Biography:
Great Big Sea is a Canadian folk-rock band from Newfoundland and Labrador, best known for performing energetic rock interpretations of traditional Newfoundland folk songs. The band also performs original material.
On March 11, 2010, Great Big Sea celebrated their seventeenth birthday as a band. And like almost every one of their many anniversaries spent together, they celebrated it by playing a concert, this one in Omaha, Nebraska. For the players it was an important landmark
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Other songs:
- A Boat Like Gideon Brown
- French Shore
- Harbour Lecou
- Mari Mac
- Old Black Rum
- The River Driver
- When I Am King
- Bad As I Am
- Banks Of Newfoundland
- Barque In The Harbour
- Beat The Drum
- Born To Believe
- Boston And St Johns
- Buying Time
- Cant Stop Falling
- Captain Kidd
- Captain Wedderburn
- Clearest Indication
- Cod Liver Oil
- Come And I Will Sing You The Twelve Apostles
- Company Of Fools
- Concerning Charlie Horse
- Consequence Free
- Dance Dance
- Dear Home Town
- Demasduit Dream
- Dont Wanna Go Home
- Dream To Live
- End Of The World As We Know It
- England
- Everything Shines
- Excursion Around The Bay
- Fast As I Can
- Feel It Turn
- Ferryland Sealer
- Fishermans Lament
- Follow Me Back
- French Perfume
- Goin Up
- Gone By The Board
- Good People
- Graceful And Charming
- Hard Case
- Have A Cuppa Tea
- Heart Of Hearts
- Heart Of Stone
- Helmet Head
- Here And Now
- Hit The Ground And Run
- How Did We Get From Saying I Love You
- I Havent Seen You In A Long Time
- Im A Rover
- Ise The By
- Its The End Of The World As We Know It
- Jack Hinks
- Jakeys Gin
- John Barbour
- Jolly Roving Tar
- Josephine The Baker
- Let It Go
- Let My Love Open The Door
- Live This Life
- Long Lost Love
- Love
- Love Me Tonight
- Lucky Me
- Lukey
- Margarita
- Mari
- Mary Mac
- Mermaid
- My Apology
- Nothing But A Song
- Nothing Out Of Nothing
- Oh Yeah
- Old Polina
- Ordinary Day
- Own True Way
- Penelope
- Protest Song
- Rant And Roar
- Recruiting Sargeant
- Road To Ruin
- Rocks Of Merasheen
- Run Runaway
- Sally Ann
- Scolding Wife
- Sea Of No Cares
- Seagulls
- Shines Right Through Me
- Someday Soon
- Somedays
- Something Beautiful
- Something To It
- Straight To Hell
- Stumblin In
- Summer
- The Chemical Workers Song Process Man
- The Jolly Butcher
- The Mermaid
- The Night Pat Murphy Died
- The Old Black Rum
- Tickle Cove Pond
- Time Brings
- Walk On The Moon
- Wandering Ways
- Wave Over Wave
- What Are Ya At
- When Im Up
- When Im Up I Cant Get Down
- Widow In The Window
- Yankee Sailor
- Yarmouth Town
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When I'm Up (I Can't Get Down)
By Great Big Sea
Chords transcribed by Barry O'Brien
F C
I am the fountain of affection
F Am
I'm the instrument of joy
F C
to keep the good time rolling,
F G
I'm the boy, I'm the boy
F C
You know the world could be our oyster
F Am
If you put your trust in me
F C F G
We'll keep the good times rolling wait and see, wait and see
Am
Wait and see
G
There's exaltations, sweet disintegrations
F G
A few discolorations then it comes along
Am G
Up is why he chooses, the kisses and the bruises
F Am
There ain't nothing he refuses then it comes along
F C
It comes along and I am lifted
F Am
It comes along and I am lifted
F G
I am lifted, I am lifted
[Chorus]
F C
When I'm up I can't get down
F G
Can't get down can't get level
F C
When I'm Up I can't get down
F G
Get my feet back on the ground
F C
When I'm up I can't get down
F G
Can't get down can't get level
F C
When I'm Up I can't get down
F G
Get my feet back on the ground
Am
He just needs something to bind him
G
Something to wind him up
F
It won't take long to find him
Am G
When it comes on strong
Am G
Black skies a grinning, street lights are spinning
F Am G
The night is just beginning, when it comes on strong
F C
It comes on strong, and I am lifted
F Am
It comes on strong, and I am lifted
F G
I am lifted, I am lifted
[Chorus]
F C
When I'm up I can't get down
F G
Can't get down can't get level
F C
When I'm Up I can't get down
F G
Get my feet back on the ground
F C
When I'm up I can't get down
F G
Can't get down can't get level
F C
When I'm Up I can't get down
F G
Get my feet back on the ground
F C
It comes on strong, and I am lifted
F Am
It comes on strong, and I am lifted
F G
I am lifted, I am lifted
[Chorus]
F C
When I'm up I can't get down
F G
Can't get down can't get level
F C
When I'm Up I can't get down
F G
Get my feet back on the ground
F C
When I'm up I can't get down
F G
Can't get down can't get level
F C
When I'm Up I can't get down
F G
Get my feet back on the ground
F G
Oh I can't get down,
F G
Oh Oh Ohhhhhhhh
I can't get down
By Great Big Sea
Chords transcribed by Barry O'Brien
F C
I am the fountain of affection
F Am
I'm the instrument of joy
F C
to keep the good time rolling,
F G
I'm the boy, I'm the boy
F C
You know the world could be our oyster
F Am
If you put your trust in me
F C F G
We'll keep the good times rolling wait and see, wait and see
Am
Wait and see
G
There's exaltations, sweet disintegrations
F G
A few discolorations then it comes along
Am G
Up is why he chooses, the kisses and the bruises
F Am
There ain't nothing he refuses then it comes along
F C
It comes along and I am lifted
F Am
It comes along and I am lifted
F G
I am lifted, I am lifted
[Chorus]
F C
When I'm up I can't get down
F G
Can't get down can't get level
F C
When I'm Up I can't get down
F G
Get my feet back on the ground
F C
When I'm up I can't get down
F G
Can't get down can't get level
F C
When I'm Up I can't get down
F G
Get my feet back on the ground
Am
He just needs something to bind him
G
Something to wind him up
F
It won't take long to find him
Am G
When it comes on strong
Am G
Black skies a grinning, street lights are spinning
F Am G
The night is just beginning, when it comes on strong
F C
It comes on strong, and I am lifted
F Am
It comes on strong, and I am lifted
F G
I am lifted, I am lifted
[Chorus]
F C
When I'm up I can't get down
F G
Can't get down can't get level
F C
When I'm Up I can't get down
F G
Get my feet back on the ground
F C
When I'm up I can't get down
F G
Can't get down can't get level
F C
When I'm Up I can't get down
F G
Get my feet back on the ground
F C
It comes on strong, and I am lifted
F Am
It comes on strong, and I am lifted
F G
I am lifted, I am lifted
[Chorus]
F C
When I'm up I can't get down
F G
Can't get down can't get level
F C
When I'm Up I can't get down
F G
Get my feet back on the ground
F C
When I'm up I can't get down
F G
Can't get down can't get level
F C
When I'm Up I can't get down
F G
Get my feet back on the ground
F G
Oh I can't get down,
F G
Oh Oh Ohhhhhhhh
I can't get down
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