Oystershell Road Chords & Lyrics - Gordon Bok

[INTRO]
[C] [Am] [Am7] [Dm]
[G] [Am] [Am7] [Dm]
[G] [Am] [Am7] [Dm]

[VERSE]
Oh, you [C]have to dig [Am]oysters when the [Dm]tide is just right
And [G]sometimes it [Dm]comes in the dead of the [G]night
The [C]orders came [Am]down to ex[Dm]tinguish all lights
To our [F]homes on the Oystershell [G]Road

[VERSE]
The [C]glow of a [Am]lantern could [Dm]bring an attack
So, [G]sometimes we'd [Dm]sleep in the old oyster [G]shack
And [C]let ourselves [Am]down with a [Dm]rake and a sack
Near our [F]homes on the Oystershell [G]Road

[VERSE]
[C]Some came from [Am]Germany, some from Ja[Dm]pan
They [G]lived for the [Dm]oysters, each woman and [G]man
We [C]said, "God go [Am]with you, re[Dm]turn when you can
To your [F]homes on the Oystershell [G]Road"

[VERSE]
And when [C]push comes to [Am]shove, your [Dm]mettle shines through
And our [G]hands and our [Dm]feet somehow knew what to [G]do
With the [C]men gone a[Am]way, we made [Dm]such a fine crew
Near our [F]homes on the Oystershell [G]Road [Dm] [G]

[VERSE]
In the [C]sea was the [Am]sub, in the [Dm]air was the plane
But the [G]men had it [Dm]worse, so we didn't com[G]plain
And the [C]neighbours would [Am]honk us all [Dm]home in the rain
To our [F]homes by the Oystershell [G]Road

[VERSE]
So we [C]helped win the [Am]war in the [Dm]mud and the muck
And we [G]prayed that our [Dm]feet would never get [G]stuck
When the [C]tide rushes [Am]in, you can [Dm]run out of luck
Near your [F]home on the Oystershell [G]Road [Dm] [G]

[VERSE]
Oh, [C]how I re[Am]member the [Dm]dark and the cold
And I [G]prayed that our [Dm]story would someday be [G]told
But it [C]probably [Am]won't, 'cause we're [Dm]getting so old
Near our [F]homes on the Oystershell [G]Road