The Longest Johns – Joli Rouge (Guitar)

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[Intro] Am G x3 Am E Am [Verse 1]
     Am
From France we get the Brandy

     G               Am
From Martinique the rum

Am        G
Sweet red Cabernet

     Am
From Italy does come

        Am           G
But the fairest of ‘em all me boys

    C               G
The one to beat the day

   Am         F
Is made from apples

       G     Am
Up the mighty Saguenay
[Chorus]
    Am
So, follow me lads

             G                Am
‘cause this 'ain't no grog or ale

Am         G             Am
One pint down you'll be swingin’ in the gale

Am           G             C                 G
Five pints bully, you’ll be shakin' in your shoes

      Am        F        G      Am
We're half-seas over on the Joli Rouge
[Intro] Am G x3 Am E Am [Verse 2]
      Am
She's called the Dreadnought Cider

      G                  Am
She's proper and she's fine

    Am                G
And when the day is over

      Am
Sure, I wish that she were mine

   Am               G         C             G
Or in the dark of winter, or on a summer's eve

Am                           F        G
One hand giveth and the other doth receive
[Chorus]
    Am
So, follow me lads

             G                Am
‘cause this 'ain't no grog or ale

Am         G             Am
One pint down you'll be swingin’ in the gale

Am           G             C                 G
Five pints bully, you’ll be shakin' in your shoes

      Am        F        G      Am
We're half-seas over on the Joli Rouge
[Intro] Am G x3 Am E Am [Verse 3]
   Am
So turn your sails over

    G                   Am
And bring her hard to port

Am                G
Find that little star and fly

Am
Straight into the north

    Am        G
The wild sun upon your back

    C                 G
The wind a-blowing free

Am                      F
We're rolling down the river boys

   G           Am
To old Chicoutimi
[Chorus]
    Am
So, follow me lads

             G                Am
‘cause this 'ain't no grog or ale

Am         G             Am
One pint down you'll be swingin’ in the gale

Am           G             C                 G
Five pints bully, you’ll be shakin' in your shoes

      Am        F        G      Am
We're half-seas over on the Joli Rouge
[Intro] Am G x3 E Am [Verse 4]
   Am
So you can have a Magners

    G             Am
And pour it over ice

  Am               G
Or you can have a Strongbow

        Am
If it's sadness that you like

   Am               G
Or join us up the river

          C                 G
And we'll set your heart aglow

    Am
And how you'll feel

     F           G             Am
When the real cider starts to flow
[Chorus]
    Am
So, follow me lads

             G                Am
‘cause this 'ain't no grog or ale

Am         G             Am
One pint down you'll be swingin’ in the gale

Am           G             C                 G
Five pints bully, you’ll be shakin' in your shoes

      Am        F        G      Am
We're half-seas over on the Joli Rouge

    Am
So, follow me lads

             G                Am
‘cause this 'ain't no grog or ale

Am         G             Am
One pint down you'll be swingin’ in the gale

Am           G             C                 G
Five pints bully, you’ll be shakin' in your shoes

      Am        F        G      Am
We're half-seas over on the Joli Rouge
[Outro] Am G x3 Am E Am