Biography:
J.P. (John Paul) Cormier is a Canadian bluegrass singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He was born in London, Ontario in 1969 and began playing guitar around age 5. As a child he displayed an unusual ability to play a variety of instruments by ear and won a guitar contest at age 9.
Mr. Cormier has stated that he learned to play guitar by listening to such noted country / bluegrass musicians as Chet Atkins and Doc Watson. Other instruments J.
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J.P. Cormier - Molly May
INTRO: Em D C Em D C Em D C G Am G
N.C. Em D
Just a lad I was of thirteen years
G C
When my father passed away
Am C G
And I had to take a job as deckhand
D
On the Molly May
Em D
And the time I spent one summer past
G C
Turned into fifty years
Am C
And the sound she made as she broke the waves
D G D-G
Still rings within my ears
N.C. Em D
She was passed to me when I was twenty-three
G C
Captain Mills went round the bend
Am C
He saw a forerunner on the dock one night
G D
And never sailed again
Em D
Superstition be damned, I sailed her proud
G C
Fair maiden of the sea
Am C
There was never another like her
D G
And no one for her but me
CHORUS:
Am Em D G C
I saw the time with me in my prime, no man could be my equal
Am Em D G
Through the eye of a needle I'd sail her any day
Am Em D G C
But when I grew older I couldn't hold her, my courage slipped away
Am Em D G D-G
So they put a young boy from Canso at the wheel of the Molly May
INSTRUMENTAL: Em D C Em D C Em D C C G Am G D-G
N.C. Em D
Ah, the years went by and the tales ran high
G C
Of the catches we brought in
Am C
There were times I thought we'd sink her
G D
But her spirit would not give in
Em D
Words are spoken and souls are broken
G C
And the bottle shattered mine
Am C
I could see that she'd outlive me
D G
I'd not win the war of time
CHORUS:
Am Em D G C
But I saw the days amid devil waves, no man could be my equal
Am Em D G
Through the eye of a needle I'd sail her any day
Am Em D G C
When I grew older I couldn't hold her, my courage slipped away
Am Em D G D-G
So they put a young boy from Canso at the wheel of the Molly May
INSTRUMENTAL: Em D C Em D C Em D C C G Am G D-G
N.C. Em D
I was there to see her sail away
G C
In the cold December haze
Am C
But the Canso boy had never seen the likes
G D
Of the southeast wind and waves
Em D
At the harbour mouth he drifted south
G C
Right into Lighthouse Rock
Am C
And he smashed her keel and laid her low
D G D-G
While I watched there from the dock
CHORUS:
Am Em D G C
But I saw the time with me in my prime, no man could be my equal
Am Em D G
Through the eye of a needle I'd sail her any day
Am Em D G C
But when I grew older I couldn't hold her, my courage slipped away
Am Em D G
So they put a young boy from Canso at the wheel of the Molly May
Am G C
And there'll never be another
D Em C Em D C Em D C G
The likes of the Molly May
Am Em D G
And I wish that I'd gone down, boys, at the wheel of the Molly May
J.P. Cormier - Molly May
INTRO: Em D C Em D C Em D C G Am G
N.C. Em D
Just a lad I was of thirteen years
G C
When my father passed away
Am C G
And I had to take a job as deckhand
D
On the Molly May
Em D
And the time I spent one summer past
G C
Turned into fifty years
Am C
And the sound she made as she broke the waves
D G D-G
Still rings within my ears
N.C. Em D
She was passed to me when I was twenty-three
G C
Captain Mills went round the bend
Am C
He saw a forerunner on the dock one night
G D
And never sailed again
Em D
Superstition be damned, I sailed her proud
G C
Fair maiden of the sea
Am C
There was never another like her
D G
And no one for her but me
CHORUS:
Am Em D G C
I saw the time with me in my prime, no man could be my equal
Am Em D G
Through the eye of a needle I'd sail her any day
Am Em D G C
But when I grew older I couldn't hold her, my courage slipped away
Am Em D G D-G
So they put a young boy from Canso at the wheel of the Molly May
INSTRUMENTAL: Em D C Em D C Em D C C G Am G D-G
N.C. Em D
Ah, the years went by and the tales ran high
G C
Of the catches we brought in
Am C
There were times I thought we'd sink her
G D
But her spirit would not give in
Em D
Words are spoken and souls are broken
G C
And the bottle shattered mine
Am C
I could see that she'd outlive me
D G
I'd not win the war of time
CHORUS:
Am Em D G C
But I saw the days amid devil waves, no man could be my equal
Am Em D G
Through the eye of a needle I'd sail her any day
Am Em D G C
When I grew older I couldn't hold her, my courage slipped away
Am Em D G D-G
So they put a young boy from Canso at the wheel of the Molly May
INSTRUMENTAL: Em D C Em D C Em D C C G Am G D-G
N.C. Em D
I was there to see her sail away
G C
In the cold December haze
Am C
But the Canso boy had never seen the likes
G D
Of the southeast wind and waves
Em D
At the harbour mouth he drifted south
G C
Right into Lighthouse Rock
Am C
And he smashed her keel and laid her low
D G D-G
While I watched there from the dock
CHORUS:
Am Em D G C
But I saw the time with me in my prime, no man could be my equal
Am Em D G
Through the eye of a needle I'd sail her any day
Am Em D G C
But when I grew older I couldn't hold her, my courage slipped away
Am Em D G
So they put a young boy from Canso at the wheel of the Molly May
Am G C
And there'll never be another
D Em C Em D C Em D C G
The likes of the Molly May
Am Em D G
And I wish that I'd gone down, boys, at the wheel of the Molly May
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