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-Standard Tuning- -Capo Third Fret- [Intro] (No guitar) Everyday-ay-ay-ay-ay-ya [Verse 1] D G D Penelope works in the market G D Down in the coconut trees G D She's saving up all her money G D To go to America across the sea [Verse 2] She once had an uncle He lived in Detroit town They got all his post cards But his body has never been found [Pre-Chorus] D G D To this day-ay-ay-ay-ay-ya D G D To this day-ay-ay-ay-ya [ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/g/great-big-sea/353853.html ] [Verse 3] She got a job as a domestic Workin' for the minimum wage All her friends back home in Jamaica They say, 'You really got it made in the shade' [Verse 4] But they don't see her sweat and grind And her bended on her knees She wishes she was back in Jamaica Beneath the coconut trees [Chorus] (x2) D G D Everyday-ay-ay-ay-ay-ya D G D Everyday-ay-ay-ay-ya [Instrumental] D, G, D (x4) [Chorus] [Verse 5] Penelope's back in the market She found what it was all about Oh no, she doesn't regret it She's just glad that she got out [Verse 6] But others aren't so lucky They're there till the day they die Trapped in steel and concrete No beach No moon No sky [Chorus] [Instrumental] [Chorus] |