The Boats Of Peters River Chords & Lyrics - Gordon Bok

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

[VERSE]
Not a boat in Peter's River or in [G]all Saint Mary's [D]Bay
The [G]fishermen in [D]rubber boots are [E7]staying home to[A]day
[D]Hanging out the [A]laundry or [D]hang out [G]in the [A]store
And the [G]Little Boats of [D]Newfoundland are [A]idle on the [D]shore
The [G]men of Peter's [D]River are just [A]barely getting [D]by
And the [G]boats of Peter's [D]River have their [A]bottoms to the [D]sky [A] [D]

[VERSE]
The wives of Peter's River are [G]taking up the [D]slack
The [G]fisheries have [D]ended, and it's [E7]never coming [A]back
[D]Sell a little [A]knitting, [D]set some [G]broody [A]hens
No [G]sooner does a [D]hard day end, a[A]nother one be[D]gins
The [G]wives of Peter's [D]River are too [A]strong to sit and [D]cry
And the [G]boats of Peter's [D]River have their [A]bottoms to the [D]sky [A] [D]

[VERSE]
The boys of Peter's River are [G]bright as boys can [D]be
Their [G]eyes are on the [D]highway in[E7]stead of on the [A]sea
Where their [D]fathers went be[A]fore them, is [D]not where [G]they must [A]go
And the [G]fate of Peter's [D]River is [A]not for us to [D]know
The [G]boys of Peter's [D]River are too [A]young to wonder [D]why
And the [G]boats of Peter's [D]River have their [A]bottoms to the [D]sky [A] [D]

[VERSE]
The storms of Peter's River have [G]pounded us for [D]years
[G]Crashing in the [D]harbour and [E7]smashing up the [A]piers
We've [D]ridden out these [A]storms before by [D]shooting [G]at our [A]boats
But we [G]know this storm is [D]different and we [A]cannot stay a[D]float
There's no [G]nets in Peter's [D]River, [A]laying out to [D]dry
And the [G]boats of Peter's [D]River have their [A]bottoms to the [D]sky
There's no [G]nets in Peter's [D]River, [A]laying out to [D]dry
And the [G]boats of Peter's [D]River have their [A]bottoms to the [D]sky