Lock-Keeper - Eric Bogle Chords
Chords: Cadd9, C|G, G, Em, C, Am, D, D*
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[Intro]
|G |% |C Cadd9 C|G |
|D |C Cadd9 C|G |
[Verse 1]
G
You say, "We'll-met again, Lock-keeper!
Em C
We're laden even deeper that the time before
Am D G
Oriental oils and tea brought down from Singapore."
G
As we wait for my lock to cycle
Em C
I say, "My wife has just given me a son."
Am D G
"A son!" you cry, "Is that all that you've done?"
[Verse 2]
G
She wears bougainvillea blossoms
Em C
You pluck 'em from her hair and toss 'em in the tide,
Am D G
Sweep her in your arms and carry her inside.
G
Her sighs catch on your shoulder
Em C
Her moonlit eyes grow bold and wiser through her tears
Am D G
And I say to you, "How could you leave her for a year?"
[Chorus]
C Am
"So come with me" you cry, "to where the Southern Cross
D G
Rides high upon your shoulder."
Em
"Come with me!" you cry,
C Am D
"Each day you tend this lock, you're one day older
Em D C D*
While your blood grows colder."
N.C. G
But that anchor chain's a fetter
Em C
And with it you are tethered to the foam
Am D G
And I would not trade your life for one hour of home.
[Verse 3]
G
Sure I'm stuck here on the Seaway
Em C
While you compensate for leeway through the Trades;
Am D G
And you shoot the stars to see the miles you've made.
G
And you laugh at hearts you've riven,
Em C
But which of these has given us more love or life,
Am D G
You, your tropic mates, or me, my wife.
[Chorus]
C Am
"So come with me" you cry, "to where the Southern Cross
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