DESCRIPTION:
Reward on reward-link : http://reward-my-music.com/53631 A Newfoundland folk song. The pull of home is always there for Newfoundlanders who move away for work. You can "take the boy from the bay, but you can't take the bay from the boy." See chords and lyrics below.

A Field By The Sea

Capo Fret # 3 Tempo 110bpm (G) (Em) (C) (D7)
They've (G) done that for (Em) years, left this (D7) rock we call (G) home
In search of (C) steady (Am) jobs, around the (D7) world (Em) they do (G) roam (Em) (G)
From the (C) top of big (Am) buildings in the (D7) New (Em) England (G) states (Em) (G)
To the (C) pits in the (Cmaj7) tar sands, (D7) toilin’ hard is their (G) fate.

(G) We miss all these (Em) people, think a(D7)bout them each (G) day
(C) We hope they'll re(Am)turn, that (D7) they're not (Em) gone to (G) stay (Em) (G)
But our (C) prospects grow (Am) weaker, more (D7) compa(Em)nies shut (G) down (Em) (G)
And the (C) fish (Cmaj7) don't re(D7)turn to the old fishing (G) grounds.

Chorus
The marble (C) orchard (Am) sits in a (D7) field (Em) by the (G) sea (Em) (G)
(C) That's the (Am) place where all our (D7) ances(Em)tors should (G) be (Em) (G)
But so (C) many left (Am) home to make a (D7) livin' (Em) far a(G)way
(C) Chasing their (Cmaj7) dreams, (D7) nine-to-five every (G) day.
+ Instrumental Over Verse

(G) As we all grow (Em) older, we (D7) wonder what’ll happen to our (G) sons
(C) Will they find work (Am) here or (D7) sail into the (Em) Western (G) sun (Em) (G)
Like (C) so many be(Am)fore (D7) leavin’ us (Em) all a(G)lone(Em) (G)
Thinkin’ (C) bout our (Cmaj7) kin and this (D7) rock we call (G) home.
Chorus + (C) (D7) (G) (G)
Tag
They’ve (C) gone and left a (D7) field by the (G) sea
(C) Gone and left a (D7) field by the (G) sea (D) (G)
© Joe Wiseman 2006 SOCAN