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[Intro]
|  D|  D|  G|  D| 
|  G|  D|  G|  D| 
|  C|  Em|  D|  D|
|  G|  D|  G|  D| 
|  C|  Em|  D|  D|
|  G|  G|  D|  D| 
|  G|  G|  D|  D|
|  G|  G|  D|  D|
|  F#m   A   Bm|  Bm|  G|  D|
|  F#m   A   Bm|  Bm|  G|  A|
|  F#m   A   Bm|  Bm|  G|  D|
|  Bm|  F#m|  C|  G|  G|
[Verse]
DIn a dance hall by the river, I was Bmsinging in a travelling Gband
Just another Dsmall town night, with a silver Amoon shining
DI remember when I saw you, that first Bmmoment when it all Gbegan
You looked across a Dcrowded room, Aand stole my heart Daway.G  A  
DAnd we stood out in the moonlight, in the Bmshadow of a factory Gwall
Music playing Dsoft and low, and a gentle Abreeze sighing
And the Dlight on the river was magic, yes a Bmmagic that I still Grecall
Moments come Dand moments goA, but these moments still Dremain.G  D  
[Chorus]
F#mRemembeAr how we Dmet, F#mdown by Athe waterDside
F#mHow Aeasily we foDrget, Gall the love Dthat we knew.
|  F#m   A   Bm|  Bm|  G|  D|
|  F#m   A   Bm|  Bm|  G|  A|
|  F#m   A   Bm|  Bm|  G|  D|
|  Bm|  F#m|  C|  G|  G|
[Verse]
DSo we married our fortunes together, and we Bmsealed it with a golden Gband
But somewhere down Dalong the road, we could see the Aflame dying
DNow an exiled heart gets weary, like two Bmstrangers in a foreign Gland
We reached the point Dof no return, Aa long long time Dago.G  D  
[Chorus]
F#mRemembeAr how we Dmet, F#mdown by Athe waterDside
F#mHow Aeasily we foDrget, Gall the love Dwe knew.
[Outro]
|  F#m   A   Bm|  Bm|  G|  D|
|  F#m   A   Bm|  Bm|  G|  A|
|  F#m   A   Bm|  Bm|  G|  D|
|  Bm|  F#m|  C|  G|  G|
|  Bm   D   Em|  Em|  C|  G|
|  Bm   D   Em|  Em|  C|  D|
|  Bm   D   Em|  Em|  C|  G|
|  Em|  Bm|  F|  C|  C|
|  Am   G   Am|  Am|  F|  C|
|  Am   G   Am|  Am|  F|  G|
|  Am   G   Am|  Am|  F|  C|

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Shipyard Town

by Gerry Rafferty

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

[Intro]

D D G D

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G D G D

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C Em D D

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G D G D

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C Em D D

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G G D D

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G G D D

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G G D D

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F#m A Bm Bm G D

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F#m A Bm Bm G A

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F#m A Bm Bm G D

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Bm F#m C G G

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[Verse]

D Bm G

In a dance hall by the river, I was singing in a travelling band

D A

Just another small town night, with a silver moon shining

D Bm G

I remember when I saw you, that first moment when it all began

D A D G A

You looked across a crowded room, and stole my heart away.

D Bm G

And we stood out in the moonlight, in the shadow of a factory wall

D A

Music playing soft and low, and a gentle breeze sighing

D Bm G

And the light on the river was magic, yes a magic that I still recall

D A D G D

Moments come and moments go, but these moments still remain.

[Chorus]

F#m A D F#m A D

Remember how we met, down by the waterside

F#m A D G D

How easily we forget, all the love that we knew.

F#m A Bm Bm G D

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F#m A Bm Bm G A

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F#m A Bm Bm G D

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Bm F#m C G G

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[Verse]

D Bm G

So we married our fortunes together, and we sealed it with a golden band

D A

But somewhere down along the road, we could see the flame dying

D Bm G

Now an exiled heart gets weary, like two strangers in a foreign land

D A D G D

We reached the point of no return, a long long time ago.

[Chorus]

F#m A D F#m A D

Remember how we met, down by the waterside

F#m A D G D

How easily we forget, all the love we knew.

[Outro]

F#m A Bm Bm G D

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F#m A Bm Bm G A

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F#m A Bm Bm G D

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Bm F#m C G G

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Bm D Em Em C G

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Bm D Em Em C D

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Bm D Em Em C G

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Em Bm F C C

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Am G Am Am F C

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Am G Am Am F G

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Am G Am Am F C

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