Note: the melody starts on a D, while the guitar is playing E minor. This feels
very wrong til you get used to it. I think it sounds better if you sit heavily on
the low end: you really want that underlying E - F - G on the low E string.
Chords used:
E5 022000
D5 200230
G5 320033
A5 x02220
Intro:
E5 - D5 - G5 - ( G5 )
E5 - D5 - G5 - A5
x2
[Oohs]
Verse 1:
E5 D5 G5
Girl don't tell me that it's morning
E5 D5 G5 ( A5 )
Can we keep the curtains drawn?
E5 D5 G5
I haven't given you fair warning
E5 D5 G5 A5
But our ship, it sails at dawn
Chorus:
D5 A5 G5 A5
And it's true I must be going, but I swear it won't be long
D5 A5 G5 A5
There isn't that much ocean between Boston and St. Johns
E5 D5 A5 D5 (?)
I'm a rover, and I'm bound to sail away
G5 A5 (->Em...)
I'm a rover can you love me anyway?
[1x intro passage]
Verse 2:
E5 D5 G5
And if some suitor comes approaching
E5 D5 G5 ( A5 )
Will you let him through your door?
E5 D5 G5
What if I return half-broken?
E5 D5 G5 A5
Will you still love me any more?
Chorus:
D5 A5 G5 A5
And it's true I must be going, but I swear it won't be long
D5 A5 G5 A5
There isn't that much ocean between Boston and St. Johns
E5 D5 A5 D5 (?)
I'm a rover, and I'm bound to sail away
G5 A5 (->Em...)
I'm a rover can you love me anyway?
[1x intro passage]
Bridge:
E5 D5
Close your eyes and dream
G5 A5
And tell me what you see
D5 A5
You can tell me what you want
G5 A5
Just tell me that you'll wait for me
E5 D5 G...
But oh... Don't tell me that it's morning... [repeat verse 1 & chorus]
[Outro - loop intro and get quieter. Last chord the Em?]