Boston And St. John's

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Oh ooo, oh ooo oh oh,
Girl, don't tell me that it's morning,
Can we keep the curtains drawn?
I haven't given you fair warning,
But our ship, she sails at dawn.

And it's true I must be going but I swear I won't be long,
There isn't that much ocean between Boston and St. John's;
But I'm a rover and I'm bound to sail away,
I'm a rover. Can you love me anyway?

If some suitor comes approaching,
Will you let him through the door?
And what if I return half broken,
Will you still want me anymore?

And it's true I must be going but I know I won't be long,
There isn't that much ocean between Boston and St. John's;
But I'm a rover and I'm bound to sail away,
I'm a rover. Can you love me anyway?

Close your eyes and dream,
Tell me what you see;
Tell me what you want,
Just tell me that you'll wait for me.

But oh, don't tell me that it's morning,
Can we keep the curtains drawn?
I haven't given you fair warning,
But our ship, she sails at dawn.

And it's true I must be going but I swear I won't be long,
There isn't that much ocean between Boston and St. John's;
But I'm a rover and I'm bound to sail away,
I'm a rover. Can you love me anyway?
Can you love me.... anyway?

####.... Alan Doyle of Great Big Sea (Turn, 1999) ....####

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Chord Shapes:
[Em7]= 0,2,2,0,3,x
[D/F#]= 2,0,0,2,3,x
[G]= 3,2,0,0,3,x
[Asus4]= 0,0,2,2,4,x
[A]= 0,0,2,2,2,x
[Abar]= 5,7,7,6,5,5
Barred:
[Em7]= 7,7,9,7,8,7
[D/F#]= x,9,0,9,10,x
[G]= x,10,12,12,12,10
[A]= x,12,14,14,14,12

Intro:
[Em7] [D/F#] [G] x2 [Asus4]
[Em7] NO [D/F#] oh, [G] No oh [Em7] [D/F#] [G] oooooooo.

[Em7] Girl, don't [D/F#] tell me that it's [G] morning,
[Em7] Can we [D/F#] keep the [G] curtains [A] drawn?
[Em7] I haven't [D/F#] given you fair [G] warning,
[Em7] But our [D/F#] ship she [G] sails at [Asus4] dawn.

[Em7] If some [D/F#] suitor comes ap-[G] proaching,
[Em7] Will you [D/F#] let him [G] through the [A] door?
[Em7] And what if [D/F#] I return half [G] broken,
[Em7] Will you, still [D/F#] want me [G] any [Asus4] more?

Chorus:
And it's [Em7] true I must be [D/F#] going but I [G] swear it won't be [Abar] long,
There [Em7] isn't that much [D/F#] ocean between [G] Boston and St. [Asus4] John's;
[Em7] But I'm a [D/F#] rover and I'm [G] bound to [A] sail a-[Bm] way,
I'm a [G] rover. Can you [Asus4] love me any-[Em7] way? (Start barred chords with this Em7)
[D/F#] [G] [Em7] [D/F#] [G]

Bridge:
[Em7] Close your [D/F#] eyes and dream,
[G] Tell me what you [A] see;
[Em7] Tell me [D/F#] what you want,
Just [G] tell me that you'll wait for me.

(Back to non-barred chord shapes)
But [Em7] oh, don't [D/F#] tell me that it's [G] morning,
[Em7] Can we [D/F#] keep the [G] curtains [Asus4] drawn?
[Em7] I haven't [D/F#] given you fair [G] warning,
[Em7] But our [D/F#] ship, she [G] sails at [A] dawn.

Chorus:
And it's [Em7] true I must be [D/F#] going but I [G] swear it won't be [Abar] long,
There [Em7] isn't that much [D/F#] ocean between [G] Boston and St. [Asus4] John's;
[Em7] But I'm a [D/F#] rover and I'm [G] bound to [A] sail a-[Bm] way,
I'm a [G] rover. Can you [Asus4] love me any-[Em7] way?
[D/F#] [G] Can you love me any-[Em7] way? [D/F#] [G] Love me any- [Em7] way? [D/F#]
No Oh, [G] [Em7] No Oh, [D/F#] [G] OooooooooOooooo,
No Oh, [G] [Em7] No Oh, [D/F#] [G] OooooooooOooooo. (fade out)

~ Chords and MIDI file contributed by Bob Dumais ~