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St Johns Waltz

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A beautiful song about a beautiful city.
In 3/4 time, naturally.
[Verses]
GOh, the harbour Dlights are Ggleamin',
 And the Cevening's still and Gdark;
 And the Gseagulls Dare all Emdreaming,
 Seagull A7dreams on Amherst DRock.
 And the Gmist is Dslowly Gdrifting,
 As the Cshorefront lights go Emdim;
 And the Gmoon is Dgently Emliftin',
 As the A7last ship's - the last ship's - comin' Din.
All the Csailors got a story,D  
 Some are Emtrue, Dsome are fCalse;G  
 But they're Amalways Dwrecked and they're B7up on the Edeck,
 And A7dancin' the DSt. John's GWaltz.
And we've Ghad our Dshare of Ghistory,
 We've seen Cnations come and Ggo;
 We've seen Gbattles Drage over Emland and stage,
 Two A7hundred years and Dmore.
 For Gglory Dor for Gfreedom,
 Or for Ccountry or for EmKing;
 Or for Gmoney or Dfame, but there Emare no names,
 On the A7graves where men lie Dsleeping.
All the Cnine-to-fives survive the Dday,
 With a Emsigh and a Ddose of Csalts;G  
 They're Amparkin' their Dcars and B7packin' the Ebars,
 A7Dancin' the DSt. John's WGaltz.
Oh, my Gheart is Don the Ghighway,
 And I'm Csold on goin' to Gsea;
 All the Gplanes Dfill the Emskyway,
 All the A7trains run swift and Dfree.
 So leave the Gwayward Dfree to Gwander,
 Leave the Crestless free to Emroam;
 If there's Grocks in the Dbay, if it's Emold cliché,
 You'll A7find your way back Dhome.
But don't Cquestion or inquire,D  
 What's been Emgained, Dwhat's been Clost;G  
 In a Amworld of Dromance don't miss B7out on the Echance,
 To be A7dancin' the SDt. John's GWaltz.
C  D Em D  C
 Yeah, but they're Amalways Dwrecked and they're B7up on the Edeck,
 And A7dancin' the DSt. John's GWaltz.

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St Johns Waltz

by Ron Hynes

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A beautiful song about a beautiful city.

In 3/4 time, naturally.

[Verses]

G D G

Oh, the harbour lights are gleamin',

C G

And the evening's still and dark;

G D Em

And the seagulls are all dreaming,

A7 D

Seagull dreams on Amherst Rock.

G D G

And the mist is slowly drifting,

C Em

As the shorefront lights go dim;

G D Em

And the moon is gently liftin',

A7 D

As the last ship's - the last ship's - comin' in.

C D

All the sailors got a story,

Em D C G

Some are true, some are false;

Am D B7 E

But they're always wrecked and they're up on the deck,

A7 D G

And dancin' the St. John's Waltz.

G D G

And we've had our share of history,

C G

We've seen nations come and go;

G D Em

We've seen battles rage over land and stage,

A7 D

Two hundred years and more.

G D G

For glory or for freedom,

C Em

Or for country or for King;

G D Em

Or for money or fame, but there are no names,

A7 D

On the graves where men lie sleeping.

C D

All the nine-to-fives survive the day,

Em D C G

With a sigh and a dose of salts;

Am D B7 E

They're parkin' their cars and packin' the bars,

A7 D G

Dancin' the St. John's Waltz.

G D G

Oh, my heart is on the highway,

C G

And I'm sold on goin' to sea;

G D Em

All the planes fill the skyway,

A7 D

All the trains run swift and free.

G D G

So leave the wayward free to wander,

C Em

Leave the restless free to roam;

G D Em

If there's rocks in the bay, if it's old cliché,

A7 D

You'll find your way back home.

C D

But don't question or inquire,

Em D C G

What's been gained, what's been lost;

Am D B7 E

In a world of romance don't miss out on the chance,

A7 D G

To be dancin' the St. John's Waltz.

C D Em D C

Am D B7 E

Yeah, but they're always wrecked and they're up on the deck,

A7 D G

And dancin' the St. John's Waltz.

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