Key: G major•
Verse 1
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C
G
C
F
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G
C
Down on
old Prince Edward Island
When the winds are on the blow
And the ocean water's rollin'
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C
And the Irish moss comes driftin'
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G
With my scoop and my fork
Em
F
and my wagon and horse
Em
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C
I'll be headin' on down the shore
Em
F
and my wagon and horse
Em
G
C
I'll be headin' on down the shore
On old Prince Edward Island,
where the Irish moss is found,
With bags and ropes and baskets,
D
G
they come from miles around.
F
C
being careful not to fall,
D
Em
Cause one good dash and a hell of a splash,
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C
G
C
you could lose your overalls.
Dm
Em
One good dash and a hell of a splash,
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C
G
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you could lose your overalls.
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C
There's horses in the water,
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C
and horses on the road,
And here comes old Russell Elwood,
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G
and he's hauling up another big load.
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C
and the word keeps passing on,
You can hear them roar
D
Em
from the Tignish shore,
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C
G
C
there's Moss and Skinner's Bond.
Em
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Tignish shore,
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C
there's Moss and Skinner's Bond.
On old Prince Edward Island,
there's one big hullabaloo.
The boys and the girls
and the old folks,
G
too.
in the ocean,
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C
where the waves all turn and toss.
Em
F
and they're havin' a ball,
Em
G
C
they're bringin' in the Irish moss.
Em
F
and they're havin' a ball,
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G
C
they're bringin' in the Irish moss.
And there goes a guy on horseback
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C
G
But all those smiling faces
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F
just mean one thing to me
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Dm
Em
For every man with a calloused hand
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G
C
there's a blessing from the sea
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Em
For every man with a calloused hand
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C
G
C
there's a blessing from the sea
There's an islander
somewhere lonesome
cause he can't be home today
To have a little sip of the moonshine
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C
In the land of the great potato
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Dm
Em
And we thank the boss for the Irish moss
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C
G
On old Prince Edward Isle
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Dm
C
We thank the boss for the Irish moss
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G
C
Down on old Prince Ed ward Isle
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsG C F D Em...
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