The Grey Funnel Line by June Tabor Lyric & Guitar Chords

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The Grey Funnel Line by June Tabor Guitar Chords


Written by the great Cyril Tawney.

This refers to the British Navy (nicknamed the Grey Funnel Line) and the yearning for
home when at sea.

Transcribed from a magnificent performance from June Tabor for the BBC
backed by Martin Simpson and others

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v61FI86oV3qA

Standard tuning capo 2

Intro

Em
C
D
G

Em
C
D
G

Verse 1

Don’t mind the

G
rain or the rolling sea

The weary night never worri

D
es me

But the hardest [G/B]time in a sailor’s

Cmaj7
day

Is to watch the

Em
sun
C
as it
D
dies a-
G
way

Here’s one more

Em
day on the
C
Grey
D
Funnel
G
Line

Em
C
D
G

Verse 2

The finest

G
ship that sails the sea

Is still a prison for the likes of

D
me

But give me [G/B]wings like Noah’s

Cmaj7
dove

I’ll fly up

Em
harbour
C
to the
D
girl I
G
love

And it’s one more

Em
day on the
C
Grey
D
Funnel
G
Line

Em
C
D
G

Verse 3

Oh Lord if dreams were only

G
real

I’d have my hands on that wooden

D
wheel

And with all my [G/B]heart I’d turn her

Cmaj7
round

And tell the

Em
boys
C
that we’re
D
homeward
G
bound

And it’s one more

Em
day on the
C
Grey
D
Funnel
G
Line

inst

(as the verse)

G
D
[G/B]
Cmaj7

Em
C
D
G

Em
C
D
G

Verse 4

I’ll pass the time like some machine

Until the waters turn to

D
green

Then I’ll dance on [G/B]down that walk a-

Cmaj7
shore

And sail the

Em
Grey
C
Funnel
D
Line no
G
more

And sail the

Em
Grey Funnel
C
Line
D
no
G
more

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I hope I’ve done it justice!

Kevin O’Brien
Watford
England
October 2011

watfordkev@gmail.com

If you want to learn June Tabor The Grey Funnel Line guitar chords, The 5 chords we’ll look at are the C major, A major, G major, E major, and D major.
The reason we use all major chords is that the minor versions of any of these chords just require tiny adjustments.
Each one of those minor chords is completely based on its major counterpart

The more you practice, the easier guitar will feel to play The Grey Funnel Line. Guitar is hard to learn in the beginning, but gets easier the longer you stick with it.

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