Christy Moore – On Morecambe Bay chords

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Morecambe Bay

Verse 1.
DmOut beyond the street lamp's
Am AAnd the calliope's roar,
DmPast the wrack and samphire,
Am A Beyond the shore,
DmI have seen walking through the tide
GmAs the rain cuts through the spray,
DmChinese Cockle pickers
Am A On the sands of Morecambe Bay
DmI stood beside them in the corner shop
Am AAnd in the market too
DmI should have spoken to them
Am A Told them everything I knew;
DmLike our mothers told us
GmAs we went out to play
DmNever try and race the tide
Am A On the sands of Morecambe Bay
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 devil
Gm And the devil has his day
Dm Am A Dm On the lonley cockle grounds of Morecambe Bay
DmSaw them sending money orders home
Am AThere hard earned pay
DmTales of crossing borders
Am A On the road to Morecambe Bay;
DmSleeping in crouded rooms
GmOn cold hard floors
DmSutch dreamless life
Am A Is not worth dieing for
DmNow I see them in the distance
Am ALaid out in the morning light,
DmMigrant workers,
Am A Twenty-three where drowned last night.
DmTheir final phone calls
GmHalf the world had crossed
DmBetween the river esureys
Am 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 devil
Gm And the devil has his day
Dm Am A Dm On the lonley cockle grounds of Morecambe Bay
DmIn Fujian and Xelang
Am They mourn their next of kin,
DmGang masters with snake tattoos,
Am A Call money lones back in
DmBroken hearted parents
GmWatch their children stow away,
DmTo die among the
Am A DmCockle banks of Morecome Bay
Dm For the tide's the very devil,
Gm And the devil has his day
Dm Am A Dm On the lonley cockle grounds of Morecambe Bay
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