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Safe In The Harbour

Eric Bogle

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII SAFE IN THE HARBOUR Time: 3/4 Tenor: C Bass: Bb - Eric Bogle, 1984, Record: Where The Wind Blows - Record: Margaret Cristl: Looking Towards Home - Source: Eric Bogle songbook, page 42 (C) , Rise Up Singing, page 205 (C) INTRO: G, C, G, C, F, C, G, C, C C Em F C Have you stood by the ocean, on a diamond-hard morning G Dm C G And felt the hor-izon stir deep in your soul C Em F C Watched the wake of a steamer as it cut through blue water Em Dm G C (*) And been gripped by a fever you just can't con-trol C Em F C Oh to throw off the shackles and fly with the seagulls Em Dm C G (*) To where green waves tumble before a driving sea wind C Em F C Or to lie on the decking on a warm summer's evening Em Dm C G C Watch the red sun fall burning, be-neath the earth's rim CHORUS: C Em F G But to every sailor, comes time to drop anchor C Em F G Haul in the sails, and make the lines fast C G F G You deep water dreamer, your journey is over C G F * You're safe in the harbour at last C G F * You're safe in the harbour at last NOTES: - Commemorates Stan Roger's tragic death in 1983 GO TO PAGE 2 SAFE IN THE HARBOUR (page 2) C Em F C Some men are sailors, but most are just dreamers G Dm C G Held fast by the anchors they forge in their minds C Em F C Who in ther hearts know they'll never sail over deep water Em Dm G C (*) To search for a treasure they're a-fraid they won't find C Em F C So in sheltered harbours, they cling to their anchors Em Dm C G (*) Bank down their boilers and shut down their steam C Em F C And wait for the sailors to re-turn with bright treasures Em Dm C G C That will fan the dull embers and fire up their dreams CHORUS: C Em F G But to every sailor, comes time to drop anchor C Em F G Haul in the sails, and make the lines fast C G F G You deep water dreamer, your journey is over C G F * You're safe in the harbour at last C G F * You're safe in the harbour at last C Em F C And some men are schemers who laugh at the dreamers G Dm C G Take the gold from the sailors and turn it to dross C Em F C They're men in a prison, they're men without vision Em Dm G C (*) Whose only hor-izon is profit and loss C Em F C So when storm clouds come sailing a-cross your blue ocean Em Dm C G (*) Hold fast to your dreaming for all that your're worth C Em F C For as long as there's dreamers, there will always be sailors Em Dm C G C Bringing back their bright treasures from the corners of earth ENDING: CHORUS, FOLLOWED BY A "C" CHORD NOTES: - "*" in the chord line represents a new bar, play same chord - "." in the lyric line represents a 1/8 note rest --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Barrie McCombs, MD, CCFP(EM) | Family Physician by Day | | bmccombs@acs.ucalgary.ca | Folk Musician by Night | | Voice: (403) 220-8551 | | | Fax: (403) 270-2330 | "Semper Ubi, Sub Ubi" | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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