Hard Working Boater

[Intro ] |{Em} {C}|{G} D | {Em} {C}|{G} D Em | [Verso 1] Em C I'm a hard-working boater and sharp as a knife G Dsus4 D And I worked on the junctionfor most of mylife Em C With a pair of steel boats,seven kids and a wife G D Em And I fancy I'll carry on boating Em C I've fought with my windlass and taken some knocks G Dsus4 D From the Birmingham wharves to the Weston Point Docks Em C And I've fought for my turn on the Camden Town Locks G D Em When I'm wanted in Limehouse for loading [Verso 2] Em C Myself and the missus have nearly been drowned G Dsus4 D While working by night on the fifteen-mile pound Em C With a big load of spelter for Birmingham bound G D Em And the weather has been pretty bloody Em G A D I've been down to Oxford with a load of D.S. Em Bm D Fifty ton ten on the Griff Arm, no less Em C And I've boated to Wellingboro, two boats abreast G D Em When the water's been coming down floody {Instrumental} |{Em} {C}|{G} D |{Em} {C}|{G} D Em | |{Em} A {D}|{Em} Bm {D}|{Em} {C}|{G} D Em | [Verso 3] Em C You can talk of your rail and your old Highway Code G Dsus4 D But there's nowt like a pair with a fifty-ton load Em C When the butty swims well and you get a good road G D Em Right over the Cowroast to Leighton Em G A D So wind up your motor and let your blades churn Em Bm D Keep a close eye on the oil that you burn Em C And feel for the snatch of the butty astern G D Em And don't keep the company waiting G D Em Oh, don't keep the company waiting