Mike McKenna Jr – Die In The West chords
Chords:
[Verse 1]C F CI keep coming home just to see you my dearC F CMy parents are old and their time's coming nearC F CWell my pockets are rich and my back's getting poorC F Cand I keep my chin high and my feet on the floorC F CIt must've been some time since I last seen youC F CWhen you waved me goodbye from your living roomC F CThe company just paid my flight to come homeC F Cand a week off ain't much when you travel alone[Chorus]C F G Cand I said I knowww...C FThat our love can just never beF G CAs long as I need Fort McMurrayC GLove you know how much I miss the seaC F G Cand the breeze on the Mira RiverC FOh the nights in Whale Cove were the bestFand as long as there's work on the oil rigs my loverF G CI'll leave you my heart but I'll die in the west[Verse 2]C F CEven out on the rigs I found Maritime charmC F CAs I worked at the sides of my brothers in armsC F CHad the lads from the Rock and the mainlanders tooC F CWhen you're this far from home you connect by your rootsC F CWell my grandfather spent half his life undergroundC F Cand his lungs were so black that he may as well have drownedC F Cand now I don't wish for my children to seeC F CTheir old man to look 50 when he's 33[Chorus]C F G Cand I said I knowww...C FThat our love can just never beF G CAs long as I need Fort McMurrayC GLove you know how much I miss the seaC F G Cand the breeze on the Mira RiverC FOh the nights spent with you were the bestFand as long as there's work on the oil rigs my loverF G CI'll leave you my heart but I'll die in the west[Verse 3]C F CBaby I know that you love the East CoastC F CSo I raise up my glass and I offer a toastC F CTo our last visit before I go backC F CJust to bank up my money while the oil sands lastC F COh you must tell my son where he'll bury meC F CIn the soil of Cape Breton I'd much rather beC F Cand I hope I can save enough money to restC F CWhen the time comes to cross my arms over my chest[Chorus]C F G Cand I said I knowww...C FThat our love can just never beF G CAs long as I need Fort McMurrayC GLove you know how much I miss the seaC F G Cand the breeze on the Mira RiverC FOh the nights in Whale Cove were the bestFand as long as there's work on the oil rigs my loverF G CI'll leave you my heart but I'll die in the westC F G Cand I said I knowww...C FThat our love can just never beF G CAs long as I need Fort McMurrayC GLove you know how much I miss the seaC F G Cand the breeze on the Mira RiverC FOh the nights in Whale Cove were the bestFand as long as there's work on the oil rigs my loverF G CI'll leave you my heart but I'll die in the west