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Steamboat Row

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*****DO NOT ADD STRUMMING PATTERNS TO MY TABS*****
Barbara Dickson - Steamboat Row
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[INTRO:]     Dm    C    F    G    Dm   G   C  G  
[VERSE 1:]
My Ddaddy was a miner
Said that Cthere was nothing finer
Than an GIrishman who Cworked an honest Dday
From Steamboat Row, in rain or shine
He'd Cmake his way down into the mine
AGlong the dusty Croad he'd travel
[CHORUS:]
DmFifteen miles to get there
CFifteen miles to Fgo
GFifteen miles back Dmhome again
GHome to CSteamboat GRow
[VERSE 2:]
He Dloved to talk about the time
That Che got hurt down in the mine
He Gsaid he'd never Cgo back down aDgain
But in his heart he knew he would
He Cdid the only thing he could
And he Gkept on walking Cdown the road
[CHORUS:]
DmFifteen miles to get there
CFifteen miles to Fgo
GFifteen miles back Dmhome again
GHome to CSteamboat GRow
[INTERLUDE:]
DmLa la la, laa la-la
CLa la Fla
La la Gla, la la Dmla
La la Gla, Cla la Gla
[VERSE 3:]
But Dwhen he took to drinking
We Cknew that he was thinking
That his Gdays were quickly Ccoming to an Dend
He'd only speak of Steamboat Row
He Csaid someday we'd have to go
And to Gwalk along the Cdusty road
[CHORUS:]
DmFifteen miles to get there
CFifteen miles to Fgo
GFifteen miles back Dmhome again
GHome to CSteamboat GRow
[VERSE 4:]
My Ddaddy was a miner
Said that Cthere was nothing finer
Than an GIrishman who Cworked an honest Dday
From Steamboat Row, in rain or shine
He'd Cmake his way down into the mine
AGlong the dusty Croad he'd travel
[CHORUS:]
DmFifteen miles to get there
CFifteen miles to Fgo
GFifteen miles back Dmhome again
GHome to CSteamboat GRow
[OUTRO:]
DmLa la la, laa la-la
CLa la Fla
La la Gla, la la Dmla
La la Gla, Cla la Gla

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Steamboat Row

by Barbara Dickson

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

Chords in this song · guitar

*****DO NOT ADD STRUMMING PATTERNS TO MY TABS*****

Barbara Dickson - Steamboat Row

CAPO: 2nd Fret

Dm C F G Dm G C G

[INTRO:]

[VERSE 1:]

My daddy was a miner

Said that there was nothing finer

G C D

Than an Irishman who worked an honest day

From Steamboat Row, in rain or shine

He'd make his way down into the mine

G C

Along the dusty road he'd travel

[CHORUS:]

Fifteen miles to get there

C F

Fifteen miles to go

G Dm

Fifteen miles back home again

G C G

Home to Steamboat Row

[VERSE 2:]

He loved to talk about the time

That he got hurt down in the mine

G C D

He said he'd never go back down again

But in his heart he knew he would

He did the only thing he could

G C

And he kept on walking down the road

[CHORUS:]

Fifteen miles to get there

C F

Fifteen miles to go

G Dm

Fifteen miles back home again

G C G

Home to Steamboat Row

[INTERLUDE:]

La la la, laa la-la

C F

La la la

G Dm

La la la, la la la

G C G

La la la, la la la

[VERSE 3:]

But when he took to drinking

We knew that he was thinking

G C D

That his days were quickly coming to an end

He'd only speak of Steamboat Row

He said someday we'd have to go

G C

And to walk along the dusty road

[CHORUS:]

Fifteen miles to get there

C F

Fifteen miles to go

G Dm

Fifteen miles back home again

G C G

Home to Steamboat Row

[VERSE 4:]

My daddy was a miner

Said that there was nothing finer

G C D

Than an Irishman who worked an honest day

From Steamboat Row, in rain or shine

He'd make his way down into the mine

G C

Along the dusty road he'd travel

[CHORUS:]

Fifteen miles to get there

C F

Fifteen miles to go

G Dm

Fifteen miles back home again

G C G

Home to Steamboat Row

[OUTRO:]

La la la, laa la-la

C F

La la la

G Dm

La la la, la la la

G C G

La la la, la la la

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