Christy Moore – On Morecambe Bay chords
Chords:
Play with capo on 2 Standard Tuning Morecambe Bay Verse 1.DmOut beyond the street lamp'sAm AAnd the calliope's roar,DmPast the wrack and samphire,Am A Beyond the shore,DmI have seen walking through the tideGmAs the rain cuts through the spray,DmChinese Cockle pickersAm A On the sands of Morecambe BayDmI stood beside them in the corner shopAm AAnd in the market tooDmI should have spoken to themAm A Told them everything I knew;DmLike our mothers told usGmAs we went out to playDmNever try and race the tideAm A On the sands of Morecambe BayDm For the tide's the very devil,Gm It will run you out of breath,Dm Race you to the sea shore,Am A Chase you to your death,Dm Yes the tide's the very devilGm And the devil has his dayDm Am A Dm On the lonley cockle grounds of Morecambe BayDmSaw them sending money orders homeAm AThere hard earned payDmTales of crossing bordersAm A On the road to Morecambe Bay;DmSleeping in crouded roomsGmOn cold hard floorsDmSutch dreamless lifeAm A Is not worth dieing forDmNow I see them in the distanceAm ALaid out in the morning light,DmMigrant workers,Am A Twenty-three where drowned last night.DmTheir final phone callsGmHalf the world had crossedDmBetween the river esureysAm A They raced the tide and lost.'Dm For the tide's the very devil,Gm It will run you out of breath,Dm Race you to the sea shore,Am A Chase you to your death,Dm Yes the tide's the very devilGm And the devil has his dayDm Am A Dm On the lonley cockle grounds of Morecambe BayDmIn Fujian and XelangAm They mourn their next of kin,DmGang masters with snake tattoos,Am A Call money lones back inDmBroken hearted parentsGmWatch their children stow away,DmTo die among theAm A DmCockle banks of Morecome BayDm For the tide's the very devil,Gm And the devil has his dayDm Am A Dm On the lonley cockle grounds of Morecambe Bay