Great Big Sea – England (Guitar)

Plucking pattern: Repeat throughout song, add a few more stings in if you would like.
                             D       G       A       D
e --------X-------|     |--------2-------3-------0-------2---|
B ------X---X-----|     |------3---3---3---3---2---2---3---3-|
G ----X-----------| Eg: |----2-------0-------2-------2-------|
D ----------------|     |------------------------------------|
A ----------------|     |------------------------------------|
E ----------------|     |------------------------------------|

    D                 G         A   D
 We were far from the shores of England,

 D            G             A
 Far from our children and wives

    G        D           A       D
 To play our hand in the Newfoundland

           D         G      A
 where the wind cuts like a knife

         D            G         A  D
 we were far from the shores of England

    D          D         A   D
 We shipped on board the Maryanne

    D      G      A
 to find a better life

        G       D         A  D
 and we walked across the water 

          G        D      A
 when she broke up on the ice

    D     D        A    D
 we came ashore in Carbonear 

  D            G      A
 with nothing but our rights

       G        D    A     D
 and I wondered if I e'er again

  D           G      A
 would see my London Lights  

 D                    G         A    D
 We were far from the shores of England,

 D            G             A
 Far from our children and wives

    G        D           A      D
 To play our hand in the Newfoundland

           D         G      A
 where the wind cuts like a knife

         D            G         A  D
 we were far from the shores of England

    D         D     A       D
 We spend our days amid the waves

         D      G        A
 working water, hook and twine

      G      D          A         D
 we'd go for weeks with blistered cheeks

         D       G      A
 waiting for the sun to shine

        D           D        A    D
 but as long as the sky hold over us

    D        G         A
 we will not taste the brine

           G         D            A       D
 and we'll curse the cod with the fear of god

       D       G     A
 as we haul in every line

 D                    G         A    D
 We were far from the shores of England,

 D            G             A
 Far from our children and wives

    G        D           A      D
 To play our hand in the Newfoundland

           D         G      A
 where the wind cuts like a knife

         D            G         A  D
 we were far from the shores of England,

 D            G      A
 far from our native soil

    G       D           A        D
 to chase a wish,and to hunt the fish,

     D      G        A
 and on the rocks to toil

         D            G         A  D
 we were far from the shores of England

        D       D         A  D
 Should we find fortune's favour,

     D         G        A
 and be spared from the gale

         G        D      A  D
 we will live off honest labour

          D         G      A
 with our hearts as big as sails

     D           D         A    D
 but if I should die don't bury me

    D        G      A
 or leave me to the sea

      G       D          A     D
 just send my bones back to my home

          D      G      A
 where my spirit can be free

 D                    G         A   D
 We were far from the shores of England,

 D            G            A
 Far from our children and wives

    G        D           A       D
 To play our hand in the Newfoundland

           D         G      A
 where the wind cuts like a knife

         D            G         A  D
 we were far from the shores of England,

 D            G      A
 far from our native soil

    G       D           A        D
 to chase a wish,and to hunt the fish,

     D      G        A
 and on the rocks to toil

         D            G         A  D
 we were far from the shores of England