Nathan Carter - Boat To Liverpool

      [Intro]

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[Verse 1]

E
Sailed away from the old North Wall

Travelling feet gave me the call,
                          A
Leaving, a suitcase in my hand,
E
With the price of a pint, didn't need a bite.
          E
There was good old craic on the boat that night.
A              B           E
As we left our homes in Ireland.

[Chorus]

B
And the lights they flickered from the shore,
    E
The boat was rocking to and fro,
A               E             B
Heading for the docks in Liverpool,
   A
We sang and danced the night away,
    E
The squeezebox and the fiddle played,
A                B            E
Stepping off the boat in Liverpool.

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[Verse 2]

E
Rise up at the crack of dawn,

Working hard the whole week long,
                                 A
At night time I'd play me old guitar,
       E
And we sang together one and all,
E
Side by side and standing tall,
    A                   B             E
The craic was good down in the Liffey bar

[Chorus]

        B
And the lights they flickered from the shore,
    E
The pub was rocking to and fro,
A               E             B
Down beside the docks of Liverpool,
   A
We sang and danced the night away,
    E
The squeezebox and the fiddle played,
A               B             E
Stepping out at night in Liverpool.

[Solo]

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A  B  E  C

[Verse 3]

    F
Now that was many years ago,

And fortune came I'll have you know,
                                Bb
Leaving that old suitcase in my hand,
    F
The time has come to bid adieu
      F
To me good old pals in Liverpool
Bb               C       F
Tomorrow I'll be back in Ireland.

[Chorus]

        C
And the lights they flickered from the shore,
    F
The boat was rocking to and fro,
Bb               F             C
Heading from the docks in Liverpool,
   Bb
We sang and danced the night away,
    F
The squeezebox and the fiddle played,
Bb               C              F
Stepping off the boat from Liverpool
        Bb               C              F
We were stepping off the boat from Liverpool.

[Outro]

(to the tune of 'The Leaving of Liverpool)

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