Great Big Sea - Gideon Brown guitar chord

Gideon Brown (Capo 3)

Great Big Sea

(D C D)

Oh (G)Gideon lived across the bay, he's (C)gettin' older (G)now

His(C) boat is big and (G)strong and bold, she (Am)has a stalward (D)bow

But my (G)father's boat was second hand, one (C)someone used be(G)fore

And (C)after every fishing (G)trip, (Am)My father always (D)swore

That (G)someday he would save enough

To (C)go to St. John's (G)town, and (C)buy himself a (G)big new (Em)boat

A (C)boat like (D)Gideon (G)Brown, a (C)boat like (D)Gideon (G)Brown

Con(G)federation came around and the (C)days of old age (G)pension

He said '(C)Son I'm saving (G)every cent' and (Am)this you must not (D)mention

You (G)save the baby bonus too and things (C)just might turn a(G)round

And we'll (C)have enough to (G)buy a (Em)boat, a (C)boat like (D)Gideon (G)Brown

Chorus

'Cause she can (Em) punch ahead in any gale

And (C)ride the fishing (D)ground, I (G)often thought how proud I'd be

A (C)boat like (D)Gideon (G)Brown, A (C)boat like (D)Gideon (G)Brown

(G)Many years did pass away and (C)Dad began to (G)fade

He (C)didn't talk of (G)boats too much. He (Am)said 'Son I'm a(D)fraid'

If (G)things don't soon improve then (C)I'll be under(G)ground

Before we (C)ever get to (G)see our(Em)selves in a (C)boat like (D)Gideon (G)Brown

(Chorus)

I (G)sat and held his hand one day and he said (C)'Son, that poli(G)cy'

The in(C)surance is all (G)in your name. You're (Am)the beneficia(D)ry

And (G)when I'm gone they'll pay you off; then (C)go to St. John's (G)town

And (C)buy yourself a (G)big new (Em)boat, a (C)boat like (D)Gideon (G)Brown

(Chorus 2x)