Anthony John Clarke - Banjo Antarctica
Capo 1
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
C
We're headed for a real cold winter
Bb F
Come in and close the door
Bb F
You know too well that the ship set sail
C
We won't be together anymore
[Verse 2]
F C
I want to hear the gulls on the southern seas
Bb F
I want to make the rafters roar
Bb F
And I'll trade this five-string banjo
C F
For tobacco and a (?cuppy soar?)
[Verse 3]
C
My grandfather showed me nothing
Bb F
My father showed me even less
Bb F
I tried to live my life as a good man
C
Tried to do my level best
[Verse 4]
F C
But when the ice came round and the chips were down
Bb F
I always knew my south from west
Bb F
And I'll trade this five-string banjo
C F
For a woman and a reindeer vest
[Interlude]
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[Verse 5]
C
In eighteen forty-six we boarded ships
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Found New York and learnt new tricks
F
Pawn brokers and hookers
C
Those Italian girls were lookers
[Verse 6]
F C
People from all creeds and races
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The first time I'd ever seen black faces
Bb F
Living out of cheap suitcases
C F
And drunk on smoky wine
[Chorus]
C
Oh, we're headed for a real cold winter
F Bb
Come in and close the door
F C
Tobacco and a five-string banjo
Bb
And nothing more
{Instrumental]
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[Verse 7]
C
Nineteen twelve, call it heaven or hell
Bb F
Bought two tickets and we all set sail
Bb F
The rich up top and the poor below
C
And the Irish in the middle with nowhere to go
[Verse 8]
F C
Call it bad luck when the iceberg struck
Bb F
And everybody looking for Carpathia
Bb F
Pick me up and take me to America
C F
Pick me up and take me to America
[Chorus]
C
Oh, we're headed for a real cold winter
F Bb
Come in and close the door
F C
Tobacco and a five-string banjo
Bb
And nothing more
F C
Tobacco and a five-string banjo
Bb F
Nothing more
[Verse 9]
C
My grandfather showed me nothing
Bb F
My father taught me even less
Bb F
I tried to live my life as a good man
C
Tried to do my level best
[Verse 10]
F C
When the ice came round and the chips were down
Bb F
I put my wife and the family first
Bb F
But I'll trade this five-string banjo
C F
For a woman and a reindeer vest
Bb F
I'll trade this five-string banjo
C F
For a woman and a reindeer vest
Bb F
I'll trade this five-string banjo
C F
For a woman and a reindeer vest
[Outro]
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