Lovely on the Water chords by Jon Boden

SimplifiedC · G · F · Bb · Eb

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Verse 1
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 (C major) As I walked out one morning
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in the springtime  (G major) of  (C major) the year
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I overheard  (F major) a sailor  (C major) boy,
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likewise a  (F major)  (C major) lady gay
Said Henry unto Nancy,
I soon must sail away,
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For  (G major) it's  (C major) lovely on  (F major) the water
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to  (C major) hear the music play.
And the Queen she does want sailors,
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So  (G major) I will not stay  (C major) on shore.
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I will brave the wars for my coun (B flat major) try,
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 (C major) Where the cannon  (F major) loud do  (C major) roar.
But then says lovely Nancy,
pray stay at home with me
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Or  (G major) let me go along  (C major) with  (B flat major) you,
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to bear  (C major) you company
That will not do, says Henry,
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it's in vain  (G major) for you  (C major) to try
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for they will not ship  (F major) a   (C major) fe male  (B flat major)  (C major) bold
Henry did reply
and besides your hands
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 (F major) they  (C major) are delicate
and the robes would make them sore
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And  (G major) it  (C major) would be worse
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if you should  (B flat major) fall
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Where  (C major) the  (E flat major) cannon (F major) s loudly
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 (C major) roar
Come change your ring with me, my love
For we will meet once more
There is one above
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 (F major) who will  (C major) guard  (B flat major) our love,
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 (C major) where the cannons  (F major) loudly  (C major) roar.
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They  (C major) sang the song together (C major) ,
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made the valleys fort to  (C major) ring,
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While  (C major) the birds on spray
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 (F major) in the meadows  (B flat major) gave,
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Proclaimed  (F major) the  (C major) lovely spring.