England chords by Fishermans Friends

• Capo on 4th
• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: E

Intro:

F C  C/B Am7 C G

Chorus 1:
        C                      G   C
We were far from the shores of England,
C                         G
Far from our children and wives
   F        C              C/B  Am
To play our hand in the Newfoundland
          C         F      G
where the wind cuts like a knife
        C                      G  C
we were far from the shores of England

Verse 1:
   C                    G   C
We shipped on board the Maryanne
   C             G
to find a better life
       F       C        C/B Am
and we walked across the water
         C        F      G
when she broke up on the ice
   C              G    C
we came ashore in Carbonear
     C               G
with nothing but our rights
      F        C      C/B Am
and I wondered if I e'er again
      C       F      G
would see my London Lights

Chorus 1:
        C                      G   C
We were far from the shores of England,
C                         G
Far from our children and wives
   F        C              C/B  Am
To play our hand in the Newfoundland
          C         F      G
where the wind cuts like a knife
        C                      G  C     C
we were far from the shores of England

Verse 2:
   C               G       C
We spend our days amid the waves
       C                G
working water, hook and twine
     F       C         C   C/B   Am
we'd go for weeks with blistered cheeks
        C       F      G
waiting for the sun to shine
       C                    G    C
but as long as the sky hold over us
    C                 G
we will not taste the brine
          F         C                C/B Am
and we'll curse the cod with the fear of god
      C       F     G
as we haul in every line

Chorus 2:
        C                      G   C
We were far from the shores of England,
C                         G
Far from our children and wives
   F        C              C/B  Am
To play our hand in the Newfoundland
          C         F      G
where the wind cuts like a knife
        C                      G  C
we were far from the shores of England,
C                   G
far from our native soil
   F       C           C    C/B Am
to chase a wish and to hunt the fish
    C      F        G
and on the rocks to toil
        C                      G  C
we were far from the shores of England

Verse 3:
       C                 G  C
Should we find fortune's favour,
    C                  G
and be spared from the gale
        F        C       C/B Am
we will live off honest labour
         C         F      G
with our hearts as big as sails
       C                  G    C
but if I should die don't bury me
   C               G
or leave me to the sea
     F       C             C/B Am
just send my bones back to my home
         C      F      G
where my spirit can be free

Chorus 2:
        C                      G   C
We were far from the shores of England,
C                         G
Far from our children and wives
   F        C              C/B  Am
To play our hand in the Newfoundland
          C         F      G
where the wind cuts like a knife
        C                      G  C
we were far from the shores of England,
C                   G
far from our native soil
   F       C           C    C/B Am
to chase a wish and to hunt the fish
    C
and on the rocks to toil
        C                      G  C
we were far from the shores of England,
C                         G
Far from our children and wives
   F        C              C/B  Am
To play our hand in the Newfoundland
          C         F      G
where the wind cuts like a knife
        C                      G  C
we were far from the shores of England