Trochus Boats Chords & Lyrics - Gordon Bok

[INTRO]
[E] [D] [E]

[VERSE]
I am [A]living [D]dry and [A]placid now, a[E]mong encircling mountains
An [D]old man[A] still re[D]member[A]ing the [B]days that used to [E]be
But I [D]close my eyes and [A]live again, those [F#m]days of sweat and [C#m]laughter
When we [D]worked the trochus [A]luggers in the [E]western Coral [A]Sea [E]

[VERSE]
Sailing [A]in a [D]black hulled [A]lugger with a [E]lookout at the masthead
You may [D]drift a[A]long the [D]coral [A]cays and [B]anchor where you [E]please
In the [D]glassy leeside [A]waters of some [F#m]rocky offshore [C#m]island
Though the [D]outer reef be [A]trembling under [E]pounding whitened [A]seas

[CHORUS]
Laddie [D]oh..., Laddie [A]ay...
Laddie [E]oh..., Laddie [A]ay...
Laddie [D]oh..., Laddie [A]ay...
Laddie [E]oh..., Laddie [A]ay... [E]

[VERSE]
You may [A]anchor [D]calm and [A]safely in the [E]shallows over coral
Where the [D]waters [A]glimmer [D]peacock[A] in a [B]hundred shifting [E]shades
You can [D]hear the rippling [A]wavelets tinkle [F#m]gently on the [C#m]beaches
And the [D]stays and braces [A]thrumming in the [E]southeast [A]trades

[CHORUS]
Laddie [D]oh..., Laddie [A]ay...
Laddie [E]oh..., Laddie [A]ay...
Laddie [D]oh..., Laddie [A]ay...
Laddie [E]oh..., Laddie [A]ay... [E]

[VERSE]
To the [A]north of [D]Lizard [A]Island and to the [E]south of Iron Range
In my [D]dreams I [A]am re[D]turning[A] to the [B]place where I would [E]be
To the [D]laughing Torres [A]Straitsmen singing [F#m]softly in the [C#m]twilight
To the [D]trochus lugger's [A]anchorage in [E]Princess Charlotte [A]Bay

[CHORUS]
Laddie [D]oh..., Laddie [A]ay...
Laddie [E]oh..., Laddie [A]ay...
Laddie [D]oh..., Laddie [A]ay...
Laddie [E]oh..., Laddie [A]ay...