The Grande Affaire Lyrics And Guitar Chords

Written By Ralph McTell and recorded by Ralph and The Fureys. The video  is of The Furey Brothers And Davie Arthur. I have given a couple of versions of the guitar chords including the version by Ralph and the one by The Fureys.

Take[C] a boat[Em] who needs the[Am] car
We leave[C] here take this[Em] seat beside the[Am] door
Well im[F] not hungry[Dm7] much now are[G] you
Is it[C] ok if I[Em] share yours with[Am] you
I have no[G] money and I[C] think I be[E]live that you[F] knew
 
[C]Remember the[Em] moon on the[Am] wall did she [F]shine
[C]Taste of the[Em] sheets and the[Am] feel of the[F] wine
[C]Wasn't I[Em] glad that[Am] you were[F] mine
In the[G] grande a[C]ffaire
 
Take a boat mabey a plane
Anywhere now 'cept Greece or Spain
Oh sure I know where I am
I see canals this is Amsterdam
I got friends here and they know
And they can say who I am


Remember the room without the view
Frightened of meeting someone that we knew
No farewells or how do you do
In the grande affaire
 
Now I've stayed at the best hotels
And there's white coat waiters attend me
And I look at the beautiful girls
Do they really belive they can bend me
 
Well I drive now seldom I walk
I can speak French but I'd rather not talk
Which suit will I wear tonight
Take out the brown but in the end wear the white
Out of shade stepping out and moving into the light
 
Remember the moon on the wall did she shine
The year was all wrong so we sent back the wine
Wasn't you glad that you were all mine
In the grande affaire

Below are the chords as played by Ralph McTell.

[Am]Take a [C]bus[Em] who needs the[Am] car
We leave[C] here take this[Em] seat beside the[Am] door
Well im[Dm] not hungry[Dm7] much now are[G] you
Is it o[C]k if I[Em] share yours with[Am] you
I have no[G] money and I[C] think I be[B]live that you[Em]] knew
 
[F]Remember the[C] moon on the[Am] wall did she [F]shine
[F]Taste of the[C] sheets and the[Am] feel of the[F] wine
[C]Wasn't I[C] glad that[Am] you were[F] mine
In the[G] grande a[C]ffaire,[G] 
 
[C]Take a boat [Em]mabey a [Am]plane
Any[C]where now 'cept [Em]Greece or [Am]Spain
Oh [Dm]sure I know where I [G]am
I see ca[C]nals this is Am[Am]sterdam
I got [G]friends here and they [C]know
And they can [B]say who [Em]I am


[F]Remember the [C]room with[Am]out the [F]view
Frightened of [C]meeting some[Am]one that we [F]knew
No fare[C]wells or [Am]how do you d[F]o
In the grande affaire[C],,[G]

 
Now I've [Am]stayed at the [G]best hotel[F]s
And there's [Am]white coat [G]waiters at[F]tend me
And I [Am]look at the [G]beautiful [F]girls
Do they [Am]really be[G]live they can [F]bend me,[C], [G]
 
Well I [C]drive now [Em]seldom I [Am]walk
I can speak [C]French but [Em]I'd rather not [Am]talk
[Dm]Which suit will I wear to[G]night
Take out the [C]brown but in the end wear the [Am]white
Out of [G]shade stepping [C]out and moving [B]into the [Em]light
 
[F]Remember the [C]moon on the [Am]wall did [F]she shine
The year was [C]all wrong so we [Am]sent back [F]the wine
Wasn't you [C]glad that [Am]you were all mine
[F]In the [G]grande af[C]faire
Am G C Em

Here are the chords as played by Finbar 
Intro chords
D C#m Bm D C#m Bm
Take a [D]boat [C#m]who needs the[Bm] car
We leave[D] here [Bm]close by the door,,[D]
 im[Em] not hungry now are [A]you
[D]Is it ok if I[F#m]] share yours with[Bm] you
I have no[A] money and I[D] think I be[F#m]live that you knew
 
Re[Em]member the[D] moon on the[F#m] wall did she [G]shine
[A]Taste of the[D] sheets and the feel of the[G] wine
[Em]Wasn't I[D] glad that you were[G] mine
In the[A] grande a[D]ffaire
[C#m] [Bm]