Fishermans Lament Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

D A G A

I stand in my doorway as the moon rises high

 Over gDlorious ocAean, reflGects the bright Asky

 My hDeart it is aAching, so mGuch I could dAie

 I've knownD only the ocAean, since GI was a bAoy

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 And I spDent my whole life, out thAere on the sea

 Some gGovernment bastard now takes it from Ame

 It's nDot just the fish, they've tAaken my pDride

 I feGel so ashamed that I jAust want to hDideI fished with my father, so long long ago

We were proud of our trade, and in us it did show

We held our heads high, there was lots of fish then

That was the time, when we were proud men

We challenged great storms and sometimes we won

Faced death and disaster, we rose with the sun

We worked and we toiled, we strained our men brane

We were a proud people, will we ere be again?

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My father is gone now, and the fish are gone too.

Abused and mis-managed, oh what can we do?

I'm too old to change, but what of my sons,

How will they know that we weren't the ones?

DFO regulations permitted the rape

Of our beautiful ocean, from head land to cape

They brought in big trollers, they tore up our twine

Politians don't care for whats yours or whats mine!

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You brave Newfoundlanders, now listen to me

Shove the package to hell, go back to the sea

If we don't stand our ground, we will fade away

And the bones of our fathers will turn into clay

And I spent my whole life, out there on the sea

Some government bastard now takes it from me

It's not just the fish, they've taken my pride

I feel so ashamed that I just want to die.

Back to the sea.