Up She Rises (Bob Porter) with lyrics, chords, MIDI & videos

#615: YouTube video by oldirishladdie ©2009
~ Used with permission ~

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When she leaves safe harbour,
Headed for the fishin' ground's unknown waters again;
And you wave goodbye to the friends on shore,
Steamin' with a northern wind.
The waves they roll and the wind's pickin' up,
And the night is comin' on fast;
She turns her back to the island shore,
Through the high waves she will blast.

And it's
Oh, oh, oh, up she rises,
The water rolls off of her deck;
Oh, oh, oh, up she rises,
Guided through the sea by her captain, Jack.
Oh, oh, up she rises,
She's headed straight into the wind;
Oh, oh, oh, up she rises,
She goes back down, but she rises again.

In the morning the winds are calm,
And the waters they glisten with the rising sun;
The captain says all men on deck,
There's a day's work to be done.
We climb the rails, and we hit the deck,
We've reached the fishing grounds at last.
We work the day and hear the captain say,
There's a windstorm coming up fast.

When the catch is made, we steam for home,
To a harbour safe and warm;
Through a restless night we toss and turn,
In the winds and waves of a storm.
In the northern gale and a ten foot swell,
She's a-cuttin' through the mighty sea;
And the sound of a song is heard from below,
The men you can hear 'em sing.

Oh, oh, oh, up she rises,
The water rolls off of her deck;
Oh, oh, oh, up she rises,
Guided through the sea by her captain, Jack.
Oh, oh, up she rises,
She's headed straight into the wind;
Oh, oh, oh, up she rises,
She goes back down, but she rises.

####.... Bob Porter (SOCAN) All Rights Reserved ....####

Recorded by Talk Of The Rock (Wave The Flag, trk#12, 1997, produced by Dennis Sheehan and Bob Porter, recorded at Cramer Bros. Studios, Edmonton, Alberta); and (Our Piece Of Ground, trk#7, 1999, Big Records, Edmonton, Alberta).

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The YouTube video below features a recording of a variant performed by George Giles and friends from Ramea, NL.

#1795: YouTube video by outportoutlaw ©2011
~ Used with permission ~

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(Original Capo 4th Fret, but I play Capo 2nd Fret)

Intro: [E] [A] x3, then strum: [E] [A] [E] x2
When she leaves safe harbour
Headed for the fishin' ground's [A] unknown waters a- [E] gain;
And you wave goodbye to the friends on shore,
[A] Steamin' with a northern [E] wind.
The waves they roll and the wind's pickin' up,
And the [A] night is comin' on [E] fast;
She turns her back to the island shore,
Through the [A] high waves she will [E] blast.

[1:] [2:] And it's
[3:] [4:] Oh, oh, oh, up she rises,
[A] The water rolls off of her [E] deck;
Oh, oh, oh, up she rises,
[A] guided through the sea by her captain, [E] Jack.
Oh, oh, up she rises,
[A] she's headed straight into the [E] wind;
Oh, oh, oh, up she rises,
[A] She goes back down but she rises a- [E] [4:] gain.

[1:] [2:] Intro (second part) x2
In the morning the winds are calm,
And the waters they [A] glisten with the rising [E] sun;
The captain says all men on deck,
There's a [A] day's work to be [E] done.
We climb the rails, and we hit the deck,
We [A] reached the fishing grounds at [E] last;
We work the day and hear the captain say,
There's a [A] windstorm coming up [E] fast.

When the catch is made we steam for home,
To a [A] harbour safe and [E] warm;
Through a restless night we toss and turn,
In the [A] winds and waves of a [E] storm.
In the northern gale and a ten foot swell,
She's a- [A] cuttin' through the mighty [E] sea;
And the sound of a song is heard from below,
The [A] men you can hear 'em [E] sing.

Oh, oh, oh, up she rises,
[A] The water rolls off of her [E] deck;
Oh, oh, oh, up she rises,
[A] guided through the sea by her captain, [E] Jack.
Oh, oh, up she rises,
[A] she's headed straight into the [E] wind;
Oh, oh, oh, up she rises,
[A] She goes back down but she rises. [E]

~ Chords and MIDI file contributed by Bob Dumais ~

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