(Capo on 5th) acoustic --------------------------- --------------------------- -------2-------2---------2- -------2...----2---------2- ...sometimes played -----0-------0---3-0---0--- during verses -0-3-----------------3----- A9 We had no way of staying afloat Had to leave on a ferry boat economic refugee On the run to Germany D We had the back of Maggy's hand electric --------------------------- --------------------------- -----------7--------------- --------5--7--------------- --5^7/8-------------------- --------------------------- A9 times were tough in Geordie Land we got our tools and working gear and humped it all from Newcastle to here A9 F G Why aye man, Why aye, why aye man. D F G Why aye man, Why aye, why aye man. A9 F G Why aye man, Why aye, why aye man. D F A9 Why aye man, Why aye, why aye man. ---------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- --10~--------------------------10-----------10------ ------12-10---12--12-10---10-12---12-10-12----12^10- ------------12----------12-------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- --10~----------------------------10----------------- ------12-10---12--12-10----10-12----12-10----------- ------------12----------12----------------10-8------ -----------------------------------------------10--- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ --10~-12-10--------------------------10-----------10-------- ------------12-10---12--12-10---10-12---12-10-12----12^10--- -----------------12----------12--------------------------12- ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- --10~----------------------------10----------------- ------12-10---12--12-10----10-12----12-10----------- ------------12----------12----------------10-8------ -----------------------------------------------10--- We're the nomad tribes, travellin boys (Why aye, why aye man) the dust and dirt and the racket and the noise (Why aye, why aye man) drills and hammers, diggers and picks (Why aye, why aye man) mixing concrete, laying bricks (Why aye, why aye man) There's english, Irish, Scots the lot --------------------------- --------------------------- --------------------------- ----10/12-12--12/10-5-10-5- --8--8/10-10--10/ 8-5- 8-5- --------------------------- United Nations is what we've got --------------------------- -----------13-------------- -----12/14----1412-10----- --12-------------------12-- --------------------------- --------------------------- brickies, chippies, every trade German built, british made Why aye, Why aye man...... BRIDGE Dm G No more work on Maggy's farm C Am /g hadaway down the autobahn Mine's a portacabin bed or a bunk in a nissen hut instead -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- -----9^10-10-10/12--12~(14)-(14)-(14)--10--- --12-------------------------------------12- -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- -(10)-12-12-----12/14-12-------------------- --12---------12----------------------------- -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- There's a plenty Deutchmarks here to earn (Why aye, why aye man) and German tarts are wunderschön (Why aye,why aye man) German beer is chemical free (Why aye, why aye man) Germany is alright with me (Why aye, why aye man) Sometimes I miss my river Tyne -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- -----10/12-12--10--5------------------------ --8---8/10-10--10--5------------------------ -------------------------------------------- but your my pretty fraulein tonight well drink the old town dry keep our spirit levels high Why aye man..... Dm G Sometimes I miss my river Tyne C Am /g but your my pretty fraulein tonight well drink the old town dry keep our spirit levels high (x2) -------------------------------------------- -----------------------------13-10---------- ---12~-10^12~(14)-10-12~--10-------12~-10--- -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- ----14~(16)-12---12-10^9-------------------- -12----------------------12--12-10^12~-10--- -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- --10-9-------------------------------------------- -12----12-12-----------------10/12-12--10-9------- -------------8/10-8-10/12-10----------12----10-12- -------------------------------------------------- A9 = 002200 Am/G = 302210 C = 032010 Dm = 000231 F = 133211 G = 355433 D = 000232