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George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca Lyr Req: Black Rum and Blueberry Pie (Jim Bennet) (20) Tune Add: BLACK RUM AND BLUEBERRY PIE (Jim Bennet) 31 Aug 13


On a computer where the sounds aren't working. But think it's correct:

X:1
T:Black Rum & Blueberry Pie
C: Jim Bennet
A: Maritimes
M:C|
L:1/8
K:D
"Lively" A4| "D" F (F F2) E2 D2 | F3 F E2 D2| "A"C2 B,2 C(D D2)| E6
w: We're liv-in'_ in the age of space, as ev-'ry bo-dy_ knows;
w: I gu-ess_ they wor-ry 'bout us in them cit-ies up the line_
w: Now, on-ce_ up-on a time some e-con-om-ic fel-lers came;
F2|"A7" G3 G F2 E2 | G2 G2 F2 E2| "D" D2 A,2 D2 E (F|F6)
w: Most ev-'ry-one is in the race as this here coun-try grows_
w: They nev-er will be-lieve us when we say we-'re doin' fine;_
w: De-vel-op-ment of hu-man-type re-sour-ces was their game_
D2|"Bm" F3 F E2 D2| F2 F2 E2 D2 | "Bm" F2 F2 E (D C)|F6
w:But down a-mong the lob-ster pots you'll find a fun-ny_ crew;
w:They tell us we'd be bet-ter off if the-ir rules was ap-lied
w: They asked a big com-put-er what us folks was fit to_ do.
F2|"E"^G2 G2 F2 E2| ^G2 G2 F2 "rit"E2 |"E7" ^G2 G2 F2 G2|"G"A2 z2 z4
w:Us Mar-i-tim-ers don't do things like oth-er peo-ple do.
w:But why should they com-plain about the things they-'ve ne-ver tried?
w:It typed a great long list of things that we're best suit-ed to.
%"Chorus"
"A7" !fermata!z4||!fermata! A,4|!fermata! B,4"a tempo" !fermata!D4|"D"F(F F2) E2 D2| F(F F2) E2 D2| "A"C3 B, C2 D2|E8|
w: We just like fish-in'_ fight,-in', get-tin'_ tight 'n star-in' at the sky
w: Them things like fish-in'_ fight,-in', get-tin'_ tight 'n star-in' at the sky
w: That list read fish-in'_ fight,-in', get-tin'_ tight 'n star-in' at the sky
"A7" G2 G2 F(EE2)|G2 G2 F(EE2)|"D"D2 A,2 D2 E2| F8|"Bm" F2 F2 E2 D2| F2 F2 E2 D2| "Bm" F2 F2 E2 D2| "D" F4 z4|
w:chew-in', spit-in'_and just sit-in'_ watch-in' things go by, climb-in' rocks 'n driv-in' ox-en, learn'-in' how to lie,
"F#m" G2 "G"d4 G2|"D"A2 F2 D2E2|"A6" F2 F4 E2| D8|"G"z8|"D"z8|"A6"z8|"D"z4:|
w:Drink-in' black rum and eat-in' blue-ber-ry pie.


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