Rab Noakes - The Guernsey Kitchen Porter

      Rab Noakes - The Guernsey Kitchen Porter


CAPO: 4th Fret



[INTRO:] Am  E  Am      E7    Am    D    Am  E  Am
 
[VERSE 1:]
               E7              Am
Lord above, protect me from my family
                                  E7
Do not let them get in touch with me
    Am                         D
For I am bound to be a kitchen porter
Am           E7               Am
Sure is a convenient thing to be


[VERSE 2:]
                 E7               Am
I don't mind the sweating and the screaming
                           E7
Gimme a room seven foot by three
    Am                            D
For I have urgent business on the mainland
   Am           E7               Am
It sure is a convenient place to be


[VERSE 3:]
              E7               Am
Every evening when my shift is over
                             E7
Scribble around a eucalyptus tree
   Am                            D
It may not be the stairway up to heaven
       Am           E7               Am
But it sure is a convenient thing to be


[INSTRUMENTAL:] Am  E  Am      E7    Am    D    Am  E  Am


[VERSE 4:]
                E7                 Am
Do not give me 'Fair Thee Well St. Peter's Port'
                      E7
Do not give me Sarnia Cherie
    Am                            D
For I have urgent business on the mainland
   Am           E7               Am
It sure is a convenient place to be


[VERSE 5:]
           E7           Am
Long may I smell eucalyptus
                                 E7
Keep those grasping hands across the sea
    Am                            D
For I don't wish to face the inconvenience
          Am              E7              Am
When that urgent business catches up with me


[OUTRO:] Am  E  Am      E7    Am    D
         Am           E7               Am
         Sure is a convenient place to be