Chords:
{t: St John's Waltz}
{artist:Ron Hynes}
{key: Am}
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBiKhrDJzWA But in G
{c: thanks to Susan McCarthy}
Oh the [C] harbour [C6] lights are [C] gleaming, and the [F] evening’s still and [C] dark
And the [C] seagulls [Em] are all [Am7] dreaming seagull [D] dreams on Amherst [G] rock
And the [C] mist is [G7] slowly [C] drifting
as the [F] storefront lights go [Am] dim
And the [C] moon is [Em] gently [Am7] lifting
As the [D] last ship’s coming [G] in all the [F] sailors got a [G] story ,
Some are [Am7] true [C] some are [F] false [Am7]
But they’re [D7] always [G] wrecked and they’re [E7] up on the [A7] deck
[Dsus2] Dancing the [G] St. John’s [C] Waltz
Oh we’ve [C] had our [C6] share of [C] history,
We’ve seen [F] nations come and [C] go
We’ve seen [Em] battles rage over [Am7] land and stage
Two [D] hundred years and [G] more
For [C] glory or [G7] for [C] freedom,
For [F] country or for [Am] king,
Or for [C] money or [Em] fame but there [Am7] are no names
On the [D] graves where men lie [G] sleeping;
All the [F] nine-to-fives survive the [G] day with a [Am7] sigh and a [C] dose of [F] salts
And [Am7] they’re [D7] parking their [G] cars
And [E7] packin’ the [A7] bars, [Dsus2] Dancing the [G] St. John’s [C] Waltz
{sos}
[F] But they’re [D7] always [G] wrecked and they’re [E7] up on the [A7] deck
[Dsus2] Dancing the [G] St. John’s [C] Waltz
{eos}
Oh my [C] heart is [C6] on the [C] highway and I’m [F] sold on going to [C] sea
All the [Em] planes fill the [Am7] skyway and the [D] trains run swift and [G] free;
So leave the [C] wayward [G7] free to [C] wander, leave the [F] restless free to [Am] roam
If its [C] rocks in the [Em] bay, it’s an [Am7] old cliché, you’ll [D] find your way back [G] home
So don’t [F] question or [G] inquire, what’s been [Am7] gained, what’s [C] been [F] lost,
In a [Am7] world of [D7] romance, [G] don’t miss [E7] out on the [A7] chance
To be [Dsus2] Dancing the [G] St. John’s [C] Waltz
{sos}
[F] But they’re [D7] always [G] wrecked and they’re [E7] up on the [A7] deck
[Dsus2] Dancing the [G] St. John’s [C] Waltz
{eos}
