A Girl In Port
Start on B
Chorus:
Let fall your
A
soft and swaying
soft and swaying
E
skirt.
skirt.
Let fall your
B
shoes. Let fall your
shoes. Let fall your
F♯m
shirt.
shirt.
I’m not the
A
ladykilling
ladykilling
E
sort
sort
enough to
B
hurt
hurt
A
a girl in
a girl in
E
port
port
There is a B chord between certain verses. Listen for the timing.
Marie’s gone
A
blonde and lost a
blonde and lost a
E
stone. She lay on the
stone. She lay on the
B
lawn, spun and a
lawn, spun and a
F♯m
lone.
lone.
And, when the
A
morning sun it
morning sun it
E
rose upon Ma
rose upon Ma
B
rie in her lacy
rie in her lacy
F♯m
clothes,
clothes,
it lit her
A
up, and she walked a
up, and she walked a
E
round the winding
round the winding
B
streets of Camden
streets of Camden
F♯m
town.
town.
She don’t know
A
who she wants to
who she wants to
E
be, and if I
be, and if I
B
knew, I’d
knew, I’d
A
tell Ma
tell Ma
E
rie.
rie.
Let fall your
A
soft and swaying
soft and swaying
E
skirt.
skirt.
Let fall your
B
shoes. Let fall your
shoes. Let fall your
F♯m
shirt.
shirt.
I’m not the
A
ladykilling
ladykilling
E
sort
sort
enough to
B
hurt
hurt
A
a girl in
a girl in
E
port
port
And Cindy
A
tells me she’s had
tells me she’s had
E
fun sitting back
fun sitting back
B
stage, someone’s plus
stage, someone’s plus
F♯m
one.
one.
Up in her
A
room, the records
room, the records
E
spin, needle in the
spin, needle in the
B
grooves that she’s worn
grooves that she’s worn
F♯m
thin.
thin.
She lifts a
A
sleeve and she sees a
sleeve and she sees a
E
name, and she’s got a
name, and she’s got a
B
smile on her
smile on her
F♯m
face,
face,
and she’s got a
A
story you can’t
story you can’t
E
see: it’s just bet
see: it’s just bet
B
ween that
ween that
A
name and Cin
name and Cin
E
dy.
dy.
And before
A
Holly made her
Holly made her
E
way over the
way over the
B
sea and far a
sea and far a
F♯m
way —
way —
She’s telling
A
me, inside her
me, inside her
E
car, driving us
car, driving us
B
back from the Crystal Corner
back from the Crystal Corner
F♯m
bar —
bar —
“I lost it
A
there, I fell from
there, I fell from
E
health, cut some fresh
health, cut some fresh
B
pieces for my
pieces for my
F♯m
self.
self.
And then, for a
A
second, something in
second, something in
E
me said, ’Leave to
me said, ’Leave to
B
day. It’s
day. It’s
A
time Ho
time Ho
E
lly.’”
lly.’”
Well, I’m a
A
weak and lonely
weak and lonely
E
sort, though I’m not
sort, though I’m not
B
sailing just for
sailing just for
F♯m
sport.
sport.
I’ve come to
A
feel, out on the
feel, out on the
E
sea, these urgent
sea, these urgent
B
lives pressed against
lives pressed against
F♯m
me.
me.
I’m just a
A
guest. I’m not a
guest. I’m not a
E
part, with my tender
part, with my tender
B
head, with my easy
head, with my easy
F♯m
heart.
heart.
These several
A
years out on the
years out on the
E
sea have made me empty, cold, and
sea have made me empty, cold, and
B
clear.
clear.
Pour your
A
self into
self into
E
me.
me.
Let fall your
A
soft and swaying
soft and swaying
E
skirt.
skirt.
Let fall your
B
shoes. Let fall your
shoes. Let fall your
F♯m
shirt.
shirt.
I’m not the
A
ladykilling
ladykilling
E
sort
sort
enough to
B
hurt
hurt
A
a girl in
a girl in
E
port
port
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