Port Starboard Sox Chords
Port Starboard Sox by Kate & Anna McGarrigle is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Dm with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords Dm, A7, G, C and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Dm
verse 1
A7 Dm
I woke this morn and there beside my bed
A7 Dm
Lay two stockings, one was green and one was red
Should I put them on my feet?
A7 Dm
Or match them on my head?
verse 2
G C G D
I think I'll wear my port starboard socks
G C G
They'll bring me luck tonight
C G D
The red one's on the left foot
G
And the green one's on the right
verse 3
C G D
I love to wear my port starboard socks
G C G
They chase my blues away
C G D
And when I wear my port starboard socks
G
It's Christmas every day
A7
Stop and go, hot and cold
D
The ember and the envy
G A7
Red and green, a Christmas scene
D G
The holly and the ivy
verse 4
C G D
I think I'll weave port starboard socks
G C G
For Santa and his reindeer
C G D
I'll find a great big cardboard box
G
And fill it with good cheer
Verse 5
C G D
A streak of red and one of green
G C G
Like ribbons, wound and curled
C G D
We'll make a great big Christmas wreath
G
That goes around the whole world
A7
Stop and go, hot and cold
D
The ember and the envy
G A7
Red and green, a Christmas scene
D Dm
The holly and the ivy
Verse 6
A7 Dm
I woke this morn and there beside my bed
A7 Dm
Lay two stockings, one was green and one was red
Should I put them on my feet?
A7 Dm
Or match them on my head?