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Saltwater Hands by Jason R Martin
Saltwater Hands
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
D D D D
G D
G G
A A
A7 A7
D D D D
[Verse 1]
D
As I sit on the edge of the shore
G
gazing out through the harbour,
A7
Watching the foam on the waves
D
make its mark on the sand;
D
I can't help but think of
G
the days of our forefathers,
A7
How they carved out a living
D Em
by working the sea and the land.
[Verse 2]
A D
There was always a fish on the flake
G
and a fish on the table,
A7
And the work it was plenty
D
from sunup until sundown;
D
But those days are gone and
G
I can't help but sit here and wonder,
A7
With no fish to catch,
D
what will happen to our little town?
[Break]
A A7
[Chorus]
D
Oh the whitecaps are calling,
D7 G Em
they're calling me back to the sea,
A7
But the fishery is dying and
D Em G
there's nothing left here now for me;
A D
The plants are all closing and
D7 G Em
it's changing all our future plans,
A7
And they've left us with nothing to do
D
with these salt water hands.
[Reprise]
G A
D D
D D7
G G G G
A A
A7 A7
D D D
[Verse 3]
D
Oh it took many years on the sea
G
to build my home around me,
A7
My family and friends were
D
never too far from my side;
D
But I guess I'll be heading out west
G
to put food on the table,
A7
There's nothing to do but to change
D Em
with the roll of the tide.
[Verse 4]
A D
Now the fog horn is wailing and
G
the fog is sure coming in fast,
A7
As I take one more look 'cross
D
the harbour and think of the past;
D
And the ghosts of our forefathers
G
calls out to me 'cross the land,
A7
As I wipe away tears from my face
D A7
with these saltwater hands.
[Chorus]
D
Oh the whitecaps are calling,
D7 G Em
they're calling me back to the sea,
A7
But the fishery is dying and
D Em G
there's nothing left here now for me;
A D
The plants are all closing and
D7 G Em
it's changing all our future plans,
A7
And they've left us with nothing to do
D
with these salt water hands.
[Outro]
D A7
What will happen to those
A D
Newfoundlanders with saltwater hands?
G A
D D D D
G G G G
A7 A
A7 A7
D D D D D D D D
G G G G
A7 A
A A7
D D
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