Astoria Bar Chords & Lyrics - Gordon Bok

[INTRO]
[D] [G] [D] [A] [D]

[VERSE]
Well, it's [A]not very far to As[D]toria's Bar
But a [G]very long [D]journey it can [A]be
You can [D]start at the mouth of the [G]mighty blue river
And [D]end at the [A]bottom of the [D]sea

[CHORUS]
And the [A]River still shines and [D]shimmers in the light
As it [G]did in our [D]grandfathers' [A]day
When they [D]rowed all night and [G]fished in the morning
And [D]lived in [A]Willapa [D]Bay

[INSTRUMENTAL]
[A] [D] [G] [D] [A]
[D] [G] [D] [A] [D]

[VERSE]
When the [A]tide is rough, so [D]very, very rough
So [G]rough that you [D]cannot [A]stand
It'll [D]drive the fish right [G]into the nets
And the [D]boats right [A]into the [D]sand

[CHORUS]
And the [A]River still shines and [D]shimmers in the light
As it [G]did in our [D]grandfathers' [A]day
When they [D]rowed all night and [G]fished in the morning
And [D]lived in [A]Willapa [D]Bay

[INSTRUMENTAL]
[A] [D] [G] [D] [A]
[D] [G] [D] [A] [D]

[VERSE]
In the [A]mist and the rain, the [D]labour and the pain
We [G]know what the [D]fishing here is [A]worth
It is [D]worth all the gold, when they [G]suck 'f#m from the hold
And [D]worth all the [A]treasures of the [D]earth

[CHORUS]
And the [A]River still shines and [D]shimmers in the light
As it [G]did in our [D]grandfathers' [A]day
When they [D]rowed all night and [G]fished in the morning
And [D]lived in [A]Willapa [D]Bay

[VERSE]
Now it's [A]not very far to As[D]toria's Bar
But a [G]very long [D]journey it can [A]be
You can [D]start at the mouth of the [G]mighty blue river
And [D]end at the [A]bottom of the [D]sea

[CHORUS]
And the [A]River still shines and [D]shimmers in the light
As it [G]did in our [D]grandfathers' [A]day
When they [D]rowed all night and [G]fished in the morning
And [D]lived in [A]Willapa [D]Bay
When they rowed all night and [G]fished in the morning
And [D]lived in [A]Willapa [D]Bay