Botany Bay chords by The Irish Rovers
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Intro 1
(A minor) (C major) (G major) (A minor) (D major) (A minor)
(G major) (C major) (G major) (A minor) (D major) (E minor)
(A minor)
(G major) I'm (C major) on me way down
Verse 1
(A minor) to the quay
Where the (F major) ship at an (C major) chor lays
To command a gang of (A minor) navvys there
They (D major) told me to en (G major) gage
I (C major) thought i'd drop in (A minor) for a drink
Be (F major) fore i (C major) sail (G major) away
For to (A minor) take a trip on an immigrant ship
To the (E major) shores of botany (A minor) bay
(G major) Farewell (C major) to your bricks and (A minor) mor tar
Farewell (F major) to your (C major) dirty lime
Farewell to your (E major) gangway
(A minor) an d your gang plank
And to (D major) hell with your over (G major) time
For the (C major) (E major) goodship ragamuffin
(A minor) She's (F major) lyin (C major) at the (G major) quay
For to (A minor) take oul pat with a shovel on his back
To the shores of botany bay
(G major) The (C major) best years of our (A minor) lives we spent
(F major) Workin on the (C major) docks
Buildin mighty (A minor) wharves and quays
Of (D major) earth and ballast (G major) rocks
Our (C major) pensions keep our (A minor) jobs secure
But (F major) i won't (C major) rue the (G major) day
When i (A minor) take that trip on a imigrant ship
To the shores of botany bay
(G major) Farewell (C major) to your bricks and (A minor) mortar
Farewell (F major) to your (C major) dirty lime
Farewell to your (E major) gangway
(A minor) an d your gang plank
And to (D major) hell with your over (G major) time
For the (C major) (E minor) goodship ragamuffin
(A minor) She's (F major) lyin (C major) at the (G major) quay
For to (A minor) take oul pat with
a shovel on his back
To the (E major) shores of botany (A minor) bay
(G major) (C major) (G major) (A minor)
(G major) (C major) (G major) (A minor)
(G major) The (C major) boss came up this (A minor) mornin
And he (F major) says "well pat you (C major) know,
that if you don't (A minor) mix that motar quick i'm (D major) afraid you'll have to (G major) go"
Well of (C major) course he did in (A minor) sult me
So i de (F major) manded (C major) all me (G major) pay
And i (A minor) told straight i was gonna imigrat
To the (E major) shores of (A minor) botnay bay
(G major) Farewell (C major) to your bricks and (A minor) mortar
Farewell (F major) to your dirty (C major) lime
Farewell to your (A minor) gangway
and your gang plank
And to (D major) hell with your over (G major) time
For the (C major) goodship ragamuffin
(A minor) She's (F major) lyin (C major) at the (G major) quay
For to (A minor) take oul pat with
a shovel on his back
To the (E major) shores of botany (A minor) bay
(G major) And (C major) when i reach (A minor) austraila
I'll (F major) go and search for (C major) gold
Theres plenty (A minor) there for diggin up
Or (D major) so i have been (G major) told
And (C major) i may me (A minor) for tune
There'll be (F major) no more (C major) bricks to (G major) lay
But i'll (A minor) take me ease
Doin what i please
On the (E major) shores of botany (A minor) bay
(G major) Farewell (C major) to your bricks and (A minor) mortar
Farewell (F major) to your dirty (C major) lime
Farewell to your (A minor) gangway
and your gang plank
And to (D major) hell with your over (G major) time
For the (C major) (A minor) goodship ragamuffin
She's (F major) lyin (C major) at the (G major) quay
For to (A minor) take oul pat with
a shovel on his back
To the (E major) shores of botany (A minor) bay
(G major) Farewell (C major) to your bricks and (A minor) mortar
Farewell (F major) to your dirty (C major) lime
Farewell to your gangway
(A minor) an d your gang plank
And to (D major) hell with your over (G major) time
For the (C major) (A minor) goodship ragamuffin
She's (F major) lyin (C major) at the (G major) quay
For to (A minor) take oul pat with
a shovel on his back
To the (E major) shores of botany (A minor) bay (G major) (C major) (G major)
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Outro 1
(A minor) (D major)
(A minor) (G major) (C major) (G major) (A minor)
(A minor) (G major) (C major) (A minor) (A minor)
Botany Bay
The Irish Rovers
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