Seine City
by Glenn Shorrock
Cadence - bit of a jaunty sea shanty -worth listening to the song to get the cadence
Intro (usually a mandolin)
F A# F (x2)
F
The weather is clearing, birds are appearing,
A# F
and I'm only three miles from Dover,
F
to the wind and the ocean, I'm throwing caution,
A# F
oh, I can't wait to get back over.
A# F
After two 'Beaujolais' everybody is laughing,
A# F
it's better than smoking and its two times as healthy,
A# F
my pockets are empty but I'm feeling wealthy,
C A#
la, la la la la la, la la ...
F A#
I've got to get back to the Seine City,
F A#
I've got to get back where the girls are so pretty,
C F
I've got to get back to the Seine City,
C A# F
I've got to get back to those eyes.
F A# F
F
The last time I was there, she wore her gold hair,
A# F
tied at the back in a pigtail,
F
I wonder if she still cares, or even if she's still there,
A# F
oh, I don't want to go into details.
F A# F
Well, the street that she lived in was called Rue Moutard
A# F
I hope I can find it without asking directions,
A# F
I'm so glad I made my own French connection
C A#
la, la la la la la, la la ...
F A#
I'd like to live in the Seine City,
F A#
I'd like to live where the girls are so pretty,
F A#
I'd like to live in the Seine City,
C A# F
I've got to get back to those eyes.
F A# F (x2)
A# F
After two 'Beaujolais' everybody is laughing,
A# F
it's better than smoking and its two times as healthy,
A# F
my pockets are empty but I'm feeling wealthy,
C A# F
la, la la la la la, la la ...
F A#
I've got to get back to the Seine City,
F A#
I've got to get back where the girls are so pretty,
F A#
I've got to get back to the Seine City,
C A# F
I've got to get back to those eyes.
F A# F (x2)
