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The Rocks of Merasheen (Pittman/Byrne;Arr.GBS) From "Fortune's Favour"(2008) use a Capo on the fifth fret (Sounding key F major) INTRO: C C/b Am (x2) C Am C Am The fondest wish that ever I had since the day that I was weaned F C Em Am F Em Am Is to go back and walk again on the rocks of Merasheen C Am C Am I still recall the sad farewell I bid her on that day F C Em Am F Em Am When all upon a whaling ship I went to earn my pay [ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/g/great-big-sea/181147.html ] C Am F Em Am On the hard rocks, the rocky rocks, The rocks of Merasheen Intro From out of Rose au Rue we sailed to hunt the big fish down, We sailed upon the ocean till we sailed the world around. With girls in every port of call I did go well astray Forsaking her I left behind Back in Placentia Bay By the hard rocks, the rocky rocks The rocks of Merasheen BREAK: F Em C Am | F Em C Am | C C/b Am Now in my old and aching age I think of her once more Of how she fared while waiting for my knock upon her door What fate was hers I do not know but in my sleep I’ve seen her walking on the cliffs above the rocks of Merasheen On the hard rocks, the rocky rocks, The rocks of Merasheen On the hard rocks, the dirty rocks The rocks of Merasheen INTRO, repeat to end |