Yarmouth Town Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays481

Yarmouth Town by Great Big Sea is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, D, Em and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			G / G - C G / G / G - D G 
 
In GYarmouth town there Emlived a man  
He Chad a little Gtavern Amby the Dstrand  
And the Glandlord had a Emdaughter fair  
CPretty little Gthing with Amgolden Dhair  
 
Chorus 
GWon't you come down, CWon't you come down  
GWon't you come down to D Yarmouth Gtown  
 
One Gnight there came a Emsailor man  
He Casked the Gdaughter Amfor her Dhand  
Well GI won't marry Emyou she said  
I Chave all I Gwant wiAmthout being Dwed  
 
But Gif with me you'd Emlike to linger  
I'll Ctie some Gstring all aAmround my Dfinger  
GAs you walk by, Empull on my string  
CI'll come Gdown and let Amyou right Din  
 
Chorus 2x 
 
Well the Gvery next day at Emclosing time  
The Csailor Gman goes Amoff to the Dstrand  
And Gas he walks by Empulls on that string  
And Cshe came Gdown and let Amhim right Din  
 
Well Ghe's never such a Emsight before  
A Cstring on her finger was all she wore  
 
G  C  G  C  D  2x 
Chorus 
 
So Gall you men who to EmYarmouth go  
If ya Csee those Ggirls with their Emhair hung Dlow  
All ya Ggotta do is Empull their strings  
And Cthey'll come Gdown and let Amyou right Din  
 
Chorus 2x 
    	

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100 BPM Andante