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Just to wake up in the morning to the quiet of the cove,
And to hear Aunt Bessie talking to herself;
And to hear poor Uncle John mumbling wishes to old Nell,
It made me feel like everything was fine.
I was born down by the water, it's here I'm gonna stay,
I've searched for all the reasons why I should go away;
But I haven't got the thirst for all those modern-day toys,
So I'll just take my chances with those saltwater joys.
Following the little brook as it trickles to the shore,
In the autumn when the trees are flaming red;
Kicking leaves that fall around me, watching sunset paint the hills,
It's all I'll ever need to feel at home.
This island that we cling to has been handed down with pride,
By folks who fought to live here, taking hardships all in stride;
So I'll compliment her beauty, hold on to my goodbyes,
Stay and take my chances with those saltwater joys.
How can I leave those mornings with the sunrise on the cove,
And the gulls like flies surrounding Clayton's wharf?
Platter's Island wrapped in rainbow in the evening after fog,
The ocean smells are perfume to my soul.
Some go to where the buildings reach to meet the clouds,
Where warm and gentle people turn to swarm in faceless crowds;
So I'll do without their riches, the glamour and the noise,
And I'll stay and take my chances with those saltwater joys.
Some go to where the buildings reach to meet the clouds,
Where warm and gentle people turn to swarm in faceless crowds;
So I'll do without their riches, the glamour and the noise,
And I'll stay and take my chances with those saltwater joys.
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Capo on 5th fret
Just to [G] wake up in the [D] morning to the [Em] quiet of the [C] cove,
And to [G] hear Aunt Bessie [D7] talking to her[G] self;
And to [G] hear poor Uncle [D] John mumbling [Em] wishes to old [C] Nell,
It [G] made me feel like [D7] everything was [G] fine.
I was [D] born down by the [Em] water, It's [C] here I'm gonna [G] stay,
I've [D] searched for all the [Em] reasons why [C] I should go a[G] way;
But I haven't got the [D] thrist for all those [Em] modern-day [C] toys,
So [G] I'll just take my chances with those [D7] saltwater [G] joys.
Just to [C] wake up in the [G] morning to the [Am] quiet of the [F] cove,
And to [C] hear Aunt Bessie [G7] talking to her [C] self;
And to [C] hear poor Uncle [G] John mumbling [Am] wishes to old [F] Nell,
It [C] made me feel like [G7] everything was [C] fine.
I was [G] born down by the [Am] water, It's [F] here I'm gonna [C] stay,
I've [G] searched for all the [Am] reasons why [F] I should go [C] away;
But I haven't got the [G] thrist for all those [Am] modern-day [F] toys,
So [C] I'll just take my chances with those [G7] saltwater [C] joys.
[C] Following the little [G] brook as it [Am] trickles to the [F] shore,
In the [C] autumn when the [G7] trees are flaming [C] red;
Kicking [C] leaves that fall around [G7] me, watching [Am] sunset paint
the [F] hills,
It's [C] all I'll ever [G7] need to feel at [C] home.
[G] This island that we [Am] cling to has been [F] handed down with [C] pride,
By [G] folks who fought to [Am] live here, taking hard [F] ships all in [C] stride;
So I'll compliment her [G] beauty, [Am] hold on to my [F] goodbyes,
[C] Stay and take my chances with those [G7] saltwater [C] joys.
[C] How can I leave those [G] mornings with the [Am] sunrise on the [F] cove,
And the [C] gulls like flies sur- [G7] rounding Clayton's [C] wharf?
[C] Platter's Island wrapped in [G] rainbow in the [Am] evening after [F] fog,
The [C] ocean smells are [G7] perfume to my [C] soul.
[C] Some go to where the [Am] buildings [F] reach to meet the [C] clouds,
[G] Where warm and gentle [Am] people turn to [F] swarm in faceless [C] crowds;
So I'll do without their [G] riches, the [Am] glamour and the [F] noise,
And I'll [C] stay and take my chances with those salt- [G7] water [C] joys.
[C] Some go to where the [Am] buildings [F] reach to meet the [C] clouds,
[G] Where warm and gentle [Am] people turn to [F] swarm in faceless [C] crowds;
So I'll do without their [G] riches, the [Am] glamour and the [F] noise,
And I'll [C] stay and take my chances with those salt- [G7] water [C] joys.
~ Chords contributed by Bob Dumais ~
