Stjohns Waltz chords by Ron Hynes

Chords with lyrics

Capo 4th
FF G+G Am7Am7 C majorC FF Am7Am7 D MajorD G+G E MajorE A7A7 D MajorD G+G C majorC
    C majorC    C6C6     C majorC
Oh, the harbour lights are gleamin',
     FF          C majorC
 And the evening's still and dark;
     E minorEm        Am7Am7
 And the seagulls are all dreaming,
     D MajorD         G+G
 Seagull dreams on Amherst Rock.
     C majorC    G7G7   C majorC
 And the mist is slowly drifting,
    FF          A minorAm
 As the shorefront lights go dim;
     C majorC    E minorEm  Am7Am7
 And the moon is gently liftin',
    D MajorD                G+G
 As the last ship's - the last ship's - comin' in.
    FF       G+G
All the sailors got a story,
     Am7Am7  C majorC    FF    Am7Am7
 Some are true, some are false;
       D MajorD   G+G          E MajorE     A7A7
 But they're always wrecked and they're up on the deck,

 D MajorD      G+G     C majorC
 dancin' the St John's Waltz.

     C majorC    C6C6    C majorC
And we've had our share of history,
      FF        C majorC
 We've seen nations come and go;
      E minorEm        Am7Am7
 We've seen battles rage over land and stage,
   D MajorD         G+G
 Two hundred years and more.
   C majorC   G7G7   C majorC
 For glory or for freedom,
    FF       A minorAm
 Or for country or for King;
    C majorC    E minorEm       Am7Am7
 Or for money or fame, but there are no names,
    D MajorD          G+G
 On the graves where men lie sleeping.
    FF       G+G
All the nine-to-fives survive the day,
    Am7Am7  C majorC      FF  Am7Am7
 With a sigh and a dose of salts;
     D MajorD       G+G    E MajorE      A7A7
 They're parkin' their cars and packin' the bars,
]D          G+G       C majorC
 Dancin' the St John's Waltz.

FF G+G Am7Am7 C majorC FF Am7Am7 D MajorD G+G E MajorE A7A7 D MajorD G+G C majorC

    C majorC    C6C6   C majorC
Oh, my heart is on the highway,
     FF        C majorC
 And I'm sold on goin' to sea;
     E minorEm       Am7Am7
 All the planes fill the skyway,
     D MajorD          G+G
 All the trains run swift and free.
       C majorC    G7G7   C majorC
 So leave the wayward free to wander,
      FF        A minorAm
 Leave the restless free to roam;
      C majorC      E minorEm      Am7Am7
 If there's rocks in the bay, if it's old cliché,
    D MajorD         G+G
 You'll find your way back home.
     FF      G+G
But don't question or inquire,
       Am7Am7  C majorC       FF   Am7Am7
 What's been gained, what's been lost;
   D MajorD    G+G         E MajorE     A7A7
 In a world of romance don't miss out on the chance,
    D MajorD      G+G     C majorC
 To be dancin' the St John's Waltz.