• Song:

    Lukey

  • Artist:

    Great Big Sea

  • Album:

    Great Big DVD & CD

This is mostly just the same chords repeated until the end, with the only 
exception being the bridge.

I recommend coming into the song on an upstroke.

Intro:
G|C D|G|C D
G|C D|G|C D

         G               C       D
Well old Lukey's boat is painted green,
G           C D
Ha, me boys!
G               C       D
Lukey's boat is painted green,
    Em                         C    D
The prettiest boat that you've ever seen,
  G      C      D       G    C D
A-ha, me boys a-riddle-i-day! 

G|C D

         G                    C         D
Well oh, Lukey's boat's got a fine fore cutty,
G           C D
Ha, me boys!
G                    C         D
Lukey's boat's got a fine fore cutty,
    Em            C            D
And every seam is chinked with putty,
  G      C      D       G    
A-ha, me boys A-riddle-i-day!
    C      D  G      C      D       G    C D
Altogether, A-ha, me boys a-riddle-i-day! 

G|C D

     G                 C          D
Well I says "Lukey the blinds are down"
G           C D
Ha, me boys!
G                 C          D
I says "Lukey the blinds are down"
    Em                     C    D
"Me wife is dead and she's underground"
  G      C      D       G    C D
A-ha, me boys A-riddle-i-day!
  G      C      D       G    C D
A-ha, me boys a-riddle-i-day!

G|C D

     G             C       D
Well I says Lukey "I don't care"
G           C D
Ha, me boys!
G             C       D
I says Lukey "I don't care"
      Em                    C             D
"I'll get me another in the spring of the year"
  G      C      D       G    C D
A-ha, me boys a-riddle-i-day!
  G      C      D       G    C D
A-ha, me boys A-riddle-i-day!

Bridge:
G|G|C C/Bm|A/D D|
G|G|C C/Bm|A/D G|
G|G|C C/Bm|A/D D|
G|G|C C/Bm|A/D G|
G|G|F|F|
G|G|C C/Bm|A/D G|
G|G|F|F|
G|G|C C/Bm|A/D G|

                         C       D
Well old Lukey's rolling out his grub,
G           C D
Ha, me boys!
G               C       D
Lukey's rolling out his grub,
Em                 C         D
One split pea in a ten pound tub,
  G      C      D       G    C D
A-ha, me boys A-riddle-i-day!
  G      C      D       G    C D
A-ha, me boys a-riddle-i-day!

      G                  C           D
Well, Lukey's boat's got high-topped sails,
G           C D
Ha, me boys!
G                  C           D
Lukey's boat's got high-topped sails,
    G                       C        D
The sheet was planched with copper nails,
  G      C      D       G    C D
A-ha, me boys a-riddle-i-day!
  G      C      D       G    C D
A-ha, me boys a-riddle-i-day!

G               C       D
Lukey's boat is painted green,
G           C D
Ha, me boys!
G               C       D
Lukey's boat is painted green,
    Em                         C    D
The prettiest boat that you've ever seen,
  G      C      D       G    
A-ha, me boys a-riddle-i-day! 
    C      D  G      C      D       G    
Altogether, A-ha, me boys a-riddle-i-day! 
  G      C      D       G    
A-ha, me boys a-riddle-i-day!
    C   D   G (hold)   
One more, A-ha, me boys a riddle-i-day!
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