Excursion Around The Bay
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: GCapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Verse 1]
G
Well it was on this Monday morning and the day be calm and fine
D G D G
To the Harbour Grace excursion with the boys to have a time
C G
And just before the sailor took the gangway from the pier
C D C G
I saw some fellow haul me wife aboard as a volunteer
[Chorus]
G
Oh me, oh my, I heard me old wife cry
D G D G
Oh me, oh my, I think I'm gonna die!
C G
Oh me, oh my, I heard me old wife say,
C G D G
"I wish I'd never taken this excursion around the bay"
[Verse 2]
G
We had fourteen hundred souls aboard, oh what a splendid sight
D G D G
Left stong and regimental to make our spirits bright
C G
And meself being in the double, when a funny things they'd say
C D C G
They choke themselves from laughing when they'd see us in the bay
[Chorus]
G
Oh me, oh my, I heard me old wife cry
D G D G
Oh me, oh my, I think I'm gonna die!
C G
Oh me, oh my, I heard me old wife say,
C G D G
"I wish I'd never taken this excursion around the bay"
[Verse 3]
G
Me wife she got no better, she turned a sickly green
D G D G
I fed her cake and candy, fat pork and kerosene
C G
Castor Oil and sugar of candy, I rubbed pure oil on her face
C D C G
And I said she'll be a dandy when we reaches Harbour Grace!
[Chorus]
G
Oh me, oh my, I heard me old wife cry
D G D G
Oh me, oh my, I think I'm gonna die!
C G
Oh me, oh my, I heard me old wife say,
C G D G
"I wish I'd never taken this excursion around the bay"
[Verse 4]
G
My wife she got no better, my wife me darling dear
D G D G
The screeches from her trollear could hear in Carbonear
C G
I tried every place in Harbour Grace, tried every store and shop,
C D C G
To get her something for a cure or take her to the hop
[Chorus]
G
Oh me, oh my, I heard me old wife cry
D G D G
Oh me, oh my, I think I'm gonna die!
C G
Oh me, oh my, I heard me old wife say,
C G D G
"I wish I'd never taken this excursion around the bay"
[Verse 5]
G
She died below the brandy's as we were coming back
D G D G
We buried her in the ocean, wrapped up in a Union Jack
C G
So now I am a single man, in search of a pretty face
C D C G
And the woman that says she'll have me, I'm off for Harbour Grace!
[Chorus]
G
Oh me, oh my, I heard me old wife cry
D G D G
Oh me, oh my, I think I'm gonna die!
C G
Oh me, oh my, I heard me old wife say,
C G D G
"I wish I'd never taken this excursion around the bay"
G
Oh me, oh my, I heard me old wife cry
D G D G
Oh me, oh my, I think I'm gonna die!
C G
Oh me, oh my, I heard me old wife say,
C G D G
"I wish I'd never taken this excursion around the bay"
How to play Excursion Around The Bay
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.