Barges chords by
Ralph Mctell

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Key: G# minor

Intro 1

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Verse 1
Me and my brother
returned to the water
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I saw a pike that was two feet long.
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Two small magicians,
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each with a  jam jar
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Cast spells on the water with
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hazel twig wands.

Interlude 1

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Verse 2
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Country boys catch tadpoles,
dive into water
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Made shy by their laughter,
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we wandered down stream
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And summer rolled o'er us with
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no complications
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'Cept thinking of Mama
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sometimes in dreams.

Interlude 2

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Stand

Verse 3
by the drawbridge,
waiting for barges
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Waiting around for
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smiles from the man.
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Lifting the bridge whilst
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watching the horses
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Dragging the slow boats
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up the canal.

Interlude 3

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Verse 4
I do remember the times but no number
After the day,
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but before evening comes
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Waiting for castles and
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kettles with roses
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Painted on barges that
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sailed into the sun.

Interlude 4

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Verse 5
Oh, see the river run,
that was by man begun
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Open the locks,
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let the boats sail on,
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Taking their castles and
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kettles with roses
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With summers of childhood
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leaving smiles on the man.

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