Portland Town
Lyrics and Music by Steve Romanoff
Performed by Schooner Fare
Chords transcribed by Eric Norcross
Capo: 6th Fret
[Chorus]
G D
I see the light, across the bay
G C
I see the light, not far away
G D
And I hear music, all around
Am D
I’m getting close, to Portland Town
G D
So Mother won’t you, make my bed
G C
I see the light, of Portland Head
G D
I see the light, I’m comin’ round
Em C D G
I’m comin’ home, to Portland Town
[Verse 1]
D G C D G G7
Some years ago, out on my own
C D G
I set a course, for parts unknown
Am D Em
Leavin’ behind, both friend and foe
C G Am
Needin’ to find, what I’ve come to know
D G C D G
As I watched the is… lands, fade away
G7 C
And bid farewell, to Casco Bay
G D
Though it’s been years, and years since then
Em C G Am
My heart has brought me home again
[Chorus]
G D
And I see the light, across the bay
G C
I see the light, not far away
G D
And I hear music, all around
Am D
I’m getting close, to Portland Town
G D
So Mother won’t you, make my bed
G C
I see the light, of Portland Head
G D
I see the light, I’m comin’ round
Em C D G
I’m comin’ home, to Portland Town
[Verse 2]
D G C D G G7
Of all the places, I could go
C D G
She’s still the fairest, port I know
Am D Em
She works the sea, and tills the farms
C G Am
And holds her children, in her arms
D G C D G
No place to know, a prouder past
G7 C
Here comes the future, full at last
G D
Here comes that beacon, ‘cross the sky
Em C G Am
And when I hold, my head up high…
[Chorus]
G D
I see the light, across the bay
G C
I see the light, not far away
G D
And I hear music, all around
Am D
I’m getting close, to Portland Town
G D
So Mother won’t you, make my bed
G C
I see the light, of Portland Head
G D
I see the light, I’m comin’ round
Em C D G
I’m comin’ home, to Portland Town
