• Song:

    Moonfleet Bay

  • Artist:

    Chris De Burgh

  • Album:

    Moonfleet & Other Stori...

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Moonfleet Bay
Chris de Burgh

Hi folks! Thats my version of Chris deBurgh's "Moonfleet Bay" from his latest Album 
"Moonfleet and other stories". I think he plays it in "G" but I usually play it in "D".
Hope you enjoy it!

Intro: D-D-G-D-G-Bm-A-Bm

Verse 1:

Bm (x24432@1)    D (xx0232@1)      Em (022000@1)  BmAlas (x24432@1)poor John, he was a prisoner,
D (xx0232@1)                G (320003@1)    DFortune's (xx0232@1)fool for many a day,
G (320003@1)     D (xx0232@1)     Em (022000@1)   BmBlinded (x24432@1)by that cursed diamond,
Em (022000@1)     Bm (x24432@1)     F#m (244222@1)   BmWith (x24432@1)his freedom, he must pay;

Verse 2:

Bm (x24432@1)  D (xx0232@1)     E (022100@1)      BmAnd (x24432@1)so it was for faithful Elzevir,
D (xx0232@1)                G (320003@1)      DCast (xx0232@1)in chains for ten long years,
     G (320003@1)     D (xx0232@1)     Em (022000@1)     BmWith (x24432@1)never a word of blame or anger,
Em (022000@1)     Bm (x24432@1)        F#m (244222@1)BmJust (x24432@1)for John, t'was only tears;

Pre-Chorus:

Bm (x24432@1)  Em (022000@1)     BmOh (x24432@1)oh oh, only tears,
      AOh (x02220@1)oh oh ...

Chorus:

D (xx0232@1)                  G (320003@1)       DBlow, (xx0232@1)wind blow, and send them home again,
G (320003@1)     D (xx0232@1)       ASet (x02220@1)the sails for England's way,
G (320003@1)    A (x02220@1)      D (xx0232@1)      BmMany (x24432@1)a heart is grieving for them,
Em (022000@1)       Bm (x24432@1)    A (x02220@1)       DBring (xx0232@1)them back to Moonfleet Bay;

Bm (x24432@1)   D (xx0232@1)          Em (022000@1)     BmAnd (x24432@1)as for Grace, she'd still be waiting,
D (xx0232@1)             G (320003@1)  DWaiting (xx0232@1)for her only love,
G (320003@1)   D (xx0232@1)     Em (022000@1)   Bm (x24432@1)    Em (022000@1)   BmEvery (x24432@1)night a candle burning at her window,
F#m (244222@1)     BmShould (x24432@1)he come;

Bm (x24432@1)  Em (022000@1)          BmOh (x24432@1)oh oh, should he come,
      AOh (x02220@1)oh oh ...

Chorus:

D (xx0232@1)                  G (320003@1)       DBlow, (xx0232@1)wind blow, and send them home again,
G (320003@1)     D (xx0232@1)       ASet (x02220@1)the sails for England's way,
G (320003@1)    A (x02220@1)      D (xx0232@1)      BmMany (x24432@1)a heart is grieving for them,
Em (022000@1)       Bm (x24432@1)    A (x02220@1)       DBring (xx0232@1)them back to Moonfleet Bay;

D (xx0232@1)                  G (320003@1)       DBlow, (xx0232@1)wind blow, and send them home again,
G (320003@1)     D (xx0232@1)       ASet (x02220@1)the sails for England's way,
G (320003@1)    A (x02220@1)      D (xx0232@1)      BmMany (x24432@1)a heart is grieving for them,
Em (022000@1)       Bm (x24432@1)    A (x02220@1)       DBring (xx0232@1)them back to Moonfleet Bay;

G (320003@1)    A (x02220@1)      D (xx0232@1)      BmMany (x24432@1)a heart is grieving for them,
Em (022000@1)       Bm (x24432@1)    A (x02220@1)       DBring (xx0232@1)them back to Moonfleet Bay;
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