Lyr/Chords Req: Yankee Boots (Jez Lowe)-or TAB

Subject: Lyr Req: Yankee Boots - Jez Lowe
From: GUEST,Donald Russell
Date: 05 Sep 10 - 12:46 PM

Anyone have words, chords and or guitar tabs for Yankee Boots? Saw him live with the Big Bad Pennies at Fyvie in Aberdeenshire and he was awesome!

Subject: Lyr Add: YANKEE BOOTS (Jez Lowe)
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 07 Sep 10 - 09:08 PM

Here's my transcription from the recording at YouTube. I am in doubt about several phrases that don't make much sense to me. Perhaps others can make corrections.


YANKEE BOOTS
Jez Lowe
As sung by The McCalmans

1. Yankee boots upon her feet she wore
To walk the stony streets of Boston,
And Yankee music black man's beat was all
It took that night to get her dancing,
And as she looked out on the rain, she said:
"Tonight El Salvador is crying,"
And when she wrote from there today it read:
"It's always Yankee boots out marching."

CHORUS: But that's so far away,
All those miles away,
And all your friends will say:
"Mind your own back yard."

2. She said, "They never talk of peace no more.
How did things ever get so desperate?"
She said, "They tell you to look east for war.
I tell you, keep your eyes out westward."
She said, "I dream of those New England nights
When these old boots were new and shining,
And when I wake up in the morning light,
It's always Yankee boots out marching." CHORUS

3. Your boots and clothes against the night too neat
To walk the stony sea of cobble,
And back-street lamps give enough light to meet
Where talk's of someone else's trouble.
Turn off that telly in this empty bar.
Its bloody news is not worth watching.
It's always battles fought ten times before.
It's always Yankee boots out marching. CHORUS

REPEAT VERSE 1 AND CHORUS.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Yankee Boots (Jez Lowe)
From: GUEST,Captain Swing
Date: 08 Sep 10 - 05:11 PM

"the stormy streets of Boston"
"the stormy streets of cobbles"
"This bloody news is not worth watching"

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Yankee Boots (Jez Lowe)
From: GUEST,Donald Russell
Date: 15 Sep 10 - 09:14 PM

That's great guys. Many Thanks!! I just have to figure out the chords/tab .... unless anyone's already done the hard work and I can cheat!!!

Subject: Chord Req: Yankee Boots (Jez Lowe) Chords or Tab
From: DonDon
Date: 17 Sep 10 - 02:10 PM

I asked for and got the words for this great song and spent a wee while trying to get the chords - and failed miserably. I usually get the chords and then tab it if I want. Must be having an of day ..... make that life!
Can anyone help me PLEASE??

Subject: RE: Lyr/CHORDS Req: Yankee Boots (Jez Lowe)-OR TAB
From: Joe Offer
Date: 17 Sep 10 - 02:45 PM

Hi, Don - I moved your request to the original thread and added tab/chords to the title. Two current threads on one song is confusing.

-Joe Offer, Forum Moderator-

Subject: RE: Lyr/CHORDS Req: Yankee Boots (Jez Lowe)-or TAB
From: DonDon
Date: 19 Sep 10 - 07:47 AM

Thanks Joe, you're right - very confusing!
Don

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Yankee Boots (Jez Lowe)-or TAB
From: GUEST,Dave R.
Date: 05 Jun 13 - 01:19 PM

Something like this I think?

YANKEE BOOTS
G                        C
Yankee boots upon her feet she wore
D                                G
To walk the stony streets of Boston,
G                                C
And Yankee music black man's beat was all
D                                G
It took that night to get her dancing,
G                                Em
And as we stood and wached the rain, she said:
C                        Am
"Tonight El Salvador is weeping,"
                        C
And when she wrote from there today it read:
D                                Em
"There's always Yankee boots out marching."

CHORUS:
                  C                   D                Em
But that's all far away,      All those miles away,
                C               D                                Em
And all your friends will say:    "Mind your own back yard."