The Ballad Of Bowser Macrae Chords

KeyBb CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays654

The Ballad Of Bowser Macrae by David Francey is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Bb. It uses the chords Bb, Gm, D, G, A, Fm, B, E, Dm, C, Em and Bm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Bb
Text
16
Speed
  			
Intro: Bb  Gm   D 

D                  G 
I was born in Cape Breton 
D           A 
Born by the sea 
A      D 
By the Seal Island bridge 
   D 
In sweet Boularderie 
D              G 
An by age seventeen 
          D           A 
There was nothing for me 
     D 
So I headed for Thorold 
         A       D 
Washed up on the beach 

D                 G 
An I slept in the Jungle 
     D             A 
Lived hard, took a fall 
A     D             G 
'Til I found myself standing 
  A       D 
At the SIU hall 
D 
And with nothing to stay for 
            A 
No kids and no wife 
D                A 
I signed on that morning 
                 D 
For the rest of my life 

   A  
My back it was strong 
        D               A 
And that strength never failed 
  D            G 
Up the Detroit River 
       A          D 
On the Ferndale I sailed 

G D A     D G D 

             G 
And now I am married 
       D      A 
To the woman I love 
       D 
She's a gift I was given 
      G       D 
From Heaven above 
                 G 
And I call every morning 
                 A 
And I call every night 
          D      G 
She's all I ever wanted 
   A           D 
The love of my life 

     A 
And now in the evening 
        D          A 
When we talk on the phone 
        Fm         G 
She says I love you Daddy 
      A              D 
When you coming back home 

B A G B D A B E D B D E D A 

D               G 
Tonight down the line 
  D            A 
I heard my boy say 
Dm  D      G 
Daddy I miss you 
A     D 
More every day 
   C      G   
But when I hear your voice 
     D        A        Em 
Then I feel alright 
Bm        D        G 
He says I love you Daddy 
Bm            D 
Good luck and good night 

    Em 
And now in the evening 
G        D          E 
When we talk on the phone 
A       D         G 
He says I love you Daddy 
         A          D 
When you coming back home 


D                  G 
I was born in Cape Breton 
D           A 
Born by the sea 
   E        D      G 
By the Seal Island bridge 
        A      D 
In sweet Boularderie 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante