Downeaster Alexa chords

[INTRO]

[Am] - [Em] - [G] - [Am] 2x

[VERSE 1]

Well I'm[C] on the Down[G] - easter [Am]A- lexa
And I'm[C] cruising throu[G]gh Block Isla[F]nd Sound.
I have[F] chartered [C]a course to t[Dm]he Vineyard.
But to-[C] night I a[G]m Nantuc[F]ket boun[C]d -
[F]

[CHORUS 1]

[F] We took o[G]n diesel back [C]in Montauk yes[F]ter- day,
[F] And left thi[G]s morning from t[Am]he bell in Gardin[G/B]er's Bay.
[F] Like all t[G]he locals here I'[C]ve had to sell[F] my home,
[F] Too proud t[G]o leave, I worked [Am]my fingers to [G/B]the bone

[VERSE 2]

So I could[C] own my Dow[G]n- easter [Am]A- lexa
And I [C]go where th[G]e ocean [F]is deep.
There are[F] giants o[C]ut there in t[Dm]he canyons.
And a[C] good captai[G]n can't fall [F]a- slee[C]p -
[F]

[CHORUS 2]

[F] I go[G]t bills to pay [C]and children who n[F]eed clothes.
[F] I know there'[G]s fish out there b[Am]ut where, God o[G/B]nly knows.
[F] They say the[G]se waters are[C]n't what they used[F] to be.
[F] But I've g[G]ot people back [Am]on land who count[G/B] on me.

[BRIDGE]

So when you[C] see my Down[G] - easter [Am]A- lexa
And if you[C] work with th[G]e rod and t[F]he reel,
Tell my[F] wife I a[C]m trolling A[Dm]t- lantis,
And I[C] still have m[G]y hands on t[F]he wheel.

[Instrumental Bridge]

[Am] - [Em] - [G] - [Am] 2x
[Em] - [G] - [D] - [Em]
[Am] - [Em] - [G] - [Am]

[VERSE 3]

Now I[C] drive my Dow[G]n- easter [Am]A- lexa
More and[C] more miles fro[G]m shore ev[F]'ry year,
Since they[F] told me [C]I can't sell [Dm]no stripers.
And there's[C] no luck i[G]n sword fishi[F]ng here.

[CHORUS 3]

[F] I was [G]a bayman like [C]my father was [F]be- fore.
[F] Can't make [G]a living as [Am]a bayman a[G/B]ny- more.
[F] There ain't muc[G]h future for[C] a man who works [F]the sea.
[F] But there ain't n[G]o island left f[Am]or islanders l[G/B]ike me.

[INTERLUDE]

Ya, ya,[C] ya[G]a a[Am]aa yo
Ya, ya,[C] ya[G]a a[Am]aa yo
Ya, ya,[C] ya[G]a a[Am]aa yo
Ya, ya,[C] ya[G]a a[Am]aa yo

G/B x20003

not the 1th version. i added and changed some chords. credit to the others