Love of a Hometown Girl

Love of a Hometown Girl, The

Intro Over Verse
(G) I am a Green Bay Schoonerman, my (D) home's in Little Bay Islands
I fished (C) cod for a (Cmaj7) living, on those (C) cold (Em) Nor(D)thern (G) Banks

I'd been a floater on the Labrador, from the (D) age of seven years
Slept on (C) schooners in strange (Cmaj7) harbours, learned to (C) bury (Em) deep (D) my (G) fears

Chorus
It's all (D) gone, it's all gone,
'Cept the (C) love of a hometown (G) girl
It's all (D) gone, yes gone,
'Cept the (C) love of a hometown (G) girl

(G) Hauled fish from old twine cod traps, split 'em (D) up and salted 'em down
(C) Dreamin' of a girl in (Cmaj7) Green Bay, warm and (C) safe in (Em) our (D) home (G) town

There were Colbournes from Long Island, and the (D) Roberts from Rabbit's Arm
(C) Springdale sent the (Cmaj7) Blacklers, no (C) men left (Em) home (D) to (G) farm
Chorus

(G) Was it all really worth it, money, (D) goods, glory, fame
Those (C) things that meant so (Cmaj7) much to me, are (C) sadness by a(Em)no(D)ther (G) name

The only things that matter, in this (D) crazy mixed up world
Are (C) the moments when we (Cmaj7) help someone, and the (C) love of a (Em) home(D)town (G) girl
Chorus

Bridge
(A) Now I'm home from the Labrador
An old (G) floater done with the (D) sea
I know (A) love, I know love
That's (G) me! That's (D) me
Interlude Over Verse
Chorus

Tag
'Cept the (C) love of a hometown (G) girl
'Cept the (C) love of a (D) hometown (G) girl
(C) (D) (G)

© 2009 Wiseman, Joe SOCAN/ASCAP