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[Intro]
  C    G/B    F    Gx2
[Verse]
I was Cborn in the shadow of the GFairfield crane
Where the blast o' a freighter's Chorn
Was the Gvery first sound that Creached my ears
On the Fmorning I was Gborn
I lay and I listened tae the Fshipyard sound
Coming out of the unCknown
And was Glulled to sleep by the Cmother tongue
That Fwas to be my Gown
[Instrumental]
  C    G/B    F    Gx2
[Verse]
But beCfore I grew tae be Gone year old
I heard the sirens Cscream
As a Gcity watched in the Cblacked-out night
A Fwandering searchlight Gbeam
And then at last I aFwoke and rose
Tae my first day of Cpeace
For I'd Glearned that the battle to Cstay alive
Was Fnever going tae Gcease
[Instrumental]
  C    G/B    F    Gx2
[Verse]
I Csat and I listened tae my Gfather tell
Of the days that he once Cknew
When ye Geither sweated for a Cmeasly wage
Or ye Fjoined the parish Gqueue
As times grew harder Fday by day
Along the riverCside
I Goftimes heard my Cmother say
"It was Ftears that made the GClyde"
[Instrumental]
  C    G/B    F    Gx2
[Verse]
Now I've Csat in the school frae Gnine tae four
And I've dreamed of the world outCside
Where the Griveters and the Cplaters watch
Their Fships slip tae the GClyde
I've served ma time behind the Fshipyard gates
And I've sometimes mourned my Clot
But if Gany man tries tae Cmess me about
I will Ffight like my father Gfought
[Outro]
  C    G/B    F    Gx4

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The Shipyard Apprentice

by Malinky

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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G/B

[Intro]

C G/B F G

[Verse]

C G

I was born in the shadow of the Fairfield crane

Where the blast o' a freighter's horn

G C

Was the very first sound that reached my ears

F G

On the morning I was born

I lay and I listened tae the shipyard sound

Coming out of the unknown

G C

And was lulled to sleep by the mother tongue

F G

That was to be my own

[Instrumental]

C G/B F G

[Verse]

C G

But before I grew tae be one year old

I heard the sirens scream

G C

As a city watched in the blacked-out night

F G

A wandering searchlight beam

And then at last I awoke and rose

Tae my first day of peace

G C

For I'd learned that the battle to stay alive

F G

Was never going tae cease

[Instrumental]

C G/B F G

[Verse]

C G

I sat and I listened tae my father tell

Of the days that he once knew

G C

When ye either sweated for a measly wage

F G

Or ye joined the parish queue

As times grew harder day by day

Along the riverside

G C

I oftimes heard my mother say

F G

"It was tears that made the Clyde"

[Instrumental]

C G/B F G

[Verse]

C G

Now I've sat in the school frae nine tae four

And I've dreamed of the world outside

G C

Where the riveters and the platers watch

F G

Their ships slip tae the Clyde

I've served ma time behind the shipyard gates

And I've sometimes mourned my lot

G C

But if any man tries tae mess me about

F G

I will fight like my father fought

[Outro]

C G/B F G

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