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[Intro]
C   Gm7
[Verse]
A Csmall girl is holding a carpenter's hand
Their eyes are looking down on the saFnd
Down on the Csand
[Verse]
CHolding a pebble that she's found
He shows her secrets in this jewel from the groFund
This jewel in the Cground
[Chorus]
GShe sells Amshells uGpon the seaCshore
Things Gslip through her Chands so Gfast
She Cwon't find loFve anymoreBb  
Not find love any Cmore
[Verse]
CThe winter's tales in Salem last
The girl's a woman now, the childhood paFst
The childhood's Cpast
[Verse]
CShe sells her finds to those who'll buy
Lends a hand to those who trFy
To those who Ctry
[Chorus]
GShe sells Amshells uGpon the seaCshore
Things Gslip through her Chands so Gfast
She Cwon't find loFve anymoreBb  
Not find love any CmoreGm7  
[Verse]
CWinter's fury throws waves ashore
An unchanged flow of an ancient laFw
This ancient Claw
[Verse]
CBlack then gives way to liquid jaws
Millions of years to settle a scoFre
They settle a Cscore
[Chorus]
GShe sells Amshells uGpon the seaCshore
Things Gslip through her Chands so Gfast
She Cwon't find loFve anymoreBb  
Not find love any Cmore
[Instrumental]
C   Gm7   C   Gm7   G
[Bridge]
GWalking to a spot she knows
GWhere the land has slipped again
GA hammer held tight in her hand
GShe works on in the rainC...
[Instrumental]
C   Gm7   C   Gm7   C   Gm7   C   Gm7
[Verse]
A Clighthouse beam bleeds into the sea
She moves the earth so patientlFy
So patientCly
[Verse]
CA landmark of history she will find
Her father's face appears in her miFnd
He comes to her Cmind
[Chorus]
GShe sells Amshells uGpon the seaCshore
Things Gslip through her Chands so Gfast
She Cwon't find loFve anymoreBb  
Not find love any Cmore
[Outro]
C   Gm7   C   Gm7   C
Dee-dee-dee-Gm7dee-dee-Cdee...
Dee-dee-dee-Gm7dee-dee-Cdee...
Dee-dee-dee-Gm7dee-dee-Cdee...
C   Gm7   C   Gm7
CMary is running by the Gm7sea
CMary is running by the Gm7sea
CMary is running by the Gm7sea
CMary is running by the Gm7sea

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The Fossil Hunter

by Fairport Convention

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Gm7

[Intro]

C Gm7

[Verse]

A small girl is holding a carpenter's hand

Their eyes are looking down on the sand

Down on the sand

[Verse]

Holding a pebble that she's found

He shows her secrets in this jewel from the ground

This jewel in the ground

[Chorus]

G Am G C

She sells shells upon the seashore

G C G

Things slip through her hands so fast

C F Bb

She won't find love anymore

Not find love any more

[Verse]

The winter's tales in Salem last

The girl's a woman now, the childhood past

The childhood's past

[Verse]

She sells her finds to those who'll buy

Lends a hand to those who try

To those who try

[Chorus]

G Am G C

She sells shells upon the seashore

G C G

Things slip through her hands so fast

C F Bb

She won't find love anymore

C Gm7

Not find love any more

[Verse]

Winter's fury throws waves ashore

An unchanged flow of an ancient law

This ancient law

[Verse]

Black then gives way to liquid jaws

Millions of years to settle a score

They settle a score

[Chorus]

G Am G C

She sells shells upon the seashore

G C G

Things slip through her hands so fast

C F Bb

She won't find love anymore

Not find love any more

[Instrumental]

C Gm7 C Gm7 G

[Bridge]

Walking to a spot she knows

Where the land has slipped again

A hammer held tight in her hand

G C

She works on in the rain...

[Instrumental]

C Gm7 C Gm7 C Gm7 C Gm7

[Verse]

A lighthouse beam bleeds into the sea

She moves the earth so patiently

So patiently

[Verse]

A landmark of history she will find

Her father's face appears in her mind

He comes to her mind

[Chorus]

G Am G C

She sells shells upon the seashore

G C G

Things slip through her hands so fast

C F Bb

She won't find love anymore

Not find love any more

[Outro]

C Gm7 C Gm7 C

Gm7 C

Dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee...

Gm7 C

Dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee...

Gm7 C

Dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee...

C Gm7 C Gm7

C Gm7

Mary is running by the sea

C Gm7

Mary is running by the sea

C Gm7

Mary is running by the sea

C Gm7

Mary is running by the sea

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