{"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":734337,"song":"England","artist":"Great Big Sea","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11585628-england-chords-by-great-big-sea/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/734337?type=chord","rating":4.55047,"votes":15,"content":"\"England\"(McCann) \r\nFrom \"Fortune's Favour\"(2008)\r\n\r\nAlan tunes his b-string up to C and uses only the top\r\nthree strings, essentially sounding in Open C (CGCGCE) \r\ndespite really being EADGCE. \r\n\r\nchord shapes for that tuning:\r\n\r\nC:   xxx000\r\nF:   xxx201\r\nG:   xx0403\r\nDm7: xx0201\r\nAm:  x02200\r\n------------------------------------------\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe were far from the shores of England,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nfar from our children and wives,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nto play our hand in the Newfoundland,[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nwhere the wind cuts like a knife.[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe were far from the shores of England. [/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe shipped on board the Maryanne,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nto find a better life,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nand we walked across the water[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nwhen she broke up on the ice.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe came ashore in Carbonear,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nwith nothing but our rights,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nand I wondered if I e'er again[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nwould see my London Lights. [/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe were far from the shores of England,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nfar from our children and wives,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nto play our hand in the Newfoundland,[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nwhere the wind cuts like a knife.[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe were far from the shores of England. [/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe spend our days amid the waves,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nworking water, hook, and twine,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nwe'd go for weeks with blistered cheeks,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nwaiting for the sun to shine. [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut as long as the sky hold over us,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nwe will not taste the brine,[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nand we'll curse the cod with the fear of God,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nas we haul in ev'ry line. [/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe were far from the shores of England,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nfar from our children and wives,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nto play our hand in the Newfoundland,[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nwhere the wind cuts like a knife.[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe were far from the shores of England,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]G5[/ch]\r\nfar from our native soil,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nto chase a wish,and to hunt the fish,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nand on the rocks to toil,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nwe were far from the shores of England. [/tab]\r\n\r\n\"Lift High the Cross\" \r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]Dm7[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nShould we find fortune's favour,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nand be spared from the gale,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nwe will live off honest labour,[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nwith our hearts as big as sails.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut if I should die, don't bury me,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nor leave me to the sea,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\njust send my bones back to my home,[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nwhere my spirit can be free. [/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe were far from the shores of England,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nfar from our children and wives,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nto play our hand in the Newfoundland,[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nwhere the wind cuts like a knife. [/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe were far from the shores of England,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nfar from our native soil,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nto chase a wish, and to hunt the fish,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nand on the rocks to toil,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nwe were far from the shores of England![/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch]","plain_text":"\"England\"(McCann) \nFrom \"Fortune's Favour\"(2008)\n\nAlan tunes his b-string up to C and uses only the top\nthree strings, essentially sounding in Open C (CGCGCE) \ndespite really being EADGCE. \n\nchord shapes for that tuning:\n\nC:   xxx000\nF:   xxx201\nG:   xx0403\nDm7: xx0201\nAm:  x02200\n------------------------------------------\n\n[Intro]\n\nC\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\"Lift High the Cross\" \n\nC Dm7 C G\nC F Am F G C\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nC","chords":["C","F","G","Am","G5","Dm7"],"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]},"Dm7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,1]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}