{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1950759,"song":"A Great Northern River","artist":"The Unthanks","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11436251-a-great-northern-river-chords-by-the-unthanks/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1950759?type=chord","rating":4.28338,"votes":6,"content":"Normal Tuning\r\n\r\n[tab]               [ch]Am[/ch]                          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nthe big ships sail up, the big ships sail down[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\na great northern river[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]\r\nfunnels of red, funnels of black[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nbanded with yellow and silver[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]F[/ch]\r\nbringing in cargos of oil and wood[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\ntaking home girders of steel and pig iron[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Am[/ch]                       [ch]F[/ch]\r\noh, coloured faces, flags from all places[/tab]\r\n[tab]                               [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nhigh from the sternposts are flying[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]              [ch]Am[/ch]                   [ch]F[/ch]\r\ndown on the docks, down on the wharves[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nlofty cranes standing[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Am[/ch]                      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nstevedores working and rivermen shouting[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\ncrews making ready for London[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nropes black and tarry[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]F[/ch]\r\nchains rusty and red[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nlay among timber and bollards and packing[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]\r\nseagulls wheel over wild river cats[/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\ndown on the jetties are watching[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]               [ch]Am[/ch]                  [ch]F[/ch]\r\nnights by the docks, packed smoky pubs[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nplenty of shouting and swearing[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]\r\nheavy brown ale, thick muddy stout,[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nand nobody's caring[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]F[/ch]\r\na lass starts to warble a popular song[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                           [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nthey're throwing her pennies and pieces of silver[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Am[/ch]                   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nclosing time called, silence then falls[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\non a great northern river [/tab]","plain_text":"Normal Tuning\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\nAm    F      Dm\nAm    F      Dm\nC     F\nAm\nAm    F      Dm","chords":["Am","F","Dm","C","Cm"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Cm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,3,5,5,4,3]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]}}}