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Song: Battening the Hatches
Artist: Mt. Egypt
PERFORMANCE NOTES:
*Just before transitioning to the next chord, strum the strings open (no
fingers on the frets) for 1 beat to make it sound accurate. Listen and
you'll get it easy.
*Chord progression remains the same for all verses.
Tuning: Standard
Mode:   Ionian
CHORDS USED:
String>EADGBe
       ++++++
G:     355433
D:     x57775
Am:    577555
C:     x32010
Intro: G (repeat) [sigh]
GI'm battening the Dhatches
AmAnd I'm pulling in the Csails
GAnd I'm going home forDever
AmNow is where my heart preCvails
G  D  Am  C
'Cause know I'll always love you
And wish I was by your side
And I know I will always miss you
I know you are being good, girl
'Cause I can hear your kitty purr
She is lying there beside you
And I'm wishing I were her
G  D  Am  C
And I Know I'll always love you
And wish I was by your side
So he'd better be good to you, I will
Never have the chance to try
G  D  Am  C
I'm battening the hatches
And I'm pulling in the sails
And I'm going home forever
Now is where my heart prevails

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Battening The Hatches

by Mt. Egypt

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Song: Battening the Hatches

Artist: Mt. Egypt

PERFORMANCE NOTES:

*Just before transitioning to the next chord, strum the strings open (no

fingers on the frets) for 1 beat to make it sound accurate. Listen and

you'll get it easy.

*Chord progression remains the same for all verses.

Tuning: Standard

Mode: Ionian

CHORDS USED:

String>EADGBe

++++++

: 355433

: x57775

: 577555

: x32010

Intro: G (repeat) [sigh]

G D

I'm battening the hatches

Am C

And I'm pulling in the sails

G D

And I'm going home forever

Am C

Now is where my heart prevails

G D Am C

'Cause know I'll always love you

And wish I was by your side

And I know I will always miss you

I know you are being good, girl

'Cause I can hear your kitty purr

She is lying there beside you

And I'm wishing I were her

G D Am C

And I Know I'll always love you

And wish I was by your side

So he'd better be good to you, I will

Never have the chance to try

G D Am C

I'm battening the hatches

And I'm pulling in the sails

And I'm going home forever

Now is where my heart prevails

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