Mercy Bay chords by
Fairport Convention

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Key: G major•

Verse 1

G

G

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10 ,000 pounds of price was set to find

C

C

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the Northwest Passage go down

G

G

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So many ships have sailed and yet the ice floes will not let them through

Gsus4

Gsus4

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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1850 was the year we sailed out of Plymouth, Go Down!

G

G

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A mighty boat and a little fear,

Gsus4

Gsus4

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G

G

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C

C

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With steel in our hull and our hearts.

G

G

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We set a course for old Cape Horn,

then out across the ocean go down

C

C

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G

G

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I worked the night,

watched dusk till dawn,

C

C

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while many a man had his dream

G

G

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From Baring Strait to the Fauxfoot seas,

C

C

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the air was growing colder, go down

G

G

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The sea like rock in a mighty freeze,

that winter we just had to stay

C

C

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Gm

Gm

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And the snow came down

Eb

Eb

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from an endless sky

C

C

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Gm

Gm

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To the gods on high, I would pray

Turn this ship around,

Eb

Eb

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from these frozen grounds,

C

C

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Let's behold what we've found,

G

G

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Gm

Gm

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G

G

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and find a way.

Summer came and the waters moved,

C

C

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The wind blew in our feet and go down.

G

G

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But the end of the strait

had not improved,

For the north of Banks Isle

C

C

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we did steer.

G

G

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Crushed and held by the frozen cold,

C

C

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a candlelit prison go down

G

G

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A hot meal worth its weight in gold,

C

C

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McClure says we mustn't give in

Gm

Gm

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And the snow came down

Eb

Eb

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from an endless sky

C

C

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Gm

Gm

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To the gods on high, I would pray

Turn this ship around,

Eb

Eb

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from these frozen grounds

Gm

Gm

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C

C

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Let's be home ward bound,

Gm

Gm

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G

G

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find a way

Months go by and we walk and sleep

C

C

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Rations getting smaller go down

G

G

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Enough to make a grown man weep,

The ice won't be melting this

C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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year.

C

C

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G

G

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McClure set out for the Belvedere Isle

C

C

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In search of our salvation, go down

G

G

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And his bulldog spirit, mile on mile,

C

C

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Made up for him, landing us here

G

G

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In April 1853 the resolute said, go down

C

C

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G

G

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At Melville Isle we found the note,

the told of our place and our plight

C

C

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G

G

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We left that ship on the frozen tide,

we

The barren, the born,

Gm

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G

G

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C

C

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and the died

G

G

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Three mountains looked out to the sea

C

C

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Their names written carver on wood

Gm

Gm

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Then we sailed away

Eb

Eb

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On the northern star

C

C

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Gm

Gm

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Back to England's green once more

Eb

Eb

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Held in high esteem by our enemies

C

C

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G

G

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And ten thousand pounds reward

Gm

Gm

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G

G

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Interlude 1

Gm

Gm

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G

G

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Gm

Gm

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Gm

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G

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Verse 2

G

G

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You got that

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You got that

you

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Chords

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Gsus4
Gm
Eb

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Mercy Bay by Fairport Convention is G major.

The primary chords used in Mercy Bay are G, C, Gsus4, Gm, Eb.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like G, C, Gsus4, Gm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Mercy Bay is approximately 100 beats per minute.

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