Capo on 2nd fret!
Joe Batts Arm Longliners
Intro:
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Ver 1
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If you come back home to Newfoundland
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put aside your city charm
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Stop off at the fish plant
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in a place called Joe Batts arm
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As you approach that busy scene
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you'll see some fishermen
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But most of all you'll see
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the big longliners comin' in.
Ver 2
G
There's Gilbert and the Stella
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She's loaded down with skate,
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And Justin and the Endeavor,
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where Billy Burke is mate
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With their hardy crews and captains
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They're the finest fishermen,
D G
And the girls are all excited
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the longliners comin in
CHORUS
G
For the Joe Batts Arm longliners
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they're comin' home tonight
G F#m
As they steam up the harbour
Em A
you can see their masthead light
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With their hardy crews and captains
Em F#m
they're the finest fishermen
D G
And the girls are all excited
A D
the longliners comin' in.
Ver 3
G
They'll be dancin' at the motel
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until the early dawn
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And the finest band at Tilton Cove
Em A
they're swingin' arm-in-arm
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there's all those pretty island Girls
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all servin' up the beer.
D G
But tomorrow mornin' all the boys
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must be back at the pier.
CHORUS
G
For the Joe Batts Arm longliners
A D
they're comin' home tonight
G F#m
As they steam up the harbour
Em A
you can see their masthead light
G D
With their hardy crews and captains
Em F#m
they're the finest fishermen
D G
And the girls are all excited
A D
the longliners comin' in.
