June Tabor – The Grey Funnel Line chords
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Written by the great Cyril Tawney. This refers to the British Navy (nicknamed the Grey Funnel Line) and the yearning for home when at sea. Transcribed from a magnificent performance from June Tabor for the BBC backed by Martin Simpson and others http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61FI86oV3qA Standard tuning capo 2 Intro ===== Em C D G Em C D G Verse 1 =======GDon't mind the rain or the rolling seaDThe weary night never worries meG/B Cmaj7But the hardest time in a sailor's dayEm C D GIs to watch the sun as it dies a-wayEm C D GHere's one more day on the Grey Funnel LineEm C D G Verse 2 =======GThe finest ship that sails the seaDIs still a prison for the likes of meG/B Cmaj7But give me wings like Noah's doveEm C D GI'll fly up harbour to the girl I loveEm C D GAnd it's one more day on the Grey Funnel LineEm C D G Verse 3 =======GOh Lord if dreams were only realDI'd have my hands on that wooden wheelG/B Cmaj7And with all my heart I'd turn her roundEm C D GAnd tell the boys that we're homeward boundEm C D GAnd it's one more day on the Grey Funnel Line= inst = (as the verse) G D G/B Cmaj7 Em C D G Em C D G Verse 4 ======= I'll pass the time like some machineDUntil the waters turn to greenG/B Cmaj7Then I'll dance on down that walk a-shoreEm C D GAnd sail the Grey Funnel Line no moreEm C D GAnd sail the Grey Funnel Line no more----------------------------------------- I hope I've done it justice! Kevin O'Brien Watford England October 2011 watfordkev@gmail.com