Bluenose Lyrics And Guitar Chords By The Irish Rovers
Use a capo on the 4th fret to play along to the Irish Rovers an their album Tall Ships & Salty Dogs. Guitar chords by Marc. The song was also recorded by Ryans Fancy and The Original Houghton Weavers.
Intro: Em-Em-Em-Em
(Em)In the town of Lunenburg down (D)Nova Scotia (G)way
In (Em)nineteen twenty-one on a windy (Am)day
A (D)sailing ship was (G)born and the (Bm)"Bluenose" was her (Em)name
And you'll (Am)never see her (Bm)kind a(Em)gain -Em
Chorus
(C)Blue(D)nose, the (G)ocean knows her (Em)name
(C)Sailors know how (D)proud a ship was (G)she-(B7)ee
(C)Blue(D)nose, (G)leading in the (Em)wind
(Am)Racing ev'ry (Bm)way on the (Em)sea -Em
For (Em)twenty-five long years she (D)ruled the Northern (G)sea
(Em)Riding like a queen on the (Am)tide
But (D)In the Carib(G)bean one (Bm)dark and stormy (Em)day
She (Am)ran upon a (Bm)reef and (Em)died -Em
Chorus
Now (Em)just the other day, down (D)Nova Scotia (G)way
In (Em)Lunenburg they christened a new (Am)ship
Just (D)like the old Blue(G)nose, down (Bm)to the very (Em)name
The (Am)Bluenose lives and (Bm)sails a(Em)gain -Em
Chorus twice
(Em)In the town of Lunenburg down (D)Nova Scotia (G)way
In (Em)nineteen twenty-one on a windy (Am)day
A (D)sailing ship was (G)born and the (Bm)"Bluenose" was her (Em)name
And you'll (Am)never see her (Bm)kind a(Em)gain -Em
Chorus
(C)Blue(D)nose, the (G)ocean knows her (Em)name
(C)Sailors know how (D)proud a ship was (G)she-(B7)ee
(C)Blue(D)nose, (G)leading in the (Em)wind
(Am)Racing ev'ry (Bm)way on the (Em)sea -Em
For (Em)twenty-five long years she (D)ruled the Northern (G)sea
(Em)Riding like a queen on the (Am)tide
But (D)In the Carib(G)bean one (Bm)dark and stormy (Em)day
She (Am)ran upon a (Bm)reef and (Em)died -Em
Chorus
Now (Em)just the other day, down (D)Nova Scotia (G)way
In (Em)Lunenburg they christened a new (Am)ship
Just (D)like the old Blue(G)nose, down (Bm)to the very (Em)name
The (Am)Bluenose lives and (Bm)sails a(Em)gain -Em
Chorus twice
