Shrimp Boats chords by Jo Stafford

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Verse 1
D 
Em 
F 
G 
Oh...
D 
(CHORUS):
G 
Shrimp boats is a- comin'
D 
Their sails are in sight
G 
Shrimp boats is a- comin'
D 
G 
There's dancin' to
D 
night
Why don't 'cha hurry hurry
hurry home
Why don't 'cha hurry hurry hurry home
Look here! The shrimp boats
G 
is a- comin'
D 
G 
D 
There's dancin' to night
G 
D 
G 
D 
(Shrimp boats is a-
G 
D 
G 
D 
G 
comin',
D 
G 
D 
there's dancin' tonight)

Verse 2
(REPEAT CHORUS)
D 
(SLOWLY):
Em 
They go to sea with the
G 
D 
evenin' tide
G 
A 
And the women folk wave
D 
their good- bye
(There they go... There they go)
G 
F 
While the Louisiana moon
Em 
D 
floats on high
G 
F 
D 
Eb 
D 
Em 
And they wait for the day when they can cry...
D 
F 
D 

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Interlude 1

Verse 3
D 
(CHORUS)
(SLOWLY):
Em 
Happy the days while they're
F 
D 
mending the nets
A 
'Til once more they ride
D 
out to sea
(There they go... There they go)
G 
F 
D 
Then how lonely the nights  will be
G 
F 
D 
'Til that wonderful day when
Em 
D 
Eb 
D 
they sing...
G 
F 

Verse 4
G 
D 
(CHORUS)
G 
D 
G 
D 
G 
D 
(Shrimp boats is a-
G 
D 
comin' - there's dancin'
Em 
D 
There's dancin' There's dancin'
G 
There's dancin' ...)
D 
Shrimp boats is