Artist/Band: Great Big Sea Tabs
Song: Gideon Brown Tab
Gideon Brown (Capo 3)
Great Big Sea
(D C D)
Oh (G)Gideon lived across the bay, he's (C)gettin' older (G)now
His(C) boat is big and (G)strong and bold, she (Am)has a stalward (D)bow
But my (G)father's boat was second hand, one (C)someone used be(G)fore
And (C)after every fishing (G)trip, (Am)My father always (D)swore
That (G)someday he would save enough
To (C)go to St. John's (G)town, and (C)buy himself a (G)big new (Em)boat
A (C)boat like (D)Gideon (G)Brown, a (C)boat like (D)Gideon (G)Brown
Con(G)federation came around and the (C)days of old age (G)pension
He said '(C)Son I'm saving (G)every cent' and (Am)this you must not (D)mention
You (G)save the baby bonus too and things (C)just might turn a(G)round
And we'll (C)have enough to (G)buy a (Em)boat, a (C)boat like (D)Gideon (G)Brown
Chorus
'Cause she can (Em) punch ahead in any gale
And (C)ride the fishing (D)ground, I (G)often thought how proud I'd be
A (C)boat like (D)Gideon (G)Brown, A (C)boat like (D)Gideon (G)Brown
(G)Many years did pass away and (C)Dad began to (G)fade
He (C)didn't talk of (G)boats too much. He (Am)said 'Son I'm a(D)fraid'
If (G)things don't soon improve then (C)I'll be under(G)ground
Before we (C)ever get to (G)see our(Em)selves in a (C)boat like (D)Gideon (G)Brown
(Chorus)
I (G)sat and held his hand one day and he said (C)'Son, that poli(G)cy'
The in(C)surance is all (G)in your name. You're (Am)the beneficia(D)ry
And (G)when I'm gone they'll pay you off; then (C)go to St. John's (G)town
And (C)buy yourself a (G)big new (Em)boat, a (C)boat like (D)Gideon (G)Brown
(Chorus 2x)
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