She Was A Maritimer

[Verso 1] D Bm G A D Oh we met her on a Friday night, down at the Tide and Boar. G D Bm A A girl like her in Moncton, we had never seen before G D Bm A She played an old Acadian tune, "Partons, la mer est belle" D Bm G A D But she was not a local girl, as far as we could tell Interlude D Bm G A D [Verso 2] D Bm G A D And then we found her down in Halifax, busking on the pier G D Bm A With tourists all around her, singing "Barrett's Privateers" G D Bm A Then later at the pub she played the flute and beat the drum D Bm G A D And all the b'ys are wondering just-a where the heck she's from [Refrão] D Bm G A D Oh, we thought she came from France or Spain or somewhere even grander D Bm A G We thought she was an Irish girl, perhaps a Newfoundlander D A Bm But in the end the truth me friends was something so much finer D Bm G A D Yeah, the girl who stole my heart tonight, she was a Maritimer Interlude D Bm G A D [Verso 3] D Bm G A D And now we're at O'Donaghue's upon the Miramichi G D Bm A She played "The River Driver" and "Peter Emberley" G D Bm A And later on she gave a little strum on my guitar D Bm G A D I asked her where she's from and she said oh not very far [Refrão] D Bm G A D We thought she came from France or Spain or somewhere even grander D Bm A G We thought she was an Irish girl, perhaps a Newfoundlander D A Bm But in the end the truth me friends was something so much finer D Bm G A D Yeah, the girl who stole my heart tonight, she was a Maritimer Instrumental D Bm G A D G D Bm A G D Bm A D Bm G A D [Verso 4] D Bm G A D And now we're down in Charlotte County, content as we can be G D Bm A Drinking at the Herring in St. Andrews by-the-Sea G D Bm A When all at once she walked right in and sat down on me knee D Bm G A D Now right here in the Maritimes is where I'll always be [Refrão] D Bm G A D We thought she came from France or Spain or somewhere even grander D Bm A G We thought she was an Irish girl, perhaps a Newfoundlander D A Bm But in the end the truth me friends was something so much finer D Bm G A D Yeah, the girl who stole my heart tonight, she was a Maritimer D Bm G A D The girl who stole my heart tonight, she was a Maritimer Outro D Bm G The girl who stole my heart tonight, she was a... Maritimer D Bm G A D G D Bm A G D Bm A D Bm G A D D Bm G A D D Bm G A D