Cliffs At Baccalieu Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

 We were / Dbound home in Oct - / ober,

 From the / Ashores of Labra - / Ddor,

 Trying to / Ghead a strong Nor?- / Aeaster and

 snow / Dtoo,

 But the / Dwind swept down up- / on us, and

 The / Aday was dark as / Dnight,

 Just be - / Gfore we made,

 The / lanAd at Bacca - / Dlieu,

 Now we / Dtried to clear the / island,

 As we / Abrought her further / Dsouth,

 But the / Gwind from up,

 The / ANor?east stronger / Dblew,

 Till our lookout soon he / Dshouted, and

AThere lay dead a - / Dhead,

 Though a / Gsnow squall,

 Loomed the / ARocks at Bacca - / Dlieu

 But it was / Dhard down by the / tiller,

 As we / Astruggled with the / Dsheets,

 Tryin? our / Gbest ?to haul ?em / Ain a foot or / Dtwo,

 Till our / Ddecks so sharply / tilted,

 We could / Abarely keep our / Dfeet,

 As we / Gstruggled,

 On the / ARocks at Bacca - / Dlieu.

 Now the / Dcombers beat her / under, and

 I / Athought she?d never / Drise, and

 Her / Gmain boom, it was / Abending nigh in / Dtwo,

 With her / Dlee rails two foot / under,

 Three / Ahands upon the / Dwheel,

 Sure we / Ghauled her,

 From the / ARocks at Bacca - / Dlieu.

Break

One verse Instrumental with

Fiddle

 To / Dleeward was the / island,

 To / Aleeward was the / Dshore, and

 That / Gblinding sleet could,

ACut you through and / Dthrough,

 But our / Dhearts were beating / gladly,

 For no / Alonger could we / Dgaze,

 Down to / Gleeward,

 At the / ARocks of Bacca - / Dlieu,

 Down to / Gleeward,

 At the / ARocks of Bacca - / Dlieu,

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