sails [D]her and
[G]I'se the b'y that [D]catches the fish and
[C]Brings 'em [D]home to [G]Li[G]za

[G]Hip-yer-partner [D]Sally Tibbo
[G]Hip-yer-partner [C]Sally [D]Brown
[G]Fogo, Twillingate, [D]Morton's Harbour
[C]All a[D]round the [G]cir[G]cle

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