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Intro: D C D [4 beats per note for the intro.]
Verse 1:
G
Oh Gideon lived across the bay,
C G
He's getting older now.
C G
His boat is big and bold.
Am D
She has a stalward bow
G
But my father's boat was second hand,
C G
One someone used before,
C G
And after every fishing trip
Am D
My father always swore;
G
That someday he would save enough
C G
To go to St. John's town.
C G
And buy himself a big new boat,
C D G
A boat like Gideon Brown.
C D G
A Boat Like Gideon Brown.
CHORUS:
Em
'Cause she can punch the head in any gale
C D
And ride the fishing grounds.
G Em
I often thought how pround I'd be
C D G
In a boat like Gideon Brown.
C D G
In a boat like Gideon Brown.
Verse 2:
G
Many years did pass away
C G
And Dad began to fade.
C G
He didn't talk of boats too much,
Am D
He said "Son I'm afraid"
G
If things don't soon improve
C G
Then I'll be underground;
C G
Before we ever get to see ourselves,
C D G
In a boat like Gideon Brown.
CHORUS
G
I sat and held his hand one day
C G
And he said "Son, that policy"
C G
The insurance is all in your name
Am D
You're the beneficiary
G
And when I'm gone they'll pay you off.
C G
Then go to St. John's town
C G
And buy yourself a big, new boat,
C D G
In a boat like Gideon Brown.
C D G
In a boat like Gideon Brown.
CHORUS x2
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Published: 8 Sep, 2009
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