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

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   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 


(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

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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 


(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

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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

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