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Morecambe Bay

Verse 1.
       DmOut (xx0231@1)beyond the street lamp's 
Am (x02210@1)           AAnd (x02220@1)the calliope's roar,
DmPast (xx0231@1)the wrack and samphire,
Am (x02210@1)             A (x02220@1)Beyond the shore,
DmI (xx0231@1)have seen walking through the tide
GmAs (355333@1)the rain cuts through the spray,
DmChinese (xx0231@1)Cockle pickers
       Am (x02210@1)          A (x02220@1)On the sands of Morecambe Bay

DmI (xx0231@1)stood beside them in the corner shop 
Am (x02210@1)           AAnd (x02220@1)in the market too
DmI (xx0231@1)should have spoken to them 
Am (x02210@1)             A (x02220@1)Told them everything I knew;
DmLike (xx0231@1)our mothers told us
GmAs (355333@1)we went out to play
DmNever (xx0231@1)try and race the tide
 Am (x02210@1)          A (x02220@1)On the sands of Morecambe Bay

Dm (xx0231@1)      For the tide's the very devil,
               Gm (355333@1)      It will run you out of breath,
               Dm (xx0231@1)      Race you to the sea shore,
               Am (x02210@1)              A (x02220@1)      Chase you to your death,
                Dm (xx0231@1)      Yes the tide's the very devil
                Gm (355333@1)      And the devil has his day
               Dm (xx0231@1)           Am (x02210@1)    A (x02220@1)    Dm (xx0231@1)                    
      On the lonley cockle grounds of Morecambe Bay

DmSaw (xx0231@1)them sending money orders home 
Am (x02210@1)                  AThere (x02220@1)hard earned pay
DmTales (xx0231@1)of crossing borders 
Am (x02210@1)                             A (x02220@1)On the road to Morecambe Bay;
DmSleeping (xx0231@1)in crouded rooms
GmOn (355333@1)cold hard floors
DmSutch (xx0231@1)dreamless life
       Am (x02210@1)           A (x02220@1)Is not worth dieing for

DmNow (xx0231@1)I see them in the distance
Am (x02210@1)                  ALaid (x02220@1)out in the morning light,
DmMigrant (xx0231@1)workers,
Am (x02210@1)                             A (x02220@1)Twenty-three where drowned last night.
DmTheir (xx0231@1)final phone calls
GmHalf (355333@1)the world had crossed
DmBetween (xx0231@1)the river esureys
Am (x02210@1)                             A (x02220@1)They raced the tide and lost.'

Dm (xx0231@1)      For the tide's the very devil,
               Gm (355333@1)      It will run you out of breath,
               Dm (xx0231@1)      Race you to the sea shore,
               Am (x02210@1)              A (x02220@1)      Chase you to your death,
                Dm (xx0231@1)      Yes the tide's the very devil
                Gm (355333@1)      And the devil has his day
               Dm (xx0231@1)           Am (x02210@1)    A (x02220@1)    Dm (xx0231@1)                    
       On the lonley cockle grounds of Morecambe Bay





DmIn (xx0231@1)Fujian and Xelang
Am (x02210@1)                  
They mourn their next of kin,
DmGang (xx0231@1)masters with snake tattoos,
Am (x02210@1)                             A (x02220@1)Call money lones back in
DmBroken (xx0231@1)hearted parents
GmWatch (355333@1)their children stow away,
DmTo (xx0231@1)die among the 
Am (x02210@1)           A (x02220@1)   DmCockle (xx0231@1)banks of Morecome Bay

Dm (xx0231@1)      For the tide's the very devil,
                Gm (355333@1)      And the devil has his day
               Dm (xx0231@1)           Am (x02210@1)    A (x02220@1)    Dm (xx0231@1)                    
       On the lonley cockle grounds of Morecambe Bay