THE PITS
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G (320003@1) DIt's (xx0232@1)the 24th of May and we likes to get away
AUp (x02220@1)in the woods or going out the bay
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) DThere's (xx0232@1)all kinds of places but the place we likes to get
Bm (x24432@1) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1)DIs (xx0232@1)up on the highway in the grav-el pits
Bm D A D
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) DWe (xx0232@1)loves to go out in the good old gravel pits
Bm (x24432@1) D (xx0232@1) AWe (x02220@1)loves to go out there when life gets smelly
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) DWe (xx0232@1)can spray paint our names on the face of the cliff
Bm (x24432@1) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) DGo (xx0232@1)up to the Irving for a coke and chips
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) DHitches (xx0232@1)up the camper and out of town we go
Bm (x24432@1) D (xx0232@1) AOut (x02220@1)on the highway with everything in tow
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) DThe (xx0232@1)dog is in the back seat and Grandfather's drunk
Bm (x24432@1) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) DYoungsters (xx0232@1)in the trailer and the wife is in the trunk
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G (320003@1) DIt's (xx0232@1)the 24th of May and we likes to get away
AUp (x02220@1)in the woods or going out the bay
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) DThere's (xx0232@1)all kinds of places but the place we likes to get
Bm (x24432@1) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1)DIs (xx0232@1)up on the highway in the grav-el pits
Bm D A D
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) DJohn (xx0232@1)is coming over and Sue and Henry too
Bm (x24432@1) D (xx0232@1) AWe (x02220@1)polish off a bottle and a pot of moose stew
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)We tell a few stories, an awful lot of lies
Bm (x24432@1) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) DGreen (xx0232@1)boughs on the fire to keep away the flies
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) DThe (xx0232@1)youngsters gets excited then they starts to bounce and jump up
Bm (x24432@1) D (xx0232@1) AWhen (x02220@1)we piles in the car and goes up to the dump
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) DIt's (xx0232@1)cheaper than the movies so we all sits and stares
Bm (x24432@1) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) DUp (xx0232@1)by the garbage b'y you're lookin at the bears
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G (320003@1) DIt's (xx0232@1)the 24th of May and we likes to get away
AUp (x02220@1)in the woods or going out the bay
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) DThere's (xx0232@1)all kinds of places but the place we likes to get
Bm (x24432@1) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1)DIs (xx0232@1)up on the highway in the grav-el pits
Bm D A D
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) DWe (xx0232@1)flies a Newfie flag on an old spruce pole
Bm (x24432@1) D (xx0232@1) AAnd (x02220@1)drowns a few worms in a tractor mud hole
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) DThen (xx0232@1)listens to the radio we plays it good and loud
Bm (x24432@1) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1)
A scoff on the Coleman stove is bound to draw a crowd
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) DWhen (xx0232@1)the weekend's over and we're headed back to town
Bm (x24432@1) D (xx0232@1) AA (x02220@1)half inch of sloppy snow lying on the ground
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) DA (xx0232@1)hundred dollars poorer, who wants to be rich
Bm (x24432@1) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) DWe (xx0232@1)just had a lovely time out in the pits
(CHORUS)
G (320003@1) DIt's (xx0232@1)the 24th of May and we likes to get away
AUp (x02220@1)in the woods or going out the bay
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) DThere's (xx0232@1)all kinds of places but the place we likes to get
Bm (x24432@1) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1)DIs (xx0232@1)up on the highway in the grav-el pits
Bm D A D
