A Field By The Sea

Duration

3:55

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Roots

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Lyrics

A Field By The Sea Tempo 110bpm (G) (Em) (C) (D7) They've (G) done that for (Em) years, left this (D7) rock we call (G) home In search of (C) steady (Am) jobs, around the (D7) world (Em) they do (G) roam (Em) (G) From the (C) top of big (Am) buildings in the (D7) New (Em) England (G) states (Em) (G) To the (C) pits in the (Cmaj7) tar sands, (D7) toilin’ hard is their (G) fate. (G) We miss all these (Em) people, think a(D7)bout them each (G) day (C) We hope they'll re(Am)turn, that (D7) they're not (Em) gone to (G) stay (Em) (G) But our (C) prospects grow (Am) weaker, more (D7) compa(Em)nies shut (G) down (Em) (G) And the (C) fish (Cmaj7) don't re(D7)turn to the old fishing (G) grounds. Chorus The marble (C) orchard (Am) sits in a (D7) field (Em) by the (G) sea (Em) (G) (C) That's the (Am) place where all our (D7) ances(Em)tors should (G) be (Em) (G) But so (C) many left (Am) home to make a (D7) livin' (Em) far a(G)way To (C) chase their (Cmaj7) dreams, (D7) nine-to-five every (G) day. + Instrumental Over Verse (G) As we all grow (Em) older, we (D7) wonder what’ll happen to our (G) sons (C) Will they find work (Am) here or (D7) sail into the (Em) Western (G) sun (Em) (G) Like (C) so many be(Am)fore (D7) leavin’ us (Em) all a(G)lone(Em) (G) Thinkin’ (C) bout our (Cmaj7) kin and this (D7) rock we call (G) home. Chorus + (C) (D7) (G) (G) + Tag They’ve (C) gone and left a (D7) field by the (G) sea (C) (D7) (G) (C) Gone and left a (D7) field by the (G) sea (D) (G) © Joe Wiseman 2006