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The Grey Funnel Line

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This refers to the British Navy (nicknamed the Grey Funnel Line) and the yearning for 
home when at sea.
Standard tuning capo 2
Intro
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Em   C   D   G
Em   C   D   G
Verse 1
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Don't mind the Grain or the rolling sea
The weary night never worriDes me
But the hardest G/Btime in a sailor's Cmaj7day
Is to watch the Emsun Cas it Ddies a-Gway
Here's one more Emday on the CGrey DFunnel GLine
Em   C   D   G
Verse 2
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The finest Gship that sails the sea
Is still a prison for the likes of Dme
But give me G/Bwings like Noah's Cmaj7dove
I'll fly up Emharbour Cto the Dgirl I Glove
And it's one more Emday on the CGrey DFunnel GLine
Em   C   D   G
Verse 3
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Oh Lord if dreams were only Greal
I'd have my hands on that wooden Dwheel
And with all my G/Bheart I'd turn her Cmaj7round
And tell the Emboys Cthat we're Dhomeward Gbound
And it's one more Emday on the CGrey DFunnel GLine
= Instrumental =
(as the verse)
G   D   G/B   Cmaj7
Em  C   D     G
Em  C   D     G
Verse 4
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I'll pass the time like some machine
Until blue water turns to Dgreen
Then I'll dance on G/Bdown that walk a-Cmaj7shore
And sail the EmGrey CFunnel DLine no Gmore
And sail the EmGrey Funnel CLine Dno Gmore
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The Grey Funnel Line

by June Tabor

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

Cmaj7

This refers to the British Navy (nicknamed the Grey Funnel Line) and the yearning for

home when at sea.

Standard tuning capo 2

Intro

=====

Em C D G

Verse 1

=======

Don't mind the rain or the rolling sea

The weary night never worries me

G/B Cmaj7

But the hardest time in a sailor's day

Em C D G

Is to watch the sun as it dies a-way

Em C D G

Here's one more day on the Grey Funnel Line

Em C D G

Verse 2

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The finest ship that sails the sea

Is still a prison for the likes of me

G/B Cmaj7

But give me wings like Noah's dove

Em C D G

I'll fly up harbour to the girl I love

Em C D G

And it's one more day on the Grey Funnel Line

Em C D G

Verse 3

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Oh Lord if dreams were only real

I'd have my hands on that wooden wheel

G/B Cmaj7

And with all my heart I'd turn her round

Em C D G

And tell the boys that we're homeward bound

Em C D G

And it's one more day on the Grey Funnel Line

= Instrumental =

(as the verse)

G D G/B Cmaj7

Em C D G

Verse 4

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I'll pass the time like some machine

Until blue water turns to green

G/B Cmaj7

Then I'll dance on down that walk a-shore

Em C D G

And sail the Grey Funnel Line no more

Em C D G

And sail the Grey Funnel Line no more

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