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NOVA SCOTIA

by Kate Power
Inspired from my impressions as a young child of my Irish-born great-grandmother, whose father was a shipbuilder from Cork City, indentured in St. Mary's Parish, Branch, Newfoundland, as was my great-grandfather's father, an indentured blacksmith from Co Cork.
Nova Scotia 
by Kate Power
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Intro: G///-D///-C///-D/// x2

G                   D    C      D 
Never saw a day lovelier
G                           D               C             D
Takes my heart astray to my own true love
Em            G            C D        Em
He, so far away on over the sea
     G            Am
So far from me

      D                   G              C        D     G
It's out with the tide, we'll haul away, Sully
D                        Em       Am            D
Bound for Nova Scotia, my sweet love
                              Em                C         D  G
Is standing by the dockside for me to be greeting
     Em   G                 Am       D
So haul away to my laddie-o///-///-///-/
 
G                        D                  C   D
Aye, to hear his voice softly calling
      G                  D                  C                   D
My sails would I hoist, to his land would I go.
Em             G         C    D
Aye, but if he was waiting
Em     G           Am D                    G              C        D     G
Freely would I go  (Out with the tide, we’ll haul away Sully…..

G                       D                     C    D
Aye, it's been a year since we parted
G                     D                 C                D
Woe, how the tears in my breast do arise
Em             G                     C     D
Aye, but to know he'd be wanting
Em G                  Am     D                   G
Me, there by his side, (Out with the tide

G             D                         C            D
Standing here, where the ships do meet
             G             D                    C             D
For the captain's cheer, a good word for me
                 Em     G                C  D
"There's a cabin free for the lady;
      Em              G            Am     D                  G
We sail for the northern sea", (Out with the tide…..
 
At end of chorus: Am      D///-///-///-/,         Em             G                 Am///-D///
                                 Laddie-o                            Fare me away to my true
 
G///-D///-C///-D///-G///-D///-C///-D///-G
Love 
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-  “I liked the fun easy spirit you have. It was great!”
-  “My mind feels tingly. (that’s a good thing!)”

-  “Such personable, funny teachers. It was so easy to learn - not intimidating.”
-  “....fun, took away anxiety about difficulty; can have fun knowing only a few chords.”
-  “Loved the picking techniques; very cool!”
-  “I like being in a group of people singing. I like having you two as leaders. I like learning new songs.”
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