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Blow The Wind Southerly

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Four years of hard work!

This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!

Intro = C F C F G C. (The 'barque' referred to in the song is a type of sailing boat).

Chorus
C F C
Blow the wind southerly southerly southerly
F G C
Blow the wind south o'er the bonnie blue sea
C F C
Blow the wind southerly southerly southerly
F G C
Blow bonnie breeze my lover to me

Verse 1
C G C G
They told me last night there were ships in the offing
C G D G
And I hurried down to the deep rolling sea
F C G C
But my eye could not see it wherever might be it
F G C
The barque that is bearing my lover to me

Chorus
C F C
Blow the wind southerly southerly southerly
F G C
Blow the wind south that my lover may come
C F C
Blow the wind southerly southerly southerly
F G C
Blow bonnie breeze and bring him safe home

Verse 2
C G C G
I stood by the lighthouse the last time we parted
C G D G
Till darkness came down o'er the deep rolling sea
F C G C
And no longer I saw the bright barque of my lover
F G C
Blow bonnie breeze and bring him to me

Chorus
C F C
Blow the wind southerly southerly southerly
F G C
Blow the wind south o'er the bonnie blue sea
C F C
Blow the wind southerly southerly southerly
F G C
Blow bonnie breeze my lover to me

Verse 3
C G C G
Is it not sweet to hear breezes blowing
C G D G
As lightly they come o'er the deep rolling sea
F C G C
But sweeter and dearer by far when 'tis bearing
F G C
The barque of my true love in safety to me

Chorus
C F C
Blow the wind southerly southerly southerly
F G C
Blow the wind south that my lover may come
C F C
Blow the wind southerly southerly southerly
F G C
Blow bonnie breeze and bring him safe home

Verse 4
C G C G
My sweetheart had fared through the winter quite unfriendly
C G D G
His ship came along in the early spring tide
F C G C
Now my heartache is ended all rifts are now ended
F G C
My lover will soon be right here by my side

Chorus
C F C
Blow the wind southerly southerly southerly
F G C
Blow the wind south o'er the bonnie blue sea
C F C
Blow the wind southerly southerly southerly
F G C
Blow bonnie breeze my lover to me

Verse 5
C G C G
The ships there were many a blowing and bowing
C G D G
And bending right o'er in the salty sea foam
F C G C
'Til my eye did behold it as many had told it
F G C
The great bonnie ship of my lover come home

Chorus
C F C
Blow the wind southerly southerly southerly
F G C
Blow the wind south o'er the bonnie blue sea
C F C
Blow the wind southerly southerly southerly
F G C
Blow bonnie breeze my lover to me